First Time Dad, George Clooney Reveals Why He’s up Every 3 Hours | Explains Why He Gave His Kids Normal Names

Since they welcomed two new babies in their lives, nobody in the Clooney household has been getting much sleep.

And that includes Hollywood A-list actor, George Clooney who has revealed that he gets up every three hours to help his wife Amal as she breastfeeds their twin babies Ella and Alexander.

Speaking to Entertainment Tonight at the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday, the 56-year-old first time father explained why.

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He said;

”I do every three hours [and] if I don’t get up, I feel guilty, you know? My wife is up nursing every 3 hours so it’s a lot of work but it’s fun man!”

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Well, George managed to get a good night’s sleep on Saturday after the premiere as his wife and their children remained behind in Los Angeles.

”They’re in L.A. and I Facetimed with them a few minutes ago,” he told ET.

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He also revealed why he and his wife chose classic names for their children, rather than eccentric Hollywood ones.

”We didn’t want to have dumb names” for them, he told Paris Match,’

We didn’t want to give them one of those ridiculous Hollywood names that don’t mean anything.”

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George and Amal tied the knot in a private ceremony in September 2014. They welcomed their bundles of joy, Ella, a girl and Alexander, a boy 0n June 6, 2017 (here).

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