Amal Clooney says life was 'easier' before marrying George Clooney

Amal Clooney said life and her legal career felt "easier" before her high-profile marriage to George Clooney, noting "It was easier when I could decide what kind of exposure I got" during a Cartier Dialogues event in Bangkok. She added that the change after marriage was "something new to navigate." She described it as "a weird phenomenon," saying, "I used to have my work life and my personal life, and they could look quite different, and I was able to not have them mix… and then I got married and that changed quite a lot." Amal recalled being initially self-conscious about how public appearances might affect perceptions — "At first I was kind of conscious of that one-dimensional view where I felt like, well, I can’t be seen wearing this dress or doing this because I’m in front of a judge on Monday and I don’t want the judge to… but you know it just doesn’t matter as much as living your life." She added, "Ultimately if you’re good at what you do, that is going to shine through or not," and said she "wouldn’t allow that factor to stop m

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