I’ve been waiting for this announcement for more than a month. I thought the announcement/confirmation would go to People Magazine, and I was right. But I thought it would come with an actual cover story. I guess the news got confirmed AFTER People Magazine put Chrissy Metz on their cover this week. So, what’s the big news? George and Amal Clooney are expecting! And they’re expecting twins!
George Clooney just landed his biggest role yet: Dad. The actor’s wife Amal Clooney is pregnant and expecting twins, multiple sources confirm to PEOPLE.
Amal “has let everyone in both families know quietly,” says a source close to the couple. “They’re all very happy.”
The Clooneys’ rep has not commented.
We first heard that Amal is expecting back in early January, when sources – allegedly people close to Amal’s family – whispered to local media that she was expecting twins. In the five weeks since then, we’ve seen Amal and George step out a few times, and Amal has looked knocked up. My guess is that she’s well into her second trimester, especially judging from those photos of Amal last week in Spain. Some people – CBS’s Julie Chen – claim that Amal is for-sure due in June, which means Amal is probably about five-ish months along now? So that adds up. Here’s my question: who gives birth first, Amal or Beyonce? I say Beyonce in May, then Amal in June. I also think both women will skip the Met Gala! Anyway, congrats to Amal and George. Four years ago, I never would have thought that we would be sitting here, talking about George Clooney expecting twins with his barrister wife. Crazy world.
PS… Would it have killed Amal to do a Beyonce-style bump photoshoot in her underwear? I mean, COME ON! Make it happen, Amal.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.
Congrats to them.
Though this makes me wonder if these celebs are getting fertility treatments or some other type of help with all these twins being born to the entertainment community
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I think so too. She’s 42 and he’s in his 50’s. Plus I thought he had a vasectomy.
I feel a bit bad wondering because it’s none of my business, but I’ll own up and say I wondered too.
Although, twins are more common in older mothers.
Clomid is heavily prescribed (over-prescribed) by many fertility doctors working with wealthy older women. I know many women over 35 who were put straight on it after just a few months of trying naturally. It increases chances of multiples, which are already higher for women nearing the end of their fertile years.
I wouldn’t be surprised if a control freak like Beyoncé did a full IVF cycle to ensure the timing was right, but it’s unlikely most celebs are doing that in the specific hopes of having twins. IVF takes a real toll even when everything goes perfectly, and twins are much more risky as far as pregnancy and birth, especially for older women. It’s not something many people would go out of their way to choose, so I’d say it’s simply a side effect of docs being very free with Clomid prescriptions.
Does it matter if it’s natural or ivf? I agree when you have women claiming at an advanced age to have swum in a fertility lake and somehow fallen pregnant it’s relevant but why do people wonder how she conceived? Hope that doesn’t sound narky I see this comment regularly and often wonder why
Totes getting IVF. Wasn’t she spotted outside an IVF clinic more than once?
The older a woman is when she gets pregnant regardless of treatments or not, the chances of twins increases due to an increase in the hormone FSH.
Mostlymegan
Not true- your chance of twins goes up the older you get. That and the rate of IVF also goes up.
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/02/why-mothers-in-rich-countries-are-having-more-twins/462069/
Brunswickstoval: no, it doesn’t matter. And I do feel uncomfortable being prurient about it. But nevertheless, it’s where my brain went. These types of thing probably aren’t our finest hours as gossips!
In many cases, yes. But your chances do increase if you’re an older mother–and Amal is over 40. So on one hand, it’s harder to conceive when you’re over 35 (considered the start of ‘advanced maternal age’) but if you do conceive naturally, your chances are greater for twins–apparently your body is just spitting out those eggs as you near menopause. 🙂
Is she over 40? When you Google her it says she just turned 39. I realize people lie about their age, but it seems less likely an attorney would bother to do so.
I think the medical threshold for so-called advanced maternal age/geriatric mother is 35.
haha I thought the same exact thing. As someone who is naturally expecting identical twin girls in April, twins are obviously on my radar and now I’m realizing celebrities seem to have a much higher rate than civilians. I think if they’re fraternal b g twins we can safely assume IVF with multiple embryos implanted. Although I’ve heard the IVF process also increases your chances of identicals too. So theoretically if you implanted 2 embryos and 1 split, you’d have triplets, 2 identical with 1 fraternal. I also agree with whomever said that multiples are higher risk and therefore no one would choose to have them. I never dreamt I’d have twins, but it is VERY hard on your body, I wouldn’t change it for the world. But these women can have night nurses, loads of plastic surgery, i can see why they’d want to maximize their pregnancies, especially when one is on the older side. That’s all I got on this subject, no shade I just personally think it was IVF for both ladies, Beyonce and Amal.
It’s not that surprising if you consider the stress female celebrities are under to maintain their looks and youth for the industry. An actress having a child in her 20s is likely looking at losing at least a year of work – which is a lot of potential opportunities lost given how fickle the industry can be. (Not that this isn’t a problem outside of Hollywood, too – it’s a big reason why doing an at home stint as a mother is simply impossible if you want to advance in your field in a timely manner.) I don’t blame them for waiting until their thirties or more. In addition to IVF and increases in FSH, many women also supplement with drugs like Clomid – which increases the chances of multiple births by almost 10% in some populations.
She just turned 39 a few days ago (born Feb 1978), not 42 as someone said above.
