'What's the point of being a parent if you don't get your hands dirty?': George Clooney opens up about being a hand-on dad to twins Ella and Alexander following reports actor and wife Amal refused to hire a full-time nanny

Published: 05:13 GMT, 19 November 2017 | Updated: 04:42 GMT, 20 November 2017

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They welcomed twins Ella and Alexander in June.

And George Clooney has confirmed he and wife Amal are hands-on parents, even though it can be a 'total train wreck' when he changes the babies' diapers.

The 56-year-old spoke with Sunday Life this week about his responsibilities as a parent and getting his 'hands dirty' after it was reported the couple don't have a full-time nanny.

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Doting: George Clooney has confirmed he and wife Amal are hands-on parents, even though it can be a 'total train wreck' when he changes the babies' diapers

The Hollywood star joked changing their diapers was a 'total train wreck' now the twins have started to eat solid food, but refused to pass on the task to a nanny.

'It's my job. What's the point of being a parent if you don't get your hands dirty? That's what it's all about,' he said.

He expressed his amazement at how Ella and Alexander have already formed their personalities in five short months.

'It's my job. What's the point of being a parent if you don't get your hands dirty? That's what it's all about,' he said

'He's this little thug, this out-there personality, and she's very sweet-natured and dainty,'' he described.

In May this year, E! Online reported George and Amal had decided to forego hiring a full-time nanny.

The report claimed the high-profile pair would instead have a night nurse to help set an initial sleeping schedule for the babies.

'He's this little thug, this out-there personality, and she's very sweet-natured and dainty,'' he described of their twins

Hard at work: The 56-year-old spoke with Sunday Life about his responsibilities as a parent and getting his 'hands dirty' after it was reported the couple don't have a full-time nanny

Us magazine previously reported Amal, 39, would return to work as a human rights lawyer after her maternity leave period, with her mother Baria Alamuddin helping with the kids.

'They won't hire a nanny,' an alleged source claimed, back in February.

'I cannot imagine two people who would be better parents,' George's mother Nina Warren also told the publication.

Leaning in: Us magazine reported Amal, 39, would return to work as a human rights lawyer after her maternity leave period, with her mother Baria Alamuddin helping with the kids