George Clooney admits he was ‘terrified’ after finding out he had twins at 56

George Clooney He thinks about how he felt when he first found out that he and his wife, Amal Clooney, were expecting twins.

During Friday’s appearance inThe Drew Barrymore ShowThe actor revealed why he was “terrified” to learn the news.

“We went to this thing at 12 weeks where they went, there’s the baby. [To] The “Ticket to Heaven” star recalls looking at the baby’s photo. “And the [the doctor] He goes, “He’s a boy.” Then he said, “And a girl.” And I was like, “What?”

It was such a disaster. I said: Are you kidding me? The Oscar winner continued. “Now, it is the greatest thing in the world. I was terrified then.”

After Barrymore asked George Clooney to explain what I feared, he replied, “Well, I was 56, and that sounded terrifying to me.”

Clooney wed in 2014 and share 5-year-old twins, Alexander and Ella.

George Clooney also noted that while twins “were not part” of the couple’s plans, Amal’s sister “has twins as well,” he told Barrymore.

Last month, the couple spoke to Entertainment tonight About the values ​​they wish to instill in their children.

“The same thing I think everyone wants to instill in their kids, really,” George Clooney told Entertainment Online.

“It is caring for others,” he explained. “In my family, the rules have always been ‘Challenge the people with power, stand up for the less powerful.’ And if you can do that, have a good life.”

“A ticket to heavenCo-starring Julia Roberts, the story revolves around a divorced couple who travel to Indonesia to prevent their daughter from repeating the mistakes of the past. The movie is set to hit the big screen on October 21.