CRACKING UNDER PRESSURE

Between demanding jobs and constant travel, George and Amal Clooney are leading separate lives

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When they tied the knot in 2014, George and Amal Clooney made one special vow to each other. “Our deal is that we can’t be more than a week apart,” George said of coordinating their busy schedules. “So far, that’s worked out pretty well.”

But in the past couple of years, it’s proved more and more difficult to stick to. “They are both hard-core workaholics, so it’s like they’re in their own little bubble,” says a source, noting that George is soon relocating to NYC for about a year to star on Broadway — 4,000 miles away from his and Amal’s Lake Como villa, where they spend most of their time as a family. Now, the couple, who will mark 10 years of marriage in September, are starting to crack under the pressure, adds the source. “They are in two very different worlds 90 percent of the day. They’re leading separate lives.”

HECTIC SCHEDULES

George has always insisted his family comes first. “I don’t have to act,” the Oscar winner said in 2021. “My wife and I had this conversation when I turned 60. I said, to ‘We both love what we do. But we gotta make sure we don’t book ourselves silly.’”

But since then, George, now 63, has arguably done just that. He’s directed