Sara Foster, the offspring of renowned composer and music industry titan David Foster, recently revealed a less-than-stellar date with Hollywood’s own George Clooney. This anecdote surfaced during her conversation with sister Erin on an episode of “The World’s First Podcast.”
Foster recounted how supermodel Cindy Crawford and her husband, Rande Gerber, apparently took it upon themselves to set her up with the Oscar-winning actor. “I got set up with George Clooney, like, 30 years ago. It was such a blah. Sorry, had to say it,” Foster confessed.
The ill-fated rendezvous took place when she was around 24 years old, and the foursome actually met face-to-face. However, the chemistry was nonexistent from the start. “It was just such a hard no,” she reflected, sharing her initial thoughts. “I remember thinking, ‘Oh, he is so old.'”
Efforts to reach out for comments from representatives of Clooney and Crawford by the Daily Mail have yet to yield any responses. This tale of Hollywood matchmaking gone awry remains a humorous footnote in the annals of celebrity dating history.
‘It was just such a hard no,’ she said, recalling her first impression. ‘I remember thinking, “Oh, he is so old.”’
Daily Mail has reached out to reps for both Clooney and Crawford but has not received a response.
Sara Foster, daughter of music mogul David Foster, claimed she had a disastrous date with George Clooney decades ago; (pictured January at Golden Globes)
‘I got set up with George Clooney, like, 30 years ago. It was such a blah. Sorry, had to say it,’ Foster claimed oon her podcast, (Clooney in January 2026)
Foster continued by reflecting on age-gap relationships more broadly, explaining that she has never fully understood the appeal.
‘I always say that when I see these young girls dating older guys. Like, yes, of course, sometimes it makes sense, and it’s all the things,’ she said.
However, she admitted the dynamic never resonated with her personally.
‘I’ve never understood a 19-year-old that’s into a 40-year-old. I just always thought that was so weird.’
She went on to say she was ‘offended’ that Crawford and Gerber tried to set her up with Clooney ‘because he felt so old’ to her.
‘I’m sure George Clooney is a nice guy, but I just remember it being the four of us sitting there and thinking like, “I’m gonna die, like I’m gonna die,”’ Foster said, adding that she was already ‘so sad’ over an ex-boyfriend at the time.
‘Then, here’s this one who just feels like a grandpa. It was depressing. I was so depressed,’ she continued.
Foster felt there was one more detail worth setting straight about how the date actually went.
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Foster claimed Cindy Crawfordand her husband Rande Gerber tried to play matchmaker; (Crawford, Clooney and Gerber in 2025)
Foster said the attempt happened when she was around 24, and the four of them actually met in person – but the vibe was immediately off; (Kaia Gerber, Foster, Crawford and Erin Foster in 2015)
‘It was just such a hard no,’ Foster said, recalling her first impression, ‘I remember thinking, “Oh, he is so old”‘; (Crawford, Gerber and Clooney in 2002)
Foster went on to say she was ‘offended’ that Crawford and Gerber tried to set her up with Clooney ‘because he felt so old’ to her; (Foster in 2000)
‘I don’t think he was that into it either. I started crying about my ex to him. So I think he was like, “This chick’s not OK,”’ Foster explained with a laugh; (Foster, Elizabeth Berkley and Crawford in 2003)
‘I also think it wasn’t George being like, “Oh, set me up with Sara Foster.” I think it was more like Rande and Cindy being like, “We know someone great,”’ she said.
She then added how the awkward setup quickly turned emotional and might have given Clooney reason to bail.
‘I don’t think he was that into it either. I started crying about my ex to him. So I think he was like, “This chick’s not OK,”’ Foster explained with a laugh.
Foster eventually moved on from both her ex and the brief Clooney encounter, finding a long-term relationship with tennis player Tommy Haas.
The couple first met in the mid-2000s through mutual friends, quickly becoming inseparable, and even got engaged in 2009, though they never made it down the aisle.
Foster referred to their partnership as ‘basically married,’ saying they had been together since she was 25 and that their lives were completely intertwined.
The pair remained focused on co‑parenting their daughters Valentina and Josephine after news broke in August 2024 that they had split.
Meanwhile, Clooney’s romantic history before settling down is well documented.
Foster eventually moved on with tennis player Tommy Haas in the mid-2000s, and the pair, who share daughters Valentina and Josephine, remained focused on co‑parenting after news broke in August 2024 that they had split; (Foster and Haas in 2017)
Clooney finally tied the knot with human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, 47, in September 2014; (Gerber, Crawford, Amal Clooney and Clooney in 2018)
The actor was famously linked to a series of high-profile women over the years, including Elisabetta Canalis, Stacy Keibler, Sarah Larson, and several other Hollywood stars.
Known for being private yet charismatic, he cultivated a reputation as one of Hollywood’s most eligible bachelors.
Clooney finally tied the knot with human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, 47, in September 2014.
The couple share eight-year-old twins Alexander and Ella, and George has often spoken about how meeting Amal completely changed his perspective on life and love.
