George Clooney tied the knot with human rights barrister, Amal Alamuddin over the weekend in Venice, creating a super-couple with more potential power and influence than Brad and Angelina, because some (and we mean a minority) are touting the actor to run for office.
The four-day spectacle saw the 53 year-old bachelor wave and flash that Hollywood smile for the cameras, as he clutched on to his equally stunning wife-to-be, while travelling along the Grand Canal of the Italian city, flanked by boats of paparazzi desperate to get a shot of the couple.
The event was pure Hollywood undertaken with pomp and ceremony - proving that when it comes to public grand-standing, Clooney is up there with the best of them. You could easily have thought it was a royal or presidential arrival if only glancing at the pictures quickly, rather than the wedding of a celebrity. After all, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, arguably more famous that Clooney and Amal had managed to get married in an altogether more low-key affair in August, at their million pound French Chateau.
Perhaps Clooney was testing the water, for a future in the public eye? Bookies seem to think so, as odds that George will now run for office in the US, have been slashed in half since the weekend. William Hill are giving odds of 100/1 on Clooney becoming the next US president in 2016. (Sorry Hillary!) George, who is a staunch supporter of the Democratic party, has actually addressed the idea of getting into politics before.
Getting ready for the election? (SplashNews)
In 2011, while promoting political drama Ides of March where he played a candidate running for the Democratic presidential nomination, Clooney said he couldn't handle being president. "As for me running for President - look, there's a guy in office who is smarter than anybody you know, and nicer, and he's having an almost impossible time governing," he told Vanity Fair, "Why would anyone volunteer for that job? I have a very good job. So I have no interest,"
"There are compromises you have to make as a director or actor but they aren't life-changing for many people. I'm perfectly comfortable with not being the guy whose decisions cost a couple of hundred thousand people their lives.
"Films don't hurt people. They just get badly reviewed sometimes."
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Let's not take George's word for it though. He said something similar about being married and now he's a paid up member of that club.
While the wagers might be a little premature, there's no reason why George, who has always been clear about his political interests, couldn't run for office. In the US, it's way more acceptable for Hollywood to mix with politics.
Ronald Regan and Arnold Schwarzenegger are two, who have entered office after having successful screen careers. But would George actually do it? He's known to be hugely interested in politics and humanitarian issues. According to recent reports, he'll be moving away from his movie career, to concentrate on his role the UN, which could be a signal that politics isn't completely written out of his future.
And what about his wife? Bucking the trend for a Hollywood air-head, who likes to take her clothes off, Amal is a catch in any opinion and if he was running for office, he couldn't have picked a better one. Oxford educated Amal has brains, beauty and is already a celebrated human rights lawyer. She'd probably have better knowledge than her husband on international issues and politics. It helps that she looks the part too. Amal has been compared to Kate Middleton, throughout the last week or so, thanks to her stylish and shrewd choices of dress.
Amal is more than qualified to be First Lady (SplashNews)
She exudes class and has an heir of Jackie Kennedy about her. Anyone who thinks brains and beauty aren't needed when it comes to a First Lady, are a little naive. Current Flotus, Michelle Obama has proved how beneficial it can be to have an enigmatic running mate, when it comes to securing the White House. Amal more than ticks the boxes, when it comes to that matter.
So could she be the final piece of the presidential puzzle for George? We're not convinced he wants to, but we'd love to see Mr and Mrs Clooney running for the White House.
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