George, Amal Clooney embrace new chapter as they become French citizens
The pair along with their twins has bene granted French citizenship
George Clooney, his wife Amal and their twins Alexander and Ella, have all received French citizenship.
The actor himself is American-born with Irish, German, and English ancestry. Meanwhile his wife, Amal Alamuddin, is Lebanon-born British citizen.
All four have received French passports, according to an official decree in France’s government gazette.
In 2021, the family bought a home in the South of France followed by a property near Cannes last year, as per Daily Mail.
The Hollywood star revealed he was “worried" about raising children in Los Angeles therefore he was happy to raise a family in France.
“We’re very lucky. You know, we live on a farm in France. A good portion of my life growing up was on a farm, and as a kid I hated the whole idea of it.”, he told Esquire.
He added “I don’t want them to be walking around worried about paparazzi. I don’t want them being compared to somebody else’s famous kids.”
In addition, the couple also owns an estate in Italy’s Lake Como, a manor house in England, a New York apartment and a property in Kentucky, George’s hometown.