Why were Amal & George Clooney called the worst neighbors you could have?
Ugh, I still hate this fug Sonia Rykiel jumpsuit.
Soon after George Clooney and Amal got engaged, he bought a giant mansion in Berkshire, England. It was to be their “country estate” where George could putter around while Amal did casework in her office, I would assume. Amal has a place in London, and George notably owns a bachelor pad in LA plus his amazing Como, Italy mansion. A country mansion in England fits with that lifestyle. The problem? For months now, the country mansion and estate has been undergoing a massive renovation and it’s driving their neighbors crazy.
George Clooney has been labeled “the worst neighbour you could have”. The 54-year-old actor and his lawyer wife Amal Clooney, 37, are due to move into their £10million British riverside home – situated in Sonning Eye on the outskirts of Reading, Berks – at the end of July.
However, construction on the property has been going on “for months”, and the roar from heavy machinery, sanders and drills has been upsetting the locals. One of George and Amal’s future neighbours told The Sun newspaper:
“Half the locals love having a celebrity in town, others think he’s the worst neighbour you could have. The construction’s been going on for months and will be lucky to finish before the year is out.”
The married couple’s luxury home is due to include a new annex with 12-seater cinema, a pool house and staff quarters, but is currently littered with skips, diggers, portaloos, temporary fencing and scaffolding, and work has not even started on the 15-metre swimming pool. Construction on the site has been held up, as the architects were told to take special measures to prevent flooding in case the Thames bursts its banks, as well as searches for bats, voles and otter habitats, in case of any environmental concerns.
Rich people problems. The reno, not that the neighbors’ complaints. It drives me crazy when my neighbors light firecrackers on summer nights, but I thankfully have thoughtful neighbors who don’t do major renovations for months on end. Of course, I also don’t live in a ritzy area in Berkshire. So, George and Amal: worst neighbors ever?! Eh. George, I believe, probably feels bad about the neighbors’ complaints. He’s always been known as a good neighbor in Como and LA. And I still think that if and when George and Amal divorce, she’s the one getting this Berkshire estate and these renovations are being done to her specifications.
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