Great news for them and I’m not going to shame or concern-troll someone for having kids in their late 30s or 40s and using fertility treatments, if they did.
@Brunswick. I wasn’t just wondering about Amal as you can see in my harmless comment I included all women in the entertainment industry that had twins. Yes that includes Amal but it also includes Beyonce, Angelina Jolie, Mariah Carey, Sarah Jessica Parker, JLow, Celine Dion, Rebecca Romian, Maria Cross, Julia Roberts, Julie Bowens, Lisa Marie, Elsa Patacky, Ricky Martin and more.
We know it’s none of our business. Most of the things on this site is none of our business but we still comment on them, wonder and make assumptions.
Oh for sure. Honestly, whenever someone in Hollywood over the age of 35 announces they’re having twins, I immediately assume iVF was involved (and it’s almost always the above 35 year olds who end up having twins). I don’t think it’s snarky or mean to assume that, I have a lot of sympathy for couples who are desperately trying to get pregnant. If you have the resources and access to top-notch doctors, why wouldn’t you? I’ve always suspected the Jolie Pitt twins were conceived through IVF too. Nothing to back that up but just a gut feeling.
Anyway congrats to George and Amal, I really do like them together.
Yes, most of these celebrity multiples result from IVF or other fertility treatments. No snark here at all–if you’ve been trying, it is so wonderful that science can help give you the family you’ve wanted (and I’m the aunt to my triplet IVF nieces and deal with people trying to get IVF every day).
It isn’t any of our business, but I also do not think there is any shame in it at all.
I actually think doctors shouldn’t be stingy when it comes to fertility treatments. My sister-in-law hasn’t been able to get any treatment despite trying for a baby for 8 years now, because the doctor stated that there’s nothing medically wrong with either her or her husband. It’s really heartbreaking.
Anyway, congrats to this couple. I always thought George would make a great father.
If the twins are identical, that happens naturally. It’s random and doesn’t rely on a family history. Fraternal twins mean that two eggs were released that cycle, which is usually due to i) an inherited (hereditary) tendency, ii) an older mum or iii) IVF or some other fertility assistance.
@Sixer, I see nothing wrong with wondering about IVF. It’s a public forum, you’re not grilling the parents in question. I remember when Madonna had her second child, some fertility experts in the US came out and speculated that she may have used a donor egg. It was not so much invasion of privacy, but more fertility experts clearly stating that it’s not as easy to get pregnant in your forties, as celebrities may imply. Don’t rush to have kids before you’re ready, but don’t put them off until you hit forty, and think it’s a sure thing.
And I wish those scolding folks for speculating on IVF would scold those speculating on the paternity of children. Especially when the mother has stated who the father is.
Amal Clooney is 39, not 42 as someone thought……
Yes, definitely. I think the same. The probability of having twins is very low.
George was allegedly snipped years ago. He challenged any woman to take him to Court over a paternity suit because he was 100% certain he wouldn’t be the father. These could-be “shadow twins” are likely not Amal’s or George’s biological children. Wealthy women over 35 without frozen eggs (or with frozen eggs, because they frequently aren’t reliable after having been artificially removed) often use much younger and healthier “lookalikes” (also known as “real body doubles”) who are more likely to produce much more vital, stronger eggs that stand a better chance at survival. I know a beautiful young woman (who bears a striking resemblance to a still beautiful but much more mature actress) who paid her way through UCLA undergrad and grad school by “donating” a few of her eggs to the friendly actress. Seriously, the younger woman could pass for the older model while she’s dancing in the dark.
Just for the record I’m not scolding anyone for speculating. I made that clear. I was simply asking why so many people do. My first 3 were IVF but in Australia it’s quite a different process. I was curious why the second comment specifically mentioned ivf. She’s not very old. I assume because it’s twins. I almost feel like anyone having twins these days needs to say when it isn’t ivf not when it is.
@V4Real: Angelina Jolie was 33 when she had the twins, so why IVF?
She is 39 and not 42 yrs. I got pregnent naturally at 41 and my grandmother had her last grandchild when she was 50 (there was no IVF in the 1940’s. It was a suprise baby).
What happen to George? He got married and now having twins. What cause this turnaround? I’m sure his ex’s are saying “George, what was wrong w/ me”
He’s a ripe avacado. I doubt his ex’s have anything wrong with them. He ripened and then decided he wanted to be picked by someone outside the industry (Hollywood types were perfect for him in his unripe state) and will now get on with the serious business of reproducing — the next stage of plant life. Soon enough he’ll be compost material and his ex’s can sigh in relief that they don’t have to deal with grumpy old man george.
Babies weren’t in their contract.
Congrats to Amal and George.
I’m George’s age, and I have no business having a baby, nevertheless twins. He is a crabby older guy with a bad back and a dying career. Him having babies gives me the yeech. I’m sorry, it just does.
Spunky Talia Balsam rebounded beautifully post-George. George is not the brightest bulb who knows only what his father tells him. He’s infamously immature and an alcoholic. It is likely he’ll be a very part-time father. Hugh Grant and Guy Pearce are very much part-time dads just like the man who they allegedly deeply admire, Warren Beatty, who is the epitome of a part-time dad, alongside other paternal part-timers, Al Pacino and Jack Nicholson. Oh, yeah, Sean Penn, too. Successful actors tend to be notoriously selfish and not the best “good daddy batter.” Stick with the good guys, gals. You won’t regret it in the long haul. Save the Clooneys for your dreams and your lives won’t become a living nightmare. (wink)
They might still be due the same time. You usually show faster with your second pregnancy. (Assuming the first wasn’t a pillow).
