Ali Wentworth and George Stephanopoulos.Photo:Jamie McCarthy/Getty
Jamie McCarthy/Getty
Ali Wentworthis having a little fun with her husbandGeorge Stephanopouloson their 22nd wedding anniversary!
In honor of the occasion on Monday, the actress and comedian, 58, delivered a specialvideo messageto theGood Morning Americaco-host, 62, while he was live on-air. Before the clip played, Stephanopoulos appeared to be anticipating a touching message from his wife — but instead, Wentworth took a playful jab at him — and his early-morning job.
As Wentworth’s video played, a split screen captured Stephanopoulos on the set, at first shaking his head and then laughing at his wife’s sassy message.
“I love you. Come home!” she added as the video ended.
Wentworth andGMAboth shared the video on their respective Instagram pages. “Happy 22nd anniversary to our very own @gstephanopoulos and @therealaliwentworth! Thanks to Ali’s surprise anniversary message, we all laughed AND cried before 9am,” GMA’s caption read.
During Monday’s episode, Stephanopoulos went on to share that he had tried to call Wentworth earlier that morning — presumably to wish her a happy anniversary — but she didn’t pick up. “Now I know why,” he said, referring to her sneaky surprise.
“I’m tearing up a bit. Twenty-two years ago today,” a visibly emotional Stephanopoulos noted as he reflected on the marriage milestone.
Ali Wentworth and George Stephanopoulos.Noam Galai/Getty
Noam Galai/Getty
In a funny twist to the story, the former White House Communications Director also revealed that when he popped the question to Wentworth, she was asleep. “I took her to Greece so she sort of knew it was coming, but it was while she was taking a nap,” he recounted. “And she did say yes when she woke up.”
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“I had a birthday party, all girls, and everyone said, ‘You know, you have to start dating, Ali.’ And I said, ‘You know what, I live in L.A., it’s either agents or actors — I’m not interested.’ And one of them said, ‘You should go out with my old boyfriend, George Stephanopoulos.’ And I said, ‘No, thank you,'” she recalled.
George Stephanopoulos and Ali Wentworth.Manny Carabel/Getty
Manny Carabel/Getty
However, she was eventually swayed, thinking she would at least get “a good dinner party story” out of the date. As it turned out, the two sparked an instant connection, and the rest, as they say, is history.
The couple tied the knot in 2001 in a traditional Greek wedding held in New York City. Earlier this year, Wentworth told PEOPLE the nuptials included lots of very lively Greek dancing.
“One of my favorite memories from that event was watching these circles of people we loved, arm-in-arm, kicking their legs up to Greek music — the directorMike Nicholsnext to George’s grandmother next to an 8-year-old flower girl next to my college roommate,” she reminisced.
source: people.com
