George Stephanopoulos and his spouse, Ali Wentworth, took a visit down reminiscence lane on Monday as they celebrated their youngest daughter's nineteenth birthday.
To honor the big day, Ali shared a candy photograph on Instagram of the 2 of them cuddling with new child child Harper. The photograph was taken within the bed room of their dwelling in Washington DC.
The household lived there earlier than George received a job at Good Morning America in 2009, and the intimate glimpse into their dwelling life was a lot cherished by followers of the couple.
Within the caption, Ali wrote: “Our child simply turned 19! Everybody advised me (sleep disadvantaged, breastfeeding mother) “get pleasure from it, it goes by so quick..” I assumed they had been loopy. And but I advised my husband final night time, “it goes by actually quick”. It's so true.”
Feedback flooded in, with one follower writing: “Thanks for sharing such a touching, private photograph,” whereas one other added: “That is so particular.” A 3rd added: “Time actually does go by so quick.”
George and Ali are additionally mother and father to 21-year-old daughter Elliot, who’s at the moment residing in London throughout a semester of working overseas in school.
In the meantime, Harper moved to Nashville, Tennessee in August to attend Vanderbilt College. Ali and George made no secret of the truth that they had been battling being empty nesters after Harper moved out of the home.
On the time, Ali posted a number of photographs of herself and George on Instagram, together with one in every of them leaving Harper's dorm on the faculty campus hand-in-hand.
“We've dropped our child lady off at school. Everyone seems to be saying 'she's able to launch'! However… I don't assume I'm prepared!” she wrote. “I don't wish to cease making pasta with vodka sauce, choosing up moist towels, basking in her acquainted scent. As Joni Mitchell as soon as wrote – 'the mattress is simply too large, the frying pan is simply too large'.”
She added: “I do know our daughter goes to do nice. However man, that is so merciless to folks. Please ship me baked items in order for you. I'll keep in my blanket.”
Harper is at all times on her mother and father' minds and through an episode of GMA earlier this 12 months, when Lara Spencer was in Nashville earlier than masking the CMAs for the present, George requested his buddy and co-star to “say hello to Harper” in the course of the go to.
Lara's personal daughter Katherine can be in her first 12 months on the similar school. Since Harper's departure, Ali has been sharing lots of empty nest-related posts, particularly on Instagram.
© InstagramHe not too long ago uploaded a photograph of the couple at dwelling in New York Metropolis, trying unhappy, and wrote within the caption that they’re getting used to their new life with out each daughters at dwelling.
She wrote within the caption, “Making an attempt to placed on a courageous face. #emptynesters.” The household reunites for holidays and particular events and even took a visit to Japan over Christmas, the place they had been joined by Jerry Seinfeld and his household.
© Getty PhotographsGeorge and Ali additionally not too long ago visited Elliot in London, a visit that came about throughout George's job at GMA. Elliot, a longtime anchor, was within the UK to report on Princess Kate's battle with most cancers, and whereas there, Elliot even received some work expertise, serving to his dad backstage at GMA.
George advised his co-anchors Robin Roberts, Michael Strahan and Rebecca Jarvis throughout a reside report from London: “Hey guys, earlier than we go, I’ve a particular P.A. [production assistant] In London at present.” Elliott then appeared on display briefly and instantly left the body after waving, prompting George to exclaim: “Oh no, she received shy actually quick!”
She then got here again for one more transient “hello” to the delight of her dad's co-hosts, with the dad joking: “I've determined to place her to work at present,” whereas he smiled from ear to ear, and Robin jokingly added: “It's nice to even catch a glimpse of her… get pleasure from your time there.”
Ali beforehand opened up about her dwelling life in New York Metropolis, when each daughters had been nonetheless residing at dwelling. Talking to Harry Connick Jr., she mentioned: “I’ve two ladies. George is the one boy in the home. For some cause, he always will get crushed up. He's at all times improper. He's an fool. He's a loser, however with love.”
