The Clooneys - is it real

She’s a barrister. She has specific skills and gets hired to work on cases. Not sure why working on the Elgin marbles is high profile? Hundreds of lawyers over decades would’ve worked on that, can you name any others?!

As I said before, both things can be true- she’s successful talented and beautiful (and seems very nice!) but wasn’t well known as a barrister outside of her own circle before she met him.

Wasn’t she already high profile working on the return on the Elgin Marbles when they met?

Again, I have met them and can’t believe the nastiness on here about her. She is lovely, incredibly impressive, a bit shy, not someone who is desperate to get in front of a camera, and deeply passionate about her work. Sorry if that doesn’t track with your theories. Meanwhile he super charming and clearly adores her and is very protective.

I knew a couple who had a Lavender marriage. Man was in his 60s ,women in her mid 40s. They had a baby girl. Man ran a pub,he was quite a character, and the women worked as a solicitor. They seemed very happy together

This was mid 80's in the black country. Nobody batted an eyelid about their unusual relationship.

People often fall in love with someone who shares similar facial features. It's called assortative mating. I suspect it's where love at first sight stems from.

Look at the Clooneys eyebrows and eyes. You can really see a strong likeness.

I don’t think she married up at all or lost any both are extremely successful for different reasons

Her hard work and intelligence has got her to where she is

his is from his good looks, being in the right place at the right time and good choices he has made

I don’t think she necessarily lost her credibility by marrying George per se or even taking his name, it’s that she APPEARED to adopt that shallow celebrity lifestyle - the massive wedding, the superstar style appearances, the clothes, the celebrity “friends “( Meghan Markles baby shower anyone?), the instagram which is basically all about what she’s wearing, the interviews in celeb magazines etc. I know it shouldn’t matter - why shouldn’t anyone want to look good and have famous friends - good for her - but somehow it projects a frivolous and shallow image which we don’t expect from a serious human rights lawyer.

"She can probably afford a Brazilian every week."

Who would that be?

It can't contravene the Trade Descriptions Act!

Hollywood is still quite conservative with its views on sex.

It wouldn't have harmed her career to have a high profile marriage. Quite the reverse I would have thought.

Most people commenting are in no position to judge - Sorry ! Forgot where I was!

There is no misstating of facts and everyone has consistently said she is accomplished and brilliant. However her importance in the legal world is often exaggerated.

astonishing amount of deliberate downplay of Mrs Clooney's experience and qualifications on this thread. Some serious investment in malicious mis-stating of facts by some unhealthily interested individuals

Yes, my thoughts exactly. Especially pulling a woman of achievement down like that.

Who cares about the 500. This is all semantics. By any reasonable definition she is a highly regarded lawyer and successful in her own right.

The desire to diminish this woman on this thread is startling.

I think probably there are people who are a little jealous of what looks like an exceptionally charmed life - 2 good looking people, very rich and successful and seem really happy together - and try to make themselves feel better by saying it must all be fake.

I know loads of people in the Legal 500. Including my husband, who has a god- like write up 😂. Many are average at best, they just have good PR in their firms and high profile cases/clients that make for impressive reading.

A couple of interesting and factual link explaining the workings of the Legal 500

www.nonbillable.co.uk/posts/what-is-the-legal-500

gericoassociates.com/en/insights/what-is-the-legal-500/

The “legal 500” is just a directory tbh, although it is of course prestige to be ranked and I very proud of those who I know who are.
But it’s not the 500 “top lawyers” -there are submissions for each discipline. Presumably she’s one of the top 500 human rights lawyers (in London)

I would think knowing anyone who is in the 'legal 500,' is pretty rare.

And why the need to pour water on it and somehow dilute it's prestige? As if it's just a cut above someone working in a high street solicitors firm?

She's the only woman in that picture in the Kremlin that the pp put up above. Although it's a cropped picture so there may be others. But that's a massive achievement in itself and making pathways for women.

As women in law go, and certainly as Hollywood wives go she is elite. She would have been highly successful in her field without the Clooney name. Clearly it's boosted her profile and reach. Intelligent women in extremely advantageous marriages do tend to become more high profile if they carry on working and maximise their influence.

Has she got an OBE or any honours?

How comes she hasn't got one but Angelina Jolie has? That's interesting.

Exactly. It obviously works for them, so good luck to them!

Really though...
who cares?
They're married. So what? It's just a legal contract. There's no rules as to what sexual practices "must" happen in a marriage. That's up to the couple.
As long as everything that happens is legal then why does it matter?