Amal Clooney and George Clooney attend the DVF Awards 2023 © Jacopo Raule

Are George Clooney and Amal Clooney raising their twins in Italy? What to know

The Ocean's Eleven actor owns a Lake Como home, Villa Oleandra

Beatriz Colon - New York
New York WriterNew York
September 24, 2023

George Clooney and his family will still get to enjoy the famed Lake Como villa he has owned for over twenty years after all.

Over the weekend,  rumors swirled that the Italian estate was on the market, after real estate agent Yasemin Baysal, owner of Engel & Volkers Lago di Como, told Italian publication Oggi that they were "true," adding she already has one customer who was "very interested" and that: "We have started all the necessary checks before submitting a possible offer."

The father-of-two has since denied the rumors. A sale would have been quite the change for the Ocean's Eleven actor and his wife Amal Clooney, who for the last six years have been raising their twins Ella and Alexander in Italy.

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Ella and Alexander, though only six years old, are true locals just like their dad, and George previously shared how his kids fully adopting an Italian lifestyle somewhat backfired for him and Amal.

Back in 2020 during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! he confessed to the late night host: "We did a really dumb thing, which is, they speak fluent Italian."

He explained: "I mean fluent Italian at three [years old]. But I don't speak Italian, my wife doesn't speak Italian, so we've armed them with a language."

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George bought Villa Oleandra in 2002

George then joked: "I'll say, 'Go back in and clean your room,' and they'll be like, 'Eh, papa stronzo,'" which literally means "turd," though colloquially it's an equivalent to "asshole." He added: "I'm from Kentucky, English is a second language to me."

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It's unclear if the Clooney family only lives in Italy part-time – though they've spent much of their summer in Italy – and George and Amal also own a massive home in England, where the human rights lawyer was raised after her family left Beirut, Lebanon during the Lebanese Civil War.

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The Clooneys have spent much of their summer in Italy

Regardless of the reported sale, the two activists will forever be tied to not only Italy but the home itself, which is in fact where the couple met back in July 2013, when a mutual friend brought Amal as her plus one to a party George was hosting.

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The Italian estate sits on Laglio in Lake Como

They went on their first date later that year, in October, to Berners Tavern in London, and by April 2014, George had proposed.

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George and Amal have been married since 2014

Villa Oleandra dates back to the 18th century, and is located in Laglio. George initially purchased it for approximately $12 million, though it is now reportedly worth $100 million.

The home includes a whopping 25 rooms, plus a swimming pool, a large garage, tennis court, full gym, a pizza room, and plenty of Italian charm and ornate detailings.

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