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Exclusive: George Clooney Admits He and Amal Clooney Don’t Always “Get It Right” As Parents
George Clooney is raising his descendants the best way he knows how.
The Oscar winner offered insight into how he and wife Amal Clooney juggle their busy careers with raising their 8-year-old twins Alexander and Ella.
“You try to pace it so that I'm doing it and then she's home and then she goes and I'm home,” George told E! News’ Will Marfuggi at the Los Angeles premiere of his movie Jay Kelly Nov. 11. “We try to mix it up a little bit.”
But the 64-year-old pointed out that trying to strike the perfect balance between parenting and professional obligations is a fool’s errand.
“You’re never gonna get it all right—no one does,” he continued, “but you gotta go to work too, so you do the best you can.”
Having a supportive partner certainly helps, as Amal—who married the Ocean’s Eleven star in 2014—previously credited her husband for enabling her to continue her work as a human rights lawyer while raising young kids.
“I remember when I became a mom, which was obviously a new frontier,” she told Glamour magazine in July. “He was the first one to say, ‘I know you’ve got this speech at the Security Council. You have to go, I’ve got the kids, don’t worry about it.’”
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The 47-year-old also noted that keeping their kids out of the public eye is an essential part of their parenting efforts.
“We do the best we can to minimize any impact on our children,” she explained. “We don’t put our children out there, we’ve never put their photo out there or anything like that.”
And while the Alexander and Ella are growing up out of the spotlight, they may have inherited their dad’s performing genes.
“They’re very funny kids, and they love to get up and sing,” George told E! News in September. “But I hope they do exactly what they want to do in life, and that’s all you can hope for.”
George and Amal aren’t the only celebrity parents who have welcomed sets of twins. To see more stars with double the love at home, keep reading.
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The Dancing With the Stars pro and her Shark Tank star husband welcomed a twin son and daughter in April 2018.
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The former couple are parents to Max and Emme, who were born in 2008.
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
The former couple gave birth to twins, Knox and Vivienne, on July 12, 2008, in Nice, France.
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Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon
Mimi and her now-ex welcomed twins Monroe and Moroccan on April 30, 2011.
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Zoe Saldana and Marco Perego
The actress and her hubby welcomed twin boys, Bowie and Cy, on Nov. 27, 2014.
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Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka
The adorable couple are parents to twins Harper and Gideon, who were born Oct. 12, 2010.
Chris Hemworth and Elsa Patacky
The Thor actor was by his wife's side when she gave birth to their twins, Tristan and Sasha, on March 18, 2014.
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Julia Roberts and Danny Moder
The actress gave birth to twins, Phinnaeus and Hazel, on Nov. 28, 2004.
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Celine Dion and Rene Angelil
The singer gave birth to twin boys with her late husband on Oct. 23, 2010.
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Sean "Diddy" Combs
The rapper welcomed twin daughters D'Lila Star and Jessie James on Dec. 21, 2006, with his ex-girlfriend, Kim Porter.
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Patrick Dempsey and Jillian Fink
McDreamy's wife gave birth to twin fraternal sons Darby and Sullivan on Feb. 1, 2007.
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Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick
The famous couple used a surrogate to welcome twin girls, Marion Loretta Elwell and Tabitha Hodge Broderick, in June 2009.
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Ricky Martin
The singer welcomed twin sons, Matteo and Valetino, via surrogate in August 2008.
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Courtney B. Vance and Angela Bassett
The couple are parents to Slater Josiah and Bronwyn Golden, twins who were born on Jan. 27, 2006.
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Marcia Cross and Tom Mahoney
The former Desperate Housewives star and her hubby welcomed twin daughters, Eden and Savannah, on Feb. 20, 2007.
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Dennis Quaid and Kimberly Buffington
The actor's wife gave birth to twins Thomas and Zoe on Nov. 8, 2007.
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Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer
The famous couple gave birth to twins, Poppy and Charlie, in September 2012.
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Julie Bowen and Scott Phillips
The Modern Family star and her husband welcomed twin sons John and Gustav in 2009.
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Nancy Grace and David Finch
The TV personality and her husband welcomed twins, John And Lucy, in 2007.
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The famous couple are parents to twins, Dolly and Charlie, who were born in late December 2008.
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Lisa Marie Presley and Michael Lockwood
Elvis' late daughter gave birth to twins Vivienne and Finley in October of 2008.
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Laura Bush and George W. Bush
The former POTUS and FLOTUS are parents to twin daughters, Barbara and Jenna Bush, who were born in 1981. In fact, Laura was the first First Lady of twins!
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Jane Seymour and James Keach
The former couple have twin sons, Kristopher and John Keach, who are 21-years-old now.
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