Clooney marriage alert: Vegas cocktail waitress hits the jackpot

Mar 3, 2008, 13:35 GMT

George Clooney (R) and his girlfriend Sarah Larson arrive for the 80th annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California, USA, 24 February 2008. EPA/ANDREW GOMBERT

George Clooney's girlfriend is "high-maintenance", according to her ex-lover.

George, who met waitress Sarah Larson last June when she served him drinks at the 'Ocean's Thirteen' premiere in Las Vegas, has been warned she is a strong-willed, independent woman.

Tommy McKaughn, who dated Sarah for six years, revealed: "She's not star struck and I bet George really likes that about her.

"If he's ready for a high-maintenance challenge then I would say go for it."

McKaughn claims Sarah, 29, was a free spirit, who enjoyed playing the bongos and performing exotic Indian dances.

He added to website E! Online: "She was a hippie chick but high-maintenance at the same time."

McKaughn also warned George that Sarah holds grudges, and once confiscated his Jerry Garcia CDs after he forgot her birthday.

However, McKaughn believes Sarah's liberal political views and "nurturing soul" make her the perfect woman to tame George, who is famed for his bachelor lifestyle.

Last month, the 'Michael Clayton' star asked Sarah to move into his Hollywood Hills mansion. He is also reported to have told her he is ready to settle down.

A source said: "Sarah feels her biological clock is ticking and wants to get pregnant by the time she's 30, so that has influenced George a lot. He has dated so many women and he doesn't want to lose this one along with all the others."

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