Double Oscar winner Hilary Swank has announced that she and her husband Philip Schneider are expecting twins, describing the couple's happy news as "a total miracle".
US magazine People reports that 48-year-old Swank announced her pregnancy on Good Morning America on US television on Wednesday.
.@HilarySwank is going to be a mom of TWO!
— Good Morning America (@GMA) October 5, 2022
Congratulations! ❤️ https://t.co/kWY5S6eOU4 pic.twitter.com/kzuG8NkpdF
"This is something that I've been wanting for a long time and my next thing is I'm gonna be a mom," she said. "And not just of one, but of two. I can't believe it."
"It's so nice to be able to talk about it and share it," Swank continued.
Swank later appeared on Live with Kelly and Ryan on US television and told hosts Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest that twins run in both her family and her husband's.
. @HilarySwank is pregnant with twins! pic.twitter.com/ssjG8ycnnd
— LIVEKellyRyan (@LiveKellyRyan) October 5, 2022
"It's such a blessing," she added. "It's a total miracle. It's unbelievable."
Swank and social venture entrepreneur Schneider married in August 2018.
Swank's new series, Alaska Daily, premieres in the US on Thursday night.
