George Clooney on the awkward moment he had to kiss Julia Roberts in front of wife Amal

George Clooney and Julia Roberts stated it was unusual kissing on digital camera, particularly as their households have been on set (Image: Dave J Hogan/Getty Photos)

George Clooney has shared the awkward story of when he needed to kiss Julia Roberts in Ticket to Paradise in entrance of his spouse Amal Clooney. 

The Ocean’s Eleven co-stars shared the anecdote when selling their new romantic comedy, by which Clooney and Roberts play divorced mother and father who attempt to cease their daughter’s marriage ceremony to a person she’s simply met in Hawaii. 

Clooney, 61 and Roberts, 54 have been pals for many years and mirrored on working collectively once more, particularly in a rom-com, on the Zoe Ball Breakfast Present this morning. 

When requested on the BBC Radio 2 present what it’s wish to kiss your shut good friend on-screen, Clooney joked: ‘Relies on the good friend.’ 

Roberts quipped: ‘You’ve by no means had hassle kissing Brad [Pitt].’ 

Earlier than, the appearing legends addressed how ‘unusual’ it may be when you must kiss somebody apart from your accomplice. 

The actor stated his spouse, Amal Clooney needed to watch him kiss his outdated good friend and co-star, whereas he made his youngsters go away the room (Image: Dave J Hogan/Getty Photos)

‘It’s kinda goofy, kissing anyone that’s not your particular person is unusual,’ Roberts added. 

Clooney mirrored on the day he needed to kiss Roberts in entrance of his spouse, who was on set. 

‘My spouse and children got here to the set the day we have been doing it,’ Clooney continued. ‘You understand, take the children away. Something however watching papa kiss [Julia].’ 

Regardless of the unusual sensation of kissing your pal on digital camera, Clooney and Roberts have been delighted to work with one another once more on their first rom-com collectively.

‘We have been despatched it [the script] on the identical second, and there was a wierd synchronicity to each of us being round on the identical time to learn it.’ Roberts informed Ball. 

Clooney stated: ‘We each stated on the identical time “for those who do it, I’ll do it”. I don’t suppose we might’ve finished it with anyone else, that’s kinda the way it felt.’ 

Ticket to Paradise marks Roberts’ first romantic comedy in virtually twenty years, after her early success in motion pictures corresponding to Fairly Lady and Notting Hill. 

Clooney has additionally finished his fair proportion of enjoying the dishy main man that everybody swoons over, and even known as himself the ‘king of rom-coms.’  

He joked: ‘You'd simply argue I'm the king of rom coms.’

Earlier than he mirrored on how necessary movies that present folks with mild aid are, particularly after the pandemic. 

‘We’ve had a foul couple of years, all of us, not simply from the pandemic, the whole lot, the world is divisive, there’s a number of darkness on the market, and this felt prefer it might be enjoyable [and] some aid of that,’ Clooney added.