George Clooney reveals he didn’t have to leave the house to meet wife Amal

The actor's parents were also present for the couple's introduction 
Aime Grant Cumberbatch31 January 2018
The Weekender

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George Clooney has opened up about meeting his wife Amal on David Letterman’s Netflix chat show, My Next Guest Needs No Introduction.

The actor revealed he didn’t even have to leave the house, as Amal was brought over for dinner by a friend.

He told Letterman: "I didn’t leave the house. It was the wildest thing. A mutual friend of ours said I was stopping by and asked, 'Can I bring my friend?' I said, ‘Of course’.”

‘I got a call from my agent who called me and said, “I met this woman who is coming to your house who you’re going to marry.”

First date: George Clooney has revealed he first met wife Amal at his home
Netflix

He also explained that his parents were present for the meeting as they were visiting him at the time.

"The funniest thing was my mum and dad were visiting so my parents were there, and we just talked – we stayed up all night talking and I got her email address because she was going to send me some pictures of my parents.

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"We started writing and I didn’t know if she wanted to go out with me. I just thought we were buddies."

Letterman joked: “Who would George? Let’s be frank, who would really want to go out with you?”.

As well as Clooney, the host has been joined by former President Barack Obama who discussed his childhood. Other guests set to appear on the series include Malala Yousafzai, Jay Z, Tina Fey and Howard Stern.

My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman continues on February 9 on Netflix.

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