The Baroness with a George Clooney crush

 
Dreaming on: Baroness Stowell (Picture: Getty)
17 July 2014

Speaking of George Clooney, spare a thought for Baroness Stowell. The new Leader of the House of Lords had to endure the indignity of not being a full Cabinet member, as her predecessor Lord Hill was. But a bigger grievance may be the hunk’s engagement to Amal Alamuddin.

Stowell, a breath of fresh air in the fusty Lords, has laid her heart on the line in public. “I’m not married, and as long as George Clooney is available I’m prepared to wait,” she told The Independent last year. When she learned of his betrothal, she noted that his “engaged” status was still in inverted commas. “Where there’s quotation marks, there’s hope.”

Still, her new additional title as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster may be some small consolation.

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