The first was totally a pillow. Why do you think she is on bump parade with this pregnancy? It’s real and she is going to show it OFF!
I think so, too.
This.
There are pics of her pregnant with Blue on her website.Also there was a pic in Lemonade.
Clomid has low success rates whoever discusses it above. It can make the environment too hostile to fertilization, most move on the IVF.
Also I’m sorry Clooney looks like a grandpa. The universe is so messed up that old guys can procreate….mick jagger, Mel Gibson. God save us all. I really hope these baby’s are healthy and develop well.
Yes. My son is a successful product of Chlomid assisted pregnancy and it was pretty awful. That said, it doesn’t hike your chances of twins up THAT much. something like 2%. My doctors weren’t very concerned and I have twins that run heavily through our family.
Bingo, the chances of twins when you are older really isn’t that much more. For her age it only increases a few percentage points, even with Clomid. Yes it is possible, but not likely. More likely is IVF where most doctors implant at least two if not more embryos to increase your chance of success. It really isn’t anyone’s business, nor is it a bad thing either if you do IVF. Not sure why a lot of people make out like it is a bad thing.
I only wish that some of these older celebrity Moms would talk about it, because I think it gives a false impression of how easy it is when you wait. Which statistically isn’t the case. Still she is early in her pregnancy, maybe she will talk once they are born. Not a Halle Berry fan, but I always appreciated her talking about being classified as a geriatric pregnant women when she had her last child. Keeping it real.
Um, Mick Jagger is 18 years older than George – those twins will be at college by the time he’s Mick’s age! I fully agree that someone in their 70s is too old to be a new dad – Rupert Murdoch is another one who had kids at 70 – but let’s face it, biologically it happens, it’s as nature intended.
There have been women 60+ who have had babies naturally and unexpectedly.
It happens.
Hooray!!! Happy for them both. Somehow I don’t think there will be a naked baby bump photo shoot though and perhaps that is just as well. 🙂
How great would it be if Amal did a photoshoot, Bey-style? I mean, IT WOULD BE AMAZING.
Or Demi-style.
You KNOW it would involve some clunky shoes!
LOL, that’s the first thing that popped into my head. Where are the veiled, flowery alter baby bump pics?
How about matching hello kitty ensembles after they arrive?
George’s face only, kissing her belly gently, ala JT.
Nope, have to disagree, it’s already been done and I get the feeling that she may be a little to conservative for something like that.
If she ever wants to go back to practicing law, there is no way she will do that.
I have a feeling being in public in a sweatshirt was her her Bey-style photoshoot!
I’m taking joy in all this twin news seeing as everything else is terrible. Might as well. I’m happy for them!
Congrats to George and Amal!
Congratulations. George will be about 74 years old when his kids graduate from High School , when many people that age are becoming grandparents.
You never know, he might become a grandpa by 74 if his kids decide to start parenthood early!
My cousin is a 35 year old grandpa!!!
I have a friend who became mother at 15 and grandmother at 34
My grandma became a GREAT-grandmother at around 64 (!) and in neither generation was teen pregnancy involved. Just saying.
Snap, well close enough my grandparents were 63/65 and my grandfathers mum was 88 when my elder sister had my first niece , and no teenage pregnancies, just different generations getting married younger
My mother became a great grandma at 65 and my sister became a grandmother at 37. I know a few people who became grandparents in their mid-30’s.
I also know a few women who has their babies in their mid-40’s. Every family is different.
My aunt became a grandmother at 32….32!
My grandmother is 96 and she has quite a few great great grandchildren. The oldest is around 8 I think ( my family is huge).
Cary Grant was mid-60s when his only daughter was born. She was in her 20s when he passed, and seems to have many good memories of him.
Yeah, remarks like this rub me the wrong way. My mum had me when she was 42, and my dad was 52. I also have a brother three years younger than myself (both of us were conceived naturally, no IVF). We turned out more than fine. My parents were both well established in their careers, they’d enjoyed themselves thoroughly in their youth, and were financially well off enough to put us in great schools, pick up whatever hobbies or sports we wanted, etc. I remember being embarrassed about how old my parents were compared to most of my friends. There’s a lot of shaming of older parents and I don’t know if people realise how cruel that is to the children too. Looking back, I benefited tremendously from having parents who were mature and had a wealth of life experience behind them. We debated issues at the dinner table regularly and leaned early on how to get along with adults. I’ve noticed that kids with older parents do better in school as well.
Comments like ‘she’ll/he’ll be dead by the time they graduate from college’ or whatever are insulting and misguided. Generally, people who have kids later are healthier and more well off than very young parents. They are likely to be physically, financially, emotionally and mentally more stable, imo. Anyway, I’m now well into my twenties and my dad still practices medicine as an oncologist; my mum is still a professor at a university. They’re doing just fine.
I get that a 80 year old father isn’t going to be great for a kid but lifespans are getting longer, university and graduate programmes are taking up more time…it’s time to stop assuming that people should be having babies before age 35 or whatever.
