When George Clooney found himself in the middle of a terrifying motorcycle crash back in 2018, his mind immediately raced to the people who mattered most: his wife, Amal Clooney, and their adorable twins, Ella and Alexander. The legendary actor from ER vividly recalled the moment he feared he might never see his little ones again after being thrown from his bike in Italy.
“I really thought this was it,” George, now 59, revealed during an interview for GQ’s December/January issue. “My kids were only about a year old at the time, and all I could think about was the possibility of never seeing them again. It was one of the scariest moments of my life.”
The Near-Fatal Motorcycle Accident That Shook George Clooney
For those who don’t know, the Ocean’s Eleven star’s life-threatening crash happened during the summer of 2018. At the time, George was in Italy filming his Hulu series Catch-22. He recounted the harrowing incident, describing how a car suddenly turned directly in front of him, causing him to be launched into the air. “I went head over heels. I remember landing on my hands and knees, which, if you think about it, is the luckiest possible landing you could hope for in a situation like that,” he said, adding with a chuckle, “It even knocked my shoes off.”
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Despite the bizarre and somewhat humorous detail about losing his shoes, the reality of the crash was anything but funny. George thought he had lost all his teeth when he hit the ground. “I was convinced my teeth were shattered, but as it turned out, it was just glass from the car’s windshield,” he clarified.
Recalling the Aftermath: Pain, Panic, and Public Spectacle
George vividly remembers the moments immediately following the crash. “I was lying there on the ground, screaming my head off. I mean, really screaming. It was one of those moments where everything seems surreal, and time slows down,” he explained. To make matters worse, the scene quickly turned into a public spectacle. “People stopped their cars in the middle of the street, surrounded me, and started pulling out their phones to record videos. It was surreal, to say the least.”
