'He hit the jackpot!' Delighted Matt Damon reveals he was close to tears after George Clooney told him Amal's twin pregnancy secret when she was just 8 weeks along
Matt Damon has revealed he is 'thrilled' his close friend George Clooney will soon be welcoming twins with wife Amal.
The 55-year-old actor confided in his Ocean's Eleven co-star while they were working together on the upcoming movie Suburbicon last year.
'I was working with him last fall and he pulled me aside on set and I mean, I almost started crying. I was so happy for him. And I was like, "how far along is she?" And he goes, "eight weeks,"' Matt told ET Canada.
'[I said], "Are you out of your mind?! Don't tell anybody else! Don't tell anybody else! Don't you know the 12-week rule?" Like of course he doesn't,' he continued.
'"'Just shut up, man." And then four weeks later, I'm like, "we're good right?"' he continued. George replied, 'We're good.'
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Matt continued: 'I'm thrilled for him. She's amazing. He hit the jackpot. Just on every level. She is a remarkable woman. They're gonna be great. They're gonna be awesome parents. Those kids are lucky.'
George and Matt have been longtime friends who appeared in the Ocean's Trilogy of films together.
The Syriana star told Parade magazine in September 2011 how his pals including Matt loved playing pranks on him.
'There’s good fun in watching those play out. And, hey, my friends are rough on me too. Brad Pitt‘s brutal, and Matt Damon. My friends used to change my outgoing phone message all the time,' George told the magazine.
George also enlisted Matt and several other friends at a reduced rate for his 2014 World War II movie Monuments Men.
Matt and his wife Luciana Barroso met up for a couples' dinner in London in October 2015 along with Amal, George and his pal Rande Gerber and wife Cindy Crawford.
The Talk's Julie Chen announced the couple's double joy on Thursday's show after confirming the news with the actor.
'Beyoncé is not the only superstar expecting twins,' Chen, 47, said on the CBS show.
'Congratulations are in order for George and Amal Clooney!'
The talk show host added: 'What we did find out is that the twins are due this June.'
The human rights lawyer has been showing off a baby bump in recent weeks and appeared to be glowing and in good spirits when she was spotted at Barcelona airport last week with the Ocean's Eleven star.
Amal kept comfy in a sweater dress that skimmed her stomach as well as opaque black tights and boots.
The notoriously private couple kept tight-lipped about pregnancy rumors when they first arose last month.
A source told InTouch in January that Amal, who is of Lebanese-British descent, 'is pregnant with twins: a boy and a girl.'
The couple 'feel like they've hit the family jackpot' in light of the big news, the source told the magazine.
'When George and Amal found out it was twins they were surprised,' the source said, 'but also a little scared because they both had said that one was enough.
'But the news that it was a boy and a girl made them both really happy ... they can't believe in just a few months, they're going to have two babies.'
In addition to InTouch, Amal's pregnancy with twins was reported by The Lebanon Daily Star earlier this year.
Amal joins another high-profile star who's expecting twins this year.
Last week singer Beyonce confirmed she is preparing to welcome twins with husband Jay Z.
George and Amal met through mutual friends at a charity fundraising event in September 2013.
When their romance went public a source said: 'Clooney asked her out for dinner and she put him off twice, saying she was too busy, before accepting the third time. She was operating on the lines of 'treat 'em mean, keep 'em keen'.'
The couple got engaged less than a year later in April 2014 and married on September 27, 2014 at Ca'Farsetti Palace - located in Venice, Italy in front of 100 guests.
A notorious Hollywood bachelor, George once vowed he would never get married again and never have children.
In 2006 he told People magazine, 'Marriage? Who knows? I've been married. It's not something I'm looking out for'
The star was previously married to actress Talia Balsam from 1989 to 1993 before having a string of high-profile romances.
He dated British model Lisa Snowdon on and off between 2000 and 2005 and briefly dated actress Renée Zellweger in 2001.
The Descendants star also dated actress Krista Allen, model Sarah Larson and Italian actress Elisabetta Canalis.
Before meeting Amal George also romanced WWE star Stacy Keibler from 2011 to 2013.
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