Amal Clooney’s life took an unexpected turn when she met George Clooney back in 2013. The two fell in love quickly and got married a little over a year and a half later. While Amal was already an accomplished human rights lawyer, representing clients in high profile, international cases, public interest in her personal life was something new for the philanthropist. She is now opening up about this immense change and how she initially felt about the attention.
During a recent Cartier Dialogues event in Bangkok, Clooney opened up about her feelings on fame when she married the Oscar winner. She definitely knew there was a newfound interest in her personal life, which was unique for her because up until that point, much of the focus had been on her professional life, and myriad of accomplishments in the human rights sector. She also was able to keep her work life and personal life completely separate, but that all changed very quickly. She explained (via People):