Thank you for your comment, Em. I had my first 2 kids at 28/30, but a surprise at 34 (got pregnant at 33). I am so worried that I’m too old and 2 people down thread just basically said “yes, you are.” I never wanted to be an old mom, so it’s reassuring when adults from older parents weigh in. I do exercise (running) 6 days/week and eat really well and I’m a high energy person, so I hope my little one doesn’t lament me being “so old.” Plus….I’m still wrinkle-free! (Not gray hair free, but there’s dye for that 😊)
@Matomeda, you’re not old by anyone’s definition! Most people I know didn’t even start having kids until their 30s. My good friend had her second and third at 38 and 39, and she swears they’re keeping her young.
It doesn’t matter how well medical science progresses, 80 is old and mobility starts to become very limited.
Some people don’t have the opportunity to choose at what age they become parents. Many factors can be involved. But as women, we make a huge gamble to put off parenthood until after 40 and hope to naturally conceive. There are reams of medical data to back this up, and only anecdotal evidence when discussing the other point.
Not to mention, I find your insinuation that younger parents couldn’t be financially stable or intellectually stimulating to be insulting. Is it physically impossible to just say “I had older parents and my childhood was awesome!”?
Thank you so much, Mayame! That’s great to hear!!
Since we are sharing I am the product of older parents as my parents were 44 when they had me. I understand your point about being upset with people about how they treated older parents, but I really think now it was more how I saw it not so much how it made my parents feel. There were times as a kid I didn’t like it, especially as many people thought my Father was my grandfather. My mother was blessed with looking pretty young. However, as I got older I appreciated them because they were able to be with me more than my friends with younger parents as they were settled in their careers. There are positives and negatives to everything.
Still, your health analogy isn’t based on facts. Age is the one common denominator on most illnesses. Here is my other story I was 36 when I had my child and my husband was 45. He died at 50. He was a health nut by the way, and yes he died from a health related illness, not an accident. Do I wish I never had my child no, but I do wish I had done it earlier so there was more time for them to be together. Reality is age is a factor, especially when you marry someone from another generation, and 17 years is a pretty big time frame. I even thought about it and our age difference was 9 years. It is only one factor though, and you hope both parents took it into consideration.
@ Bridget
I think I wasn’t clear enough in the last paragraph – I definitely don’t think having children at age 80 is wise. What I mean is that there is a lot of grey area now between late adulthood and middle age, and middle aged and elderly. I don’t think it’s a great idea for elderly people to have children, just like I don’t think it’s advisable for people in extremely poor health, unstable living situations, etc to have kids. Stability is important.
I’m sorry I came across as implying that younger parents aren’t as capable of providing for their children. Obviously that is not true and generalisations are unhelpful. Of course I had a lucky privileged childhood and I’m grateful for that. I think that generally older parents are more likely to have planned for the child (pregnancy is less likely happen spontaneously) and are more likely to have assessed their living situation, financial circumstances and future plans than young parents (eg teens and early twenty year olds).
@noway
I’m so very sorry to hear about your loss. I can only imagine how painful that must have been. That said, it sounds as though your husband’s death was caused by a spontaneous accident rather than by age related issues. Accidents like that can happen to anyone regardless of age.
I don’t quite understand your assertion that my health analogy was not based on fact. I didn’t make any fact based claims…my comment was obviously anecdotal (as is yours).
Wishing you the best.
@Em thank you for your concern, but as I stated above my husband died from an illness not a “spontaneous accident” and it was the doctors who told me his age actually had a lot to do with his death and not recovering from it. There are a lot of illnesses where they appear and are more deadly if you are at least 50, more at 60 and 70 too.
I was stating your anecdotal observation is not based on facts, but mine which is the older you are the more likely you are to get a debilitating illness is based on health statistics and facts.
@noway
I apologise, I didn’t catch that – reread your comment and yes, you mentioned that your husband’s death was due to a health related illness, not accident.
My godfather passed away two years ago at age 50 – he was, like your husband, a health nut and incredibly physically fit. He sailed regularly, loved his daily workouts and ate extremely healthily. He and his wife had no kids but they were extremely happy together and his diagnosis of cancer came out of the blue. He died very shortly after. His death was incredibly painful – he was a wonderful person and should have lived many more years. However, the fact is that dying at age 50 is unusual if you live in the developed world. The average lifespan is 79.3 in the US and 83.4 where I live. And that is just an average – as I mentioned earlier, older parents will typically be wealthier with access to better health care. Here’s an article from the Washington Post showing the correlation between income and life expectancy in the US:
“Call it a growing inequality of death — and it means that the poor ultimately may collect less in money from some of the government’s safety net programs than the rich.
As of 2010, the average, upper-income 50-year-old man was expected to live to 89. But the same man, if he’s lower income, would live to just 76, according to the report.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/09/18/the-government-is-spending-more-to-help-rich-seniors-than-poor-ones/?utm_term=.c7bb31efe6a0
So I do think that the statistics demonstrate that your husband’s death, and my godfather’s death, were anomalies. There is sadly always a chance that illness or accident will cause premature death. So with respect, I’m not sure how your husband’s premature death is demonstrative of the notion that older individuals are less equipped for parenthood. Aging of course brings us all closer to death but a fifty year old man in this day and age can expect, ceteris paribus, to live long enough to be around when his child is well into their thirties, perhaps with a family of their own.
