By George, will Clooney ever settle down?

STACY KEIBLER

• STYLE: Known as the Legs of WWE (an American professional wrestling organisation) in honour of her 42in pins, Stacy is a model-turned-wrestling star.
• TIMELINE: Two months and counting.
• A TRUE ROMANCE? Too soon to say.
• PR RATING: 7/10. She's put his face in the news once more Ϡjust as his political thriller The Ides Of March hits the cinemas.

KELLY PRESTON

• STYLE: George met this permed Californian blonde in acting school.
• TIMELINE: 14 months between 1987 and 1989.
• A TRUE ROMANCE? He gave her a pot-bellied pig called Max for her birthday, but insisted on keeping it when they split.
• THEY SAID: George was apparently ‘devastated' when she left him for actor Charlie Sheen. Kelly went on to marry John Travolta in 1991.
• PR RATING: 5/10. They made a cute couple, but marriage was never on the cards.

TALIA BALSAM

• STYLE: A sweet-faced brunette actress who romanced him in 1984 when he was only 23. They split in 1987, and then got back together two years later.
• TIMELINE: Six years in total.
• A TRUE ROMANCE? They were wed in Vegas by an Elvis impersonator in 1989, but split in 1992. Their rows over money are said to have put him off marriage for ever.
• HE SAID: "I married a terrific girl. That it didn't work out was mostly my fault."
• PR RATING: 8/10. Not a success, but at least George's marriage to Balsam raised his profile. 

CELINE BALITRAN

• STYLE: Publicity-shy Celine was a law student when they met in 1996.
• TIMELINE: Three years, four months.
• A TRUE ROMANCE? They met in a Paris cafeŽ where she was waitressing. In a few months, she'd moved into his LA house. There were problems, among them his preference for spending time with his male friends. They split in 1999.
• HE SAID: "Honey, it's no picnic dating me."
• PR RATING: 8/10. A serious young woman who polished his image as more than just beefcake.

TRAYLOR HOWARD

• STYLE: A blonde sweetheart who starred in the film comedy Me Myself and Irene.
• TIMELINE: One month.
• A TRUE ROMANCE? They zoomed round Hollywood on his Harley Davidson in 2000, but he was also linked to model Angie Everhart.
• THEY SAID: "Traylor knows about George's way with women but she wants to be the one to make him settle down."
• PR RATING: 7/10. This relationship appeared to be another notch on his bedpost.

RENEE ZELLWEGER

• STYLE: Shy, down-to-earth actress Renee has always tried to keep her private life as quiet as possible, so she's not a typical George woman.
• TIMELINE: One month altogether, though they've been linked several times.
• A TRUE ROMANCE? They were first linked romantically at the end of 2001, and were supposed to be dating again in 2003, when they were spotted dining together. In 2006, the pair were seen having dinner in a Los Angeles hotel. Asked if they had dated, Clooney replied: "A little bit".
• SHE SAID: "Actually, we are old friends."
• PR RATING: 7/10. The speculation hurt nobody, but that still couldn't turn their 2008 American football film Leatherheads into a hit.

KIMBERLY RUSSELL

• STYLE: A poised actress with tumbling raven hair. They met on the social scene in Los Angeles.
• TIMELINE: 10 months
• A TRUE ROMANCE? He dumped her in 1995 (by letter rather than face-to-face) allegedly because he wanted to see other women and take advantage of his blossoming fame after starring in TV drama ER. After the split Kimberley said: "You have to enjoy the ride while it lasts Ϡhe's simply not the marrying kind. The guy is an absolute charmer, but just don't mention the words ѭmarriage, commitment or babies"/Ѯ'
• HE SAID: 'I'm sorry. I love you but marriage is not a trip I can take again.'
• PR RATING: 8/10. He needed someone gorgeous on his arm Πand she certainly fitted the bill.

