Children often have a knack for saying the most amusing things.
Sometimes these moments lead to viral fame, much like the ‘apparently’ kid, who charmed the internet with his cute TV news interview a decade ago.
Even Hollywood superstars like George Clooney can’t escape awkward conversations with kids.
The actor, known for his role in Wolfs, and his wife, Amal Clooney, a renowned international human rights lawyer, are the proud parents of seven-year-old twins, Alexander and Ella.
Amal announced her pregnancy with twins on the CBS talk show The Talk in February 2017.
She gave birth on June 6, 2017, just four months later. Although the couple has kept their children out of the public eye, they have shared amusing anecdotes about their kids’ playful personalities.
There’s one particular question Alexander and Ella ask that leaves their famous dad at a loss for words.
In a conversation with E! News last month, the Oceans 11 actor shared that while his kids understand what a lawyer does, they are still unclear about his career.
Clooney confessed, “I don’t want them to for the most part,” expressing his uncertainty about how to answer when they inquire.
He recounted, “But they did say to me one day when they came home from school, ‘What’s ‘famous?’ Which we didn’t want to explain.”
In the interview, Amal remarked, “They know you’re an actor. I think. They find it intriguing.”
Clooney talked about trying to explain his role in the 1997 film Batman & Robin to his son Alexander.
He mentioned, “My son dressed up as Batman not long ago. And he said, ‘I’m Batman.’ I told him I was Batman. He goes, ‘Not really.’ And I was like, ‘You have no idea how accurate you are.'”
The twins have primarily grown up in Italy, where Clooney has owned a spacious villa on Lake Como since 2002.
Interestingly, Clooney disclosed that both his children speak fluent Italian, whereas he and Amal do not. During a 2020 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Clooney jested, “We’ve armed them with a language.”
He elaborated on Alexander and Ella’s mischievousness, saying: “I’ll say, ‘Go back in and clean your room,’ and they’ll be like, ‘Eh, papa stronzo,'” which literally translates to “turd,” but is more colloquially akin to ‘a**hole.'”
He humorously added, “I’m from Kentucky, English is a second language to me.”