I sympathise with you enormously, by the way. Of course your child should have been able to spend more time with your husband and it’s tragic that that opportunity was taken away so suddenly and so early – too early. But wondering ‘what if’ is a futile exercise – even if you had had your child a decade earlier, an accident could have occurred or the illness could have developed more rapidly so that in the end, the result would have been no different. Life is unpredictable. I wish you all the very best. You sound like a wonderful mother.
That’s great! I know they’re not everyone’s favorite couple (I never got on board with the whole “George just got married to switch up his image” thing), but I’m happy for them. I do wonder how George is going to handle 2 kids with his back problems, though. Lots of help from nannies I imagine (no shade, just reality). Anyway, congrats to them!
I am a believer in their relationship too. I see what she sees in him and I see what he sees in her.
I might be too cynical for my own good, but I’ve never bought their romance. To me it seems like a marriage of convenience to the mutual benefit of both parties. I’m pretty sure that kids (twins being (not necessarily, but probably) the result of in-vitro) were written into the prenup she signed. I am also absolutely positive that Clooney is gunning for a second career – in politics. The fact that he’s always denied it doesn’t mean a thing: he used to say that he wasn’t keen on marriage and kids either. And let’s face it – his movie career was based mostly on his sex appeal and looks and he just doesn’t cut it anymore.
I keep reading that he married Amal because he wants a true “political wife” and I found out laughable. Yes, she is elegant and a lawyer but she was also born in a predominantly Muslim country. Even here, on CB, I remember a (fairly disturbing) post where people “wondered” why she had not come out as Muslim or Christian and this community is quite open-minded and liberal. So, Amal, firsy lady in a country that just elected a white supremacist ? That’s cute. But that’s not happening and I don’t think George is that stupid
Exactly. She is the precise opposite of the woman an aspiring American politician of any political party would marry. Which is a shame because she is clearly a bright and dedicated human being but that middle eastern background is a no-no for too many voters.
I think George just met somebody he could reasonably see himself settling with. Some women get hurt feelings about this but the truth is that he looks up to her and he clearly didnt with the other women he was with. Its that simple.
He doesn’t necessarily want to run for president. (although who knows what happens in the ten years?) But there are plenty of other possibilities. For example, California is traditionally liberal – he can be aiming for a governor’s position there, for example.
I agree. I think this is more of a business relationship. Clooney wanted to change his reputation and knew he wasn’t going to do that by dating Vegas cocktail waitresses. So in comes Amal. In return, she can raise her career profile and gets a comfortable lifestyle.
If they’re both happy, then congrats. But I’m also cynical. And given that George has lived a childfree life most of his life, I wonder how he will adjust to being a father at this stage of his life.
Totally turkey basting. I don’t buy them as a couple for anything other than image/bearding purposes. They’re both desert thirsty and vain as peacocks.
Yeah, I confess this has been my suspicion all along. I find it . . .interesting that we were introduced to “the accomplished girlfriend” once it became apparent that he was in need of a reputation change.
This is exciting! I am due at the end of May, with only one baby, and I’m probably…. triple her size right now? 😀
Congrats!
Best wishes!
I’m triple her size and my baby is 8 years old.
*hugss you* that made me smile! I’m sure you look amazing regardless :)))
It seems like she has changed his mind about everything he always said he didn’t want. Always good to see a playboy change. Hope it stays that way. Congrats to them.
Agree about the playboy thing. Unlike what seems to be the consensus round here I’ve always loved George and call me nieve but I’ve always believed he met someone who he genuinely fell in love with … I’m happy for them
He appears to be very in love with her, so I’m happy for them and I think they’re a great couple! I was never thrilled about his previous life where he spent a certain number of months escorting beautiful women, taking them to his resort, and parading them around at events, only to dump them down the road. However, he was definitely not as bad as Leonardo.
This reminds me of Cary Grant’s situation. His only child, Jennifer, was born when he was about 60. Good luck to all.
That’s why I’m not entirely surprised. GC seems to invite the CG comparisons.
Cary was quoted as saying if he’d known the joy of having a child, he’d have had many. Maybe George will have similar feelings.
This also reminds me of Clark Gable who died at 59 when his wife was preganat with his only (legimate) child.
Congrats. We need more intelligent people procreating to balance out Bristol and the Duggars. So congrats to Bey, Amal and Chelsea Perretti.
This comment (and the world we currently live in) reminds me of the movie idiocrarcy.
Also, I agree with you, we need more procreators who believe in educating children.
You consider Beyonce intelligent? Why? Just because people hold belifs that are different from yours, doesn’t make them stupid. Most education is indoctrination, but I understand the reluctance to admit it. Nobody likes to admit that they’ve been ripped off, and the cult of “education” is so pervasive that it’s essentially a circle jerk of people getting high off their imagined superiority. “I’m better than those rubes!” No, you’re every bit as zealous and rigid as they are. You just can’t see it.
Congrats to them!
Is having twins the hot thing now tho?
It’s what happens when there’s a doctor involved.
It all smells of IVF (beyonce too) and I just wished they’d be more open about it.
I am a bit baffled though… George Clooney kept saying for years that he didn’t want children and all his women moved on having babies with other men.
All this makes me think he wants to really move inton politics. He has the perfect wife and soon he’ll have the perfect family.
Congrats to them anyway… Let’s hope some of these celebrity twins will be identical, I love identical twins!
