George Clooney and wife Amal enjoy time with their twins in Lake Como

George Clooney and his wife of nearly nine years, Amal Clooney, were seen enjoying quality time with their children during a relaxing boat day in Lake Como on Friday. 

The Ocean’s Eleven actor, 62, who recently shared his support for the current SAG-AFTRA strike with an emotional statement, soaked up the hot sun with his loved ones at the scenic, Northern Italian destination. 

The star, who notably owns a lavish villa at the celebrity hotspot, was seen opting for casual comfort while trekking out onto the cool water with the barrister, 45, and their twins Elle and Alexander, six. 

He stayed cool wearing a short-sleeved, black polo shirt along with a pair of khaki pants for the outing. 

George also slipped into a pair of tan-colored shoes and threw on a pair of blue, reflective shades to protect his eyes from the bright sunshine.  

Amal showed off her chic sense of style wearing a fashionable, black ruched sundress that contained thick straps that wrapped around her shoulders. 

She also opted for a pair of sunglasses as well as a straw sunhat that she later removed while on the boat. 

The beauty slipped into a pair of stylish, wedge heels and easily carried a small black and white purse in her hand as her family strolled along a boardwalk following the ride on the water. 

The couple were seen sitting closely with their twins on the small boat and at one point, Amal was seen pointing at something far off in the distance to her children as the family took in the sights.  

George and the attorney first crossed paths in 2013 after being introduced by a mutual friend. During an interview with People, the Ticket To Paradise actor had recalled first crossing paths with his future wife. 

‘It’s the wildest thing. A mutual friend of ours said, “I’m stopping by and can I bring my friend?” And I was like, “Of course.” I got a call from my agent who called me and said, “I met this woman who’s coming to your house who you’re gonna marry,”‘ the star recalled. 

Upon crossing paths, sparks immediately flew. One year later, George got down on one knee and proposed.

George and Amal tied the knot initially at the Venice City Hall, and two days later, held a lavish wedding ceremony in the the city in 2014. Three years had passed when the two welcomed their twins, Alexander and Ella, in 2017.

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During a joint interview with CBS Mornings last year in September, the couple jokingly revealed the ‘mistake’ that they had made when discussing raising their twins. 

George humorously explained, ‘We’ve made a terrible mistake. We taught them Italian, but we don’t speak Italian. So, we’ve armed them with a language that they can harm us with…’ 

It was also revealed that the six-year-olds not only know Italian, but they also speak French as well. Their son has also been ‘following’ in George’s footsteps – not as an actor, but as a ‘prankster.’ 

The human rights lawyer expressed that George had taught Alexander ‘all of these lessons and he’s now pranking his dad back.’ 

In November 2021, the actor gushed about how his life changed as soon as Amal came into it during an appearance on the WTF With Marc Maron podcast, per Entertainment Tonight. ‘I didn’t want to get married,’ George recalled. 

‘I didn’t want to have kids and then this extraordinary human being walked into my life, and I just fell madly in love and I knew from the minute I met her that everything was going to be different,’ he added.

‘Literally, the first moment I met her, I was like, “Well, this is the most extraordinary, smart, brilliant, beautiful woman I’d ever met.”‘ 

While talking about his twins, he added, ‘You come in the room and they have opinions and they’re funny and they pull pranks on me.’ 

‘And I just look at them thinking, “I couldn’t be happier and I couldn’t be more surprised at how happy I am.” It’s a very odd thing.’

Last year in March, the mother of two also opened up about her marriage while talking to Time Magazine. 

She gushed about her relationship with the ER star and stated that it, ‘is a joy beyond anything I could ever have imagined. I feel so lucky to have found a great love in my life, and to be a mother, this is how I get my balance.’

The two lovebirds, who were seen enjoying a romantic date night in Lake Como earlier last week, will celebrate their ninth wedding anniversary later this year in September.