George Clooney's Ridiculously Expensive Mansion Is Responsible For His Marriage To Amal

Quite a few celebrities have truly incredible homes . But Villa Oleandra, George Clooney's iconic Lake Como mansion, has one unique thing that sets it apart from all the others: it helped its once-perpetual bachelor owner meet the love of his life. Since purchasing the Italian villa for a reported $10 million in 2002, the "Ocean's Eleven" star has hosted numerous family, friends, and notable guests at his home, including the Obamas, whose 2019 weekend stay didn't quite go as planned . So, when a friend who was joining him at Villa Oleandra in July 2013 asked him if a pal could tag along, George didn't think much of it at the time. "A mutual friend of ours said, 'I'm stopping by, and can I bring my friend?' And I was like, 'Of course,'" the actor told David Letterman on " My Next Guest