Meh, getting pregnant is such a personal thing, and when it’s a struggle it’s pretty awful. We’ve no clue if this was a struggle or not for them, but either way this is one area I’ll even cut annoying celebrities some slack because it’s just not anybody’s business what is going on with a woman’s uterus or a man’s sperm.
I also thought he had the snip but I guess people if they do IVF may think there is some stigma attached. I did it and not ashamed to say I tried the normal way didn’t work and once you are older the amount of eggs you have drop but twins are not uncommon for mid 30’s as you don’t always have an egg each month then maybe the next time you have 2. Can’t be identical as they said a boy/girl.
Snips are mostly reversible now.
Instead of cutting a chunk out and cauterizing both ends, which can spontaneous recanalize making you fertile again, they now snip and tuck one end out. So the vas deferens does ‘t line up with a piece missing. It’s now slightly off to the side. Lower risk of recanalizing AND more easily reversible.
The new innovations coming out of India etc are incredible too. An injection that can be dissolved at any time and doesn’t require surgery.
He never struck me as someone who didn’t want a family, so much as someone who wanted other things more. He chose work over a wife and kids, but when he was having surgeries on his back years ago his friends said he asked them all about how they balanced careers and family. It seems it was always in the back of his mind.
Why should celebrities be required to reveal every detail of their lives, especially their sex lives? Really, why? It’s none of my(our)business how twins are happening or even when they’re due.
Agree 100%.
They talk about a lot of things we don’t want to hear but opening up on this subject could help many people
Yes it could, but that still does not make them obligated.
Of course, that’s why I said ‘Iwished they’d be more open about it’. Never said they are obligated.
Thank you, Susan! Remember the good old days when you could say you were pregnant and no one demanded to know how you got pregnant, the sex of the baby, whether you would use drugs during labor, and if you would breastfeed? Good times.
Carol, it’s social media nonsense that has pervaded every aspect of life. People relentlessly put every detail about their lives on the internet so boundaries are no longer understood. It is unfortunate!
Why wold they need to be open about it? It’s no one’s business but their own
They’ve been saying it’s a boy and a girl. This is all their own business and it just looks to me like two people who met and were right for each other, no ulterior motives whatsoever. Having two babies may be a bit of a shock for them once they arrive but they’ll adjust just like everyone else does.
Not is this case or Beyonce’s they are claiming it is a boy and a girl both are. That would be bad in the identical twin world- LOL
The idea that he needs to have a “family man” appearance to get into politics makes me laugh. The current President is on wife #3, the last two being trophy wives. He’s gone bankrupt more than once. He’s pretty much the poster boy for “unelectable” yet… there he is, sitting in the White House.
Clearly, if you can say the right things that resonate with enough of the population, your image really doesn’t matter any more. Otherwise, the p*ssy-grabbing Orange One would never have gotten elected.
Hey, at least he’s not a murderer like the Clintons! A bright spot eh? Rather him grab my kitty than have it chopped off under sha ria law like Hillary’s Saudi pals! Besides it’s like nobody has ever heard men talk before. Wow they say crude things! No way! Lol he is president so deal with it.
Wow, congrats to them. Those are going to be some pretty brunette babies.
Congrats to them! These kids will be Hollywood royalty.
Congratulations to them! I’m happy George found a woman he was willing to break his no marriage/no children vow for. Hope Amal continues to have a healthy pregnancy.
Jeff Goldblum said he never wanted children until he met his third wife and he wanted to have a child with her, and he was at a different mindset in his life. And he may seem young at heart, but Jeff was 63 when his son was born. George seems positively young compared to Jeff’s age. LOL Timing is everything in life. Right person at the right time..
I don’t believe George would have married if he hadn’t met one specific woman, Amal. I think he is crazy about her, and I imagine before marriage he understood she wanted a child. He once said he was always gone off on location or working and focused on his career, and why have a child if you aren’t around for the child. He’s just at different place in his life careerwise where he can juggle the two and loves someone enough to want to.
And, boy, is his life going to change having twins. That’s a really big change compared to having one baby, even with help. It’s a good thing they’ve been together for three-and-a-half years, closing in on four by the time the babies come. They’ve had time to really gel into their relationship, lots of time for just each other and their relationship, and also adjusting to marriage.
It just goes to show what meeting the right person can do to ones life. I can’t even image how much the twins first baby photo will go for.
Congrats to them! Never thought I’d see the day, but I guess George has changed as life goes on.
However they got pregnant or twins, is frankly none of our business.
My twins are IUI, and people always not really asked but totally asked. “Soooooo, do twins run in your family?” It depend on my mood how I would answer. Fraternal twins rampantly run on my dad’s side, so sometimes I would just say yes. Othersni would tell them “Yes, but mine are artificial.” Then go into a long description of fertility treatments.
It’s all been covered above, so I’ll throw in:
She looks amazing with light lipstick. Softens her face. Ditch the Stefani red Amal!!
I was LOVING all the magazines doing the headline “Renowned Human Rights Lawyer Amal Clooney and Husband Are Expecting Twins”
Congratulations to them both and I wish them a happy and healthy pregnancy and delivery. I just wish they had done a crazy pregnancy announcement like Bey
how is she not showing like – at all?
