Why was George Stephanopoulos dressed as a 'schoolboy'? ‘GMA’ star and wife Ali Wentworth fear being 'empty nesters'

George Stephanopoulos surprised everyone by dressing as a schoolboy in a photo
PUBLISHED AUG 28, 2023
George Stephanopoulos was forced to dress as a schoolboy by his wife Ali Wentworth (Getty Images)
George Stephanopoulos was forced to dress as a schoolboy by his wife Ali Wentworth (Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: ‘Good Morning America’ star George Stephanopoulos was recently spotted dressed as a schoolboy in a social media post by his wife Ali Wentworth.

The 62-year-old 'GMA' host was beaming, while his wife Ali hugged him sideways and looked into the camera's lens.

Ali later clarified in the caption of the post that she made George dress as a schoolboy “to help deal with the pain of being empty nesters.”

George and Ali recently dropped their daughter, Harper to college. The mother of two daughters shared a heart-wrenching post about the separation from her child. 

Although Ali has been comforted by friends and family, she still seems to be suffering from the effects of the separation and does her best to cheer herself up with funny antics. 

Ali Wentworth and George Stephanopoulos attend the
Ali Wentworth and 'GMA' host George Stephanopoulos have been married for 22 years (Getty Images)

Ali Wentworth makes George Stephanopoulos dress like a ‘schoolboy’

It’s clear from Ali Wentworth’s latest social media posts that she is taking the separation from her daughter the hardest.

In her desperate attempt to overcome the loneliness of an empty house, Ali decided to use anything that would distract her from the fact that her daughter Harper no longer lives with her.

To cheer herself up and overcome the pain of the “empty nester,” Ali lately dressed her husband up as an elementary school boy with a blue and white tie, blazer and tangled hair.


 
 
 
 
 
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She captioned the snap, “To help deal with the pain of being empty nesters- I made George dress like it was his first day of class at a boy’s elementary school…”

Ali can be seen hugging George as the ‘GMA’ host looks all decked up to attend his first day at ‘school’ if Ali is to be believed. 

GMA star George Stephanopoulos has two daughters aged 18 and 20 (Photo by Nina Westervelt/Getty Images)
'GMA' host George Stephanopoulos and Ali Wentworth share  two daughters aged 18 and 20 (Nina Westervelt/Getty Images)                      

Fans say George Stephanopoulos understood Ali Wentworth’s 'assignment' 

Ali Wentworth is known for her humor. Her posts depict that and the recent one where George Stephanopoulos is dressed as a "schoolboy" is no different from others.  

After Ali’s hilarious post, one fan praised George for being a sport, “He understood the assignment and gets bonus points for smiling.” 

Another user said, “You two are goals” while a third mentioned, “You guys have to be the cutest couple in the world.”

Ali and George are spending their summer vacation in Greece (@therealaliwentworth/Instagram)
Fans called Ali Wentworth and 'GMA' host George Stephanopoulos 'cutets couple' (@therealaliwentworth/Instagram)                     

Another user joked, “You forgot to have him hold a sign with questions, like, what does he want to be when he grows up?”

A user added, “He is such a good sport” while a sixth stated, “He looks like all the Greek boys in my Sunday School class. Memories…”

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