Chronicle EditorGeorge and Amal Clooney married their way onto rich list of Britain’s super wealthy with £121 million fortune (of which £120 million is his).
George Clooney has joined the ranks of Britain’s super-rich for the first time – thanks to his marriage to human rights lawyer Amal.
The couple are worth a joint £121 million – placing them at number 790 out of the 1 000 wealthiest people in Britain and Ireland.
George (53) has been included in the Sunday Times Rich List for the first time this year
after his marriage to the high-profile lawyer in Venice last September.
His average annual earnings have worked out at about £12 million thanks to a constant stream of box office hits, but he made £13 million alone from Oscar-award winning film “Gravity”.
The Hollywood heartthrob’s iconic appearance in the Nespresso coffee advert is also believed to have earned him £26 million.
Amal’s career as a high-powered lawyer has added £1 million to the joint fortune.
Other celebrities on the list include David and Victoria Beckham, as their joint wealth increases to £240 million thanks to his sponsorship deals with Adidas and H&M.
The footballer (39), is now one of the country’s leading philanthropists, with his latest project, 7: The David Beckham Unicef Fund, aiming to raise £7 million for needy children in the next three years.
Apprentice star Alan Sugar is now a billionaire for the first time, after his wealth increased by £140 million to £1,04 billion.
The list shows that the country’s wealthiest have collectively doubled their money in the six years since the financial crisis devastated the economy.
Today the wealthiest 1 000 people based in Britain are collectively worth £547 billion, up from £258 billion in 2009, an increase of 112 per cent.
Those placed lowest on the 1 000 rankings have around £100 million – £45million more than in 2009 and £15 million more than last year, the biggest annual leap in 18 years.
The richest person in Britain is Ukraine-born Len Blavatnik, the Warner Music boss whose business empire also includes interests in metals and the digital media, who is worth £13,17 billion – up £3,17 billion on last year.
Second on the list are Indian-born brothers Sri and Gopi Hinduja, industrialists whose business interests make them worth £13 million.
The Anglo-Canadian Weston family, led by brothers Galen and George, are in third place with £11 billion.
They own Primark, Selfridges and Fortnum & Mason. – dailymail.co.uk
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