Amal is intelligent with an interesting career. She’s beautiful, stylish and carries herself really well. She radiates glamour on red carpets. I can see why George fell for her but I don’t understand why she fell for him. He’s an old man with a bad back at the tail end of his acting career. Anyway, congrats to the happy couple. 🙂
Yeah but he’s still George Clooney. 😀
I see it. He’s charismatic, philanthropic, and well-respected in his field. He’s had it rough in the acting and directing department lately, but he’s otherwise a very accomplished actor / director / producer. I think it’s kind of neat that Amal married out of her career field (I know many lawyers that married other lawyers).
I really could have sworn he had a vasectomy back in the General Hospital days?
I’m due a month before her with one child and I’m 8 times her size. Boooooo. Also Rosie Huntington Whitley and Jason Statham are expecting! And Whitney Port from the Hills too!
Maybe he did and got it reversed. Two women I know both married divorced men with vasectomies. The men had them reversed, and both of my friends got pregnant. One of my friends had her tubes tied in her early twenties. She remarried, changed her mind about children, and had the procedure reversed, got pregnant pretty quickly, and had twins at the age of 34, no IVF help needed.
It must be pretty awful for a 20 year old to have a 75 year old father. Clooney is too old to have children. Old men fathering children is a big part of the autism epidemic.
No, not awful. My dad will be 75 when my little sister turns 20. That’s just how life turns out, and to the child in that scenario it’s their normal. We don’t know the details of people’s relationships or the path that brought them to be an older parent.
It seems clear to me that Amal wanted kids. Clooney fell in love and married her, and became open and willing to have kids too. Why shouldn’t she get to have children, just because she fell for an older man? He’s got great genes on his dad’s side, besides. His dad is 83, still very active, and going strong. And honestly Clooney is 55, not ancient. Clooney is not the ambassador of all older men, just one half of a married couple.
Congrats to the Clooneys!
Aysla, you’re so polite. Good for you! Because my response to Ann (in my head, because I’m trying to be good) is not so well-mannered.
I’m not going to shed any tears for the children of George and Amal. There are many children in the world who are in “pretty awful” dire straits and deserve much more of our concern, including many who have quite young parents.
And, old men fathering children is not a “big part of the autism epidemic” BTW
My parents were 40 when I was born, and 58 when I graduated. I always felt that they were too old to have had another child, especially since my siblings are both more than 10 years older then me.
I also have a friend who’s father was 56 when she was born. They don’t get along due to their age difference. He has never understood her or tried and always wrote it off as him being too old to understand her issues.
@MissM
Well it’s a damn good thing they had you at 40, otherwise you wouldn’t be alive.
Thank your blessings, and your parents, if you are fortunate enough to still have them with you.
Did it ever cross your mind that they didn’t get along because of personality differences? That was the first thing that crossed my mind.
@Jumpingthesnark
Yes, that did occur to me even though she only forwarded a friend’s experience, other than her feeling her own parents were too old.
The fact remains that MissM wouldn’t be hadn’t she been born, regardless of the age of her parents.
She, at her young age of 25, is projecting her experience onto and entire demographic, if, in fact, her experience was not up to expectations.
The age of your parents does not dictate your childhood experiences.
Just in case you might assume my circumstances, age was not a factor in my upbringing. My parents were young.
Not awful at all actually – my dad’s in his 70s, my mum is in her late 60s and I’m 25.I had a tremendously privileged upbringing, incredibly supportive parents and grew up in an intellectually stimulating environment where ignorance was frowned upon. My parents are still both working, both in great health and, FYI, my brother and I are completely autism free.
What’s awful is your rude attitude and complete lack of manners.
Thank you for your comments, ladies. I had my first 2 kids at 28/30, but a surprise at 34 (got pregnant at 33). I am so worried that I’m too old and 2 people just basically said yes, you are. I never wanted to be an old mom, so it’s reassuring when adults from older parents weigh in.
I don’t agree with a “older is bad” narrative, either. It is far better to have loving, involved parents than to worry about the parents’ age. There is no “perfect” anything, or so I’ve learned with time.
As one of many examples — My parents had me in their mid-20s. My same-age best friends’ parents were aged 42 and 50 when she was born (nearly 20 years older than mine), and we both had parents living as we entered our 40s. Oh, and both mine ended up with physical issues early and required care around the same time as those with much older parents. Life is really unpredictable.
@Matomeda- Wow 34 isn’t old at all to me. I had my last child at 36. You didn’t even hit the magic 35 year where the ObGyn talks about older moms yet. Think about it though when you are George’s age your youngest child will be 22 years old. You should feel like a spring chicken compared to him.
Everyone is right life is unpredictable, and it really isn’t for anyone to say your age is too old for children. However, statistically 56 years old is older than the average Dad and poses unique health and life challenges. Anecdotally stating stories of older parents doesn’t really change the chances of his health deteriorating. Still it is up to them and they obviously have the resources to mitigate any of that. I just think people don’t have to be so rude about it, but this is titled celebitchy so kind of expected.
I had twins and people really need to check themselves assuming a woman should satisfy anyone and everyone’s curiosity about fertility treatments under the guise of ‘then it helps the stigma so I should know!’ Um, no. Some people’s lives are an open book. Great for you. Some people are PRIVATE, especially about deeply personal experiences. It’s such a weird need to feel like you have to have confirmation on hoe a couple conceived. Aside from that, twins are amazing! The pregnancy is risky and difficult–I wish best of luck to them!
