George Clooney 'Engaged To Amal Alamuddin, British Lawyer' After Seven-Month Romance
George Clooney Engaged: Meet Amal Alamuddin, The Brit Who Stole His Heart
The Huffington Post UK
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George Clooney's many fans around the world are waking to the news they never thought they'd hear - that Hollywood's eternal bachelor has finally popped the question, after years of happy, determined bachelorhood.
And the better news for us Brits on this happy day - the lucky lady is one of ours.
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Amal Alamuddin is reported to have got engaged to George Clooney after a seven-month romance
News sources in the US are reporting that George has got engaged to British lawyer Amal Alamuddin, following a whirlwind seven-month romance, and that she has been seen sporting a huge diamond ring on her engagement finger during the last week.
Amal stands out from many of his previous loves, which number a selection of red carpet-friendly models, cocktail waitresses, presenters and, most recently, wrestler Stacy Keibler.
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George Clooney with previous love Stacy - who reportedly left after he "showed no signs of settling down"
The London-based beauty is a human rights lawyer, who has represented Wikileaks' Julian Assange, and has worked alongside the UN's former Secretary-General Kofi Anan.
Amal's family is Lebanese, but she was brought up in leafy Buckinghamshire, before studying law at Oxford University, and then in New York. She works out of a legal chambers in London, and specialises in international law, extradition and human rights.
George Clooney has been married once before, to actress Talia Balsam, but divorced in 1993, and has made no secret of his lack of inclination to tie the knot again.
He told Esquire magazine as recently as September last year, that he had "no aspirations" to have a wife and family. That was all of a month before he met Amal, and reportedly asked her out to dinner... twice, before she finally agreed.
The couple have been spotted enjoying a series of exotic breaks, including a safari trek in Tanzania, a beach break in the Seychelles and a cinema outing to the White House, where they watched George's latest film 'The Monuments Men' alongside President Obama and friends.
George Clooney's Exes
Dedee Pfeiffer (01 of13)
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Michelle Pfeiffer's sister Dedee briefly dated Clooney in the early 1980s. (credit:Getty)
Kelly Preston (02 of13)
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George Clooney moved in with girlfriend Kelly Preston in 1988 when they were both just starting out. Preston, who was the recipient of Max the pig from Clooney, also dated Charlie Sheen before marrying John Travolta in 1991. They have two children, after losing their son Jett in 2009. (credit:Getty)
Talia Balsam(03 of13)
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After he broke up with Kelly Preston, Clooney began dating actress Talia Balsam, whom he married in Las Vegas in 1989 and divorced three years later. Balsam is now married to John Slattery, with whom she's appeared on Mad Men. (credit:Getty)
Kimberly Russell(04 of13)
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Shortly after his divorce, Clooney began a three-year relationship with actress Kimberly Russell, whom he met on the set of a martini commercial. More recently, Russell was seen in Lee Daniels' "Precious" and the forthcoming "Spychosis." (credit:Getty)
Karen Duffy (05 of13)
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George Clooney and Karen Duffy were rumored to be dating when they appeared together at the Emmys in 1995. The same year, she was diagnosed with the relatively rare disease sarcoidosis, which she wrote about in her 2000 autobiography "Model Patient: My Life As an Incurable Wise-Ass."She continued to model for Revlon, and is married to John Lambros with a son. (credit:Getty)
Celine Balitran(06 of13)
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Clooney met Celine Balitran in Paris while filming the movie "The Peacemaker" in 1996 and dated until 1999. She continued to work as a model, and was married for two years to filmmaker David Rosenthal, but divorced in 2004. (credit:Getty)
Lucy Liu(07 of13)
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Clooney and actress Lucy Lui were rumored to be dating in 2000, and later the two were caught by paparazzi sharing a New Year's Eve kiss in 2006.Liu's career has branched out beyond the big screen, and the actress has devoted huge efforts to charity and working for human rights. (credit:Getty)
Krista Allen(08 of13)
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In 2002 Clooney began dating actress Krista Allen, whom he met on the set of "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind." They broke up in 2004, reconciled briefly and broke up for good in 2006. In 2010, she married British musician Mams Taylor, but they separated in August 2011. Krista runs a blog called Veggie Boom Boom. (credit:Getty)
Lisa Snowdon (09 of13)
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Clooney dated model Lisa Snowdon on and off for five years, before they finally ended it for good in 2006. Snowden is now a regular DJ for Capital Radio in London. (credit:Getty)
Renee Zellweger (10 of13)
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Actress Renee Zellweger has been linked to Clooney a number of times. The pair were first rumored to have dated in late 2001, just before he started bumpy romance with Krista Allen, and again in 2006 the two were said to be together briefly. But in 2007 they denied there was ever a romance and said that they've been just friends for over a decade. (credit:Getty)
Sarah Larson (11 of13)
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While they were together for less than a year, Clooney dated Sarah Larson, a cocktail waitress from Las Vegas, and got lots of attention for doing so. They called it off in 2008. (credit:Getty)
Elisabetta Canalis(12 of13)
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George Clooney and Elisabetta Canalis confirmed they were dating after Elisabetta was first spotted on the back of George's motorcycle in July 2009. The two dated for just under two years, breaking up in June 2011.She went on to contend in "Dancing With the Stars" and continued to model and perform. (credit:Getty)
Stacy Keibler(13 of13)
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Clooney ended things with Stacy Keibler, a former professional wrestler and "Dancing With the Stars" contestant in July 2013 after two years of dating.Stacy, a former wrestler, has a new lifestyle show, "Supermarket Superstar," lined up for Lifetime channel. (credit:Getty)