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George Clooney Recounts Teenage Shoe-Store Gig Treating Customers’ Foot Corns on Daytime TV

The light anecdote surfaced during a Live With Kelly and Mark interview tied to his Netflix film Jay Kelly.

Overview

  • Clooney said that at 18 he sold women’s shoes and frequently dealt with elderly customers’ hammertoes and corns.
  • He described using blue powder, a hole‑punched stretching shoe, and a plastic corn tool likened to Mr. Potato Head.
  • Kelly Ripa joked he was the “original version of cornhole,” prompting a playful yes from Clooney.
  • He added that playing a doctor on ER did not make him feel more medically knowledgeable, saying he felt “dumber.”
  • The segment doubled as promotion for Jay Kelly on Netflix, and coverage echoed the story with some sensational framing.