I don’t think anyone should do this, but I do wish a less private person as you say would take it up and stop some of the stigma. Just reading these remarks there are too many people who make it seem bad, and it would be nice if someone would speak up about it. Not required nor makes her and him less, just could help. However, they haven’t even spoken about the pregnancy so maybe she will after they are born who knows.
Plenty have spoken out. Guiianna Rancic showed her journey in her reality show. Mariah Carey, Courtney Cox, Celine Dion, and Jaime King talked about it.
Brook Shields talked in depth about IVF and trying to get pregnant. Hugh Jackman talked about the miscarriages his wife had after going through IVF and the heartaches, but how it all went away after turning to adoption.
Courtney Cox has talked about it. She wanted a second child, and she had several miscarriages. She and David turned to in vitro, but it didn’t work.
Christy Teigen talked about her struggles trying to have a child with John Legend and IVF and what she went through.
It’s nice to read some good news in the media for a change. Congratulations to them.
I am *very confused*. Didn’t Clooney claim to have had a vasectomy years ago??? And he’s always talked about how happy he is without children…. this is so weird and I’m not going to believe it until they make some official announcement.
IVF and I’m with you on this, unless either one themselves confirms these rumors through a publicist, I won’t believe it.
Ok so I’m not the only Clooney truther around here…. 😉 Thanks! I really am incredibly confused over this and even looking at recent pictures of her, forgive me for analyzing her body, but she doesn’t seem to be pregnant, or at least looking pregnant…. Obviously I could be mistaken, but I’m not gonna believe until THEY say it.
Yeah….for until it’s confirmed by George’s publicist, I don’t believe it.
I’ll give Bey some slack before she had Blue she had a miscarriage and a while after having Blue they been trying to have another so. Could be the same for Amal where she and George probably been trying for a while naturally could not make it happen so they needed some help.
It’s intesting how the level of interest in Clooney has fallen off. Even ET mentioned this only in passing. A few years as go it would have caused an avalanche of press.
Congrats to them. I hope everyone is getting what they want out of the situation. I am sure the kids will be loved and well set up for life.
Congratulations to Amal and George!
At the end of the day it doesn’t really matter how these babies came to being, as long as George and Amal are happy and everyone is healthy and it all goes well, that’s all that matters.
After all the political craziness, it’s nice to hear some happy news. Congrats 🙂
God I am so over talking about womens fertility yet it continues to get so many comments
Congrats to George and Amal. These are going to be some seriously beautiful babies.
Is it just me or do they actually look alike? They really do
I have many friends who have waited until their late 30s or age 40/41 to have their kids. All got pregnant easily and had safe pregnancies and healthy babies. The stats say that it may take you a couple of months longer to get pregnant at this age, and that you should look at trying to have your last baby around age 40.
Maybe Amal went the IVF route because she wanted to have two kids and decided she’d rather do it in one pregnancy rather than having two pregnancies close together.
The fear mongering around having babies “over 35” drives me crazy.
For those interested, check out the Atlantic article titled “How long can you wait to have a baby”.
I am a twinmom and it is a lot of work but I do feel and always felt very blessed too. I had them young and natural with 27 but I don’t care if a woman had fertility treatment if needed but what does bother me is all the old woman who obviously had treatment and lie about it instead of admitting it : Mariah Carey, JLO, Beyoncé, Roger Federer ( even twice ) Amal…they all underwent IVF. Roger Federers wife was even in the same hospital with me in Switzerland and is always publicly claiming she had both twins natural instead of helping other woman who have fertility problems by telling their story…
I don’t know why, but something about this turn of events gives me the creeps. These two have never looked like anything but a future political setup. Creepy.
Hello magazine online has posted a photo of pregnant Amal with George. I noticed the change in body language. George may say he’s head over heels but his body language is different. If he’s decided fatherhood is for him now purely to make Amal happy then disaster is looming.
There have been rumors of their marriage being on the rocks recently, judging by what you said, I’m not surprised about that at all. The most recent rumor I heard before this came out was that divorce was closely looming for them. Frankly, the only way those two are even going to last post potential babies are if the marriage is an open one. Only time will tell.
um J Lo admitted to having fertility treatment because she wasn’t conceiving without help after 6 months of trying she was 37 when her twins were born 9 years ago February 22nd Mariah also admitted to using fertility treatment go back and look at the 20/20 Interview from October 21st 2011 which also gave the first glimpse of dem babies Maria Hawkins Cole was the same age as Amal is when her identical twins Casey and Timolin were born September 26th 1961 unfortunately Nat died just before his 46th birthday on February 15th 1965 of complications of Lung Cancer which drove their older daughter Natalie into depression/drug addiction granted she was also going to school 3,000+ miles from California in Amherst Mass
um J Lo admitted to having fertility treatment because she wasn’t conceiving without help after 6 months of trying she was 37 when her twins were born 9 years ago February 22nd Mariah also admitted to using fertility treatment go back and look at the 20/20 Interview from October 21st 2011 which also gave the first glimpse of dem babies Maria Hawkins Cole was the same age as Amal is when her identical twin daughters Casey and Timolin were born September 26th 1961 unfortunately Nat died just before his 46th birthday on February 15th 1965 of complications of Lung Cancer which drove their older daughter Natalie into depression/drug addiction granted she was also going to school 3,000+ miles from California in Amherst Mass