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Amal Clooneyshared a sweet glimpse of her and husbandGeroge Clooney’s love story while accepting her honor at the annual DVF Awards on Thursday.
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“I am here in Venice with my husband; he is a rising star,” Amal joked to the crowd in attendance before going on to share a story of what the city means to them as a couple.
“Venice is the place where almost nine years ago we were married," she said. “As we sailed through the city in the last two days, I thought how incredibly lucky I am because somehow our incredibly different worlds collided one day 10 years ago in Lake Como. I just think about the millions of things that had to happen in both of our lives to bring us to that moment and how grateful I am for that luck, my love.”
She continued: “I just wanted to say, you, my love, like this city, take my breath away and you make our lives magical. It is sometimes hard to believe you exist, so thank you for being the brightest light in my life.”
Giuseppe Fantasia, an Italian film and art critic in attendance, tells PEOPLE the two were “very affectionate with each other” during the night.
While accepting her award, Amal shared a message of hope from the late former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who “once said it’s better to light a candle than to curse the darkness and in this room I see so many people who are shining their light.”
DVF Awards attendees including Emma Thompson (second from left) Nancy Pelosi (third from left). Diane von Furstenberg (center), Amal Clooney (third from center), Maria Ressa (fourth from right) and Rita Ora (second from right).Stefano Trovati-Alfonso Catalano/SGP
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George and Amal have been spotted on multiple occasions enjoying Venice in style.
On Aug. 29, thetwo touched down in the cityoutfitted in coordinating ensembles, Amal clad in a floral-print shift dress and slingback heels and George keeping things cool and casual in seersucker pants and a navy blue collared shirt.
They were then seendining at a local hotspot, Ristorante Da Ivo dressed in cocktail attire. And after a night of mingling and celebration at the DVF Awards, the pair stepped out inmatching black outfitsas they brought their Venice trip to a close.
source: people.com
