George Stephanopoulos to spend more time away from NYC in near future – details

George Stephanopoulos and Ali Wentworth face big family change

Good Morning America anchor George Stephanopoulos has a very special reason to be spending more time away from his home in New York City in the near future.

The television host, 62, and his wife Ali Wentworth, 58, helped move their youngest daughter, 18, into her new student accommodation. Naturally it is an emotional time for the parents as they dropped their youngest daughter off at her new home, Nashville University, for the first time.

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George Stephanopoulos and Ali Wentworth face change together

Despite their own mixed feelings of nerves and excitement, the proud parents had some good words of advice for their daughter. “Go with the flow. Be engaged. Be curious,” they told her. Happy for her, George said: “It’s a huge adventure for Harper… She’s never lived in Nashville before and the campus was amazing.”

Big family milestone

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Both their daughters have flown the nest

Stirring up all kinds of emotion, Ali marked the huge milestone for the family on her Instagram with a sweet photo. In the picture, the husband and wife could be seen holding hands as they embrace the next stage of their lives together.

Change for George and Ali’s family

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Ali and George will have the house to themselves

Despite their busy schedules, the family have always had a close bond so no wonder it will bring about more change for them. George previously revealed the whole family would sit to have dinner together.

He wrote for Men’s Health last year: I’m a pretty relaxed father. But as our younger daughter, Harper, says, the only thing I’m strict about as a dad is family dinner, “and the rest of my friends think, like, that’s pretty weird.” I don’t want to romanticize these nightly dinners. There are days when I don’t want to shop or cook or corral everyone. We’ve had disasters where the food is terrible or we’re all cranky. Plenty of the dinners have involved everybody rushing, finishing the meal in less than 20 minutes.”

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The couple are excited and a little nervous!

Sadly when their eldest daughter went to university it brought about a change for the family, he added: “Elliott went to college last fall, but Harper is still home. We still have family dinners, though not as frequently. (Harper does not always love being the sole focus of attention.) I miss the ritual.”