VENDELA KIRSEBOM

• STYLE: A stunning Swedish supermodel, sometimes compared with Grace Kelly.
• TIMELINE: Three months.
• A TRUE ROMANCE? They met at an Oscars party and he was instantly smitten. Dated in 1996, although it was never serious because he was seeing other women at the time.
• THEY SAID: 'George looked like he was in seventh heaven when they were together.'
• PR RATING: 10/10. She had va-va voom, perfect for the image of an emerging superstar.

KAREN DUFFY

• STYLE: Spookily similar to George's ex-wife Talia, this ex-model was an MTV host when they found themselves moving in the same Hollywood circles. Heavy flirtation ensued.
• TIMELINE: One month.
• A TRUE ROMANCE? Just a handful of dates back in 1996, but they remain good friends Ϡshe went on holiday with him last year.
• SHE SAID: 'I could never fall in love with a man with a pet pig, and George's pig is disgusting.'
• PR RATING: 9/10. She helped his lady-killer reputation begin to take hold.

MARIELLA FROSTRUP

• STYLE: Husky-voiced British broadcaster, professional blonde and world-class flirt.
• TIMELINE: Not even a month.
• A TRUE ROMANCE? They reportedly met in a Cannes hotel bar in 1999 and were 'insepar-able' for the next three days. Since their fling, which she's denied, they've remained friends. He is godfather to her two children.
• SHE SAID: 'I am so not George's type. He goes for tall brunettes, I'm a blonde midget.'
• PR RATING: 10/10. She made George look fun, and he gave her a story to dine out on for the next 20 years.

LISA SNOWDON

• STYLE: A British model with impossibly long legs, a shiny sheet of brown hair, and a reputation as a party-loving 'man's woman'.
• TIMELINE: 5 years on and off.
• A TRUE ROMANCE? They met in Spain on the set of a Martini commercial in 2000, and an unconventional liaison ensued.
• There was never any discussion about her moving into his Los Angeles mansion, let alone becoming Mrs Clooney, and the final three years were angst-filled.
• She was seen sobbing at the Cannes film festival when rumours that she had been dumped reached her ears. In the end, though, she became fed up and chucked him herself.
• SHE SAID: 'Work almost totally dried up. People saw me living a new life and thought I wouldn't be interested in modelling again.'
• PR RATING: 10/10. The perfect consort, and someone to walk the red carpet with for hit films Ocean's Eleven and Twelve.

KRISTA ALLEN

• STYLE: A racy, brunette bombshell who starred in Baywatch and the U.S. soap, Days Of Our Lives.
• TIMELINE: Nine months.
• A TRUE ROMANCE? They were an item Ϡon and off Ϡbetween 2002 and 2004, when George was also dating Lisa Snowdon. Then they dated again in 2006 when he was between girlfriends, and there was yet another reunion in 2008.
• THEY SAY: 'There's something about Krista that brings him back.'
• PR RATING: 9/10. How better to assert his red-blooded credentials than a romance with a saucy star?

SARAH LARSON

• STYLE: A fun-loving Las Vegas cocktail waitress, she started dating him in 2007.
• TIMELINE: 11 months.
• A TRUE ROMANCE? Not really; it was over in June 2008 Ϡjust as she appeared on the cover of Harper's Bazaar. She had hoped for more Ϡafter all, he'd taken her to the Oscars.
• THEY SAID: 'She thought they were getting married. Instead, she got dumped. She's really upset. Devastated.'
• PR RATING: 5/10. Sarah was pretty enough to be a good match for George, but too optimistic about 'changing' him.

ELISABETTA CANALIS

• STYLE: Yet another gorgeous, willowy brunette, she was a successful Italian model and MTV presenter before she met George in 2009.
• TIMELINE: 24 months.
• A TRUE ROMANCE? They dated until June 2011 when she gave an indiscreet interview about their future prospects. Said to have attended Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's bunga bunga parties, which she denies.
• SHE SAID: 'I have always seen the end of my relationships as a personal failure. There is nothing ever pretty in saying goodbye.'
• PR RATING: 5/10: She was faintly bonkers, while he became worthier than ever, making arty films like The Men Who Stare at Goats.