Inside George Stephanopoulos & Wife Ali’s $6.5 Million Home Where They’re Raising Their 2 Daughters

Former White House Press Secretary and current political commentator and host of Good Morning America, George Stephanopoulos is not only successful professionally, but also in his private life.

Indeed the TV celebrity is living the American dream alongside his wife and two daughters in their million dollar New York home.

The 61-year-old Massachussets native has come a long way, garnering years of experience in the political and media worlds, and is today viewed as a top American intellectual powerhouse.

But his journey wasn’t accomplished on his own. By his side is Ali Wentworth, his loyal and equally successful wife. Like her husband, years of experience have provided her with several accomplishments she can be very proud of: from author, to producer, to actress, and comedian.

The powerhouse couple has proved that hard work pays off with success in one’s professional life, but also privately when it comes to romance. They remain married after over 20 years of passion, partnership and true love.

The Beginnings

It all began when a friend of Wentworth’s suggested that Wentworth and Stephanopoulos would make a great match. Wentworth was however reluctant and doubtful, with her eyes on crush Hugh Grant instead – despite having never met the actor.

She was living in LA at the time and Stephanopoulos was in DC. Wentworth, a D.C. native whose mother worked in the White House, thus never fathomed that she and Stephanopoulos’ stars might one day align.

“I grew up in DC in politics and I couldn’t get out of there fast enough,” she explained.

Wentworth brushed off her friends’ suggestion and initially refused to meet him. She was finally convinced, however and the two went on their first date: lunch at New York’s Barneys department store in April 2001.

Wentworth was pleasantly surprised by how well the date went, and quickly felt they were a perfect fit. It only took a few days before they fell in love, and Stephanopoulos proposed.

“About 15 minutes in, she just leaned in and said something, and we were suddenly in another place, in another universe, immediately,” the GMA co-host said. “We went from strangers to friends to being in love in days.”

In November 2001, less than a year after their first encounter, the couple tied the knot and began their forever journey together.

Married Life

The couple initially settled into a beautiful colonial-revival house in Washington D.C. About one year following their marriage, on September 9, 2002, they welcomed their first daughter, Elliott Anastasia Stephanopoulos, to the family.

Younger sister Harper Andrea Stephanopoulos was born on June 2, 2005, and the family was now complete.

According to Wentworth, her daughters have at times struggled with their names, which many strangers have difficulty pronouncing at first. In a Times “Letter from Mom”, she apologizes to her daughters about this – and asks them to never let anyone bring them down.

“Elliott is my grandmother (your great-grandmother’s family name) and Harper was a gorgeous word I dreamt. I woke up one morning and shouted, “Harper!” and that’s what we named you,” she explains.

They remained comfortable in their D.C. home for years as the power couple continued to simultaneously progress in their careers. Wentworth describes their residence as beautifully designed, and she spent most of her days working from home.

But after just five years, a big change came their way: Stephanopoulos received the offer to co-host GMA.

This entailed a necessary move out of D.C. and towards New York – not to mention leaving behind the home they had grown to love.

It was a difficult time for Wentworth, who poignantly describes her difficulty with coping with the change:

“Speaking before thousands doesn’t cause me an ounce of anxiety. But moving? I’m on the floor, panic-stricken.”

But despite her anxieties and fears, Wentworth put on a brave face and moved forward to help support her husband in his career. She began packing up their precious belongings and prepared to start a new life in New York.