{"id":198359,"date":"2025-09-04T02:04:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T02:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/198359\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T02:04:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T02:04:09","slug":"penn-badgley-welcomes-identical-twin-boys-with-wife-domino-kirke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/198359\/","title":{"rendered":"Penn Badgley welcomes identical twin boys with wife Domino Kirke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s double trouble for Domino Kirke and Penn Badgley!<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cGossip Girl\u201d alum\u2019s wife has <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/parents\/celebrity-babies-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">given birth<\/a> to twin boys. Badgley announced the happy news <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DOKAST9EREU\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">via Instagram<\/a> Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m interrupting my paternity leave, which I\u2019m on by the way, which is also I\u2019m whispering. There\u2019s tiny little baby feet right there,\u201d Badgley, 38, said.  \u201cI don\u2019t want to wake them up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cYou\u201d star made the announcement as he promoted an upcoming live event for his podcast and new book \u201cCrushmore\u201d on Oct. 14.<\/p>\n<p>Penn Badgley and Domino Kirke\u2019s family just got bigger. Getty Images for Tibet House US<\/p>\n<p>The singer has given birth to twins. WWD via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The 41-year-old revealed in February that she was pregnant with two babies. Instagram\/@domino_kirke_badgley<\/p>\n<p>The singer, 41, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/parents\/celebrity-pregnancy-announcements-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revealed her pregnancy news<\/a> in February, calling their expanding family a \u201cplot twist\u201d in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DGnnBLlOh_p\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram announcement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kirke hinted at her due date in the caption, writing, \u201cBabies #3 and #4 coming this Summer! \u2026 Spontaneous twins are beyond magical.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are stunned,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2019\/05\/13\/how-amy-schumers-doula-domino-kirke-is-connected-to-hollywood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the doula<\/a> continued. \u201cWe are in awe. Can\u2019t think of anyone else I\u2019d rather be on this ride with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She and Badgley are also the parents of son James, whom <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2020\/09\/20\/penn-badgley-and-domino-kirke-welcome-first-child-together\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">joined their family<\/a> in August 2020.<\/p>\n<p>She and Badgley were \u201cstunned\u201d and \u201cin awe\u201d over the news. Getty Images for Giorgio Armani<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan\u2019t think of anyone else I\u2019d rather be on this ride with,\u201d Kirke gushed via Instagram. GC Images<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The little one made an appearance in the Photobooth pictures Kirke used to debut her baby bump, with a heart emoji covering his face.<\/p>\n<p>Welcoming James during the coronavirus pandemic was \u201cvery, very joyful,\u201d Badgley <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6e0oivYp2J8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told \u201cJess Cagle Show\u201d listeners<\/a> in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had an opportunity to be with him in a way that we wouldn\u2019t have,\u201d he explained. \u201cSo that is a strange blessing in it all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The couple wed in 2017. Getty Images for SiriusXM<\/p>\n<p>At the time, the actor became the stepdad to his wife\u2019s son Cassius. Instagram\/@domino_kirke_badgley<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cYou\u201d star is also the stepdad to Kirke\u2019s eldest son, Cassius, from her previous romance with ex Morgan O\u2019Kane.<\/p>\n<p>She and Badgley <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2017\/02\/27\/penn-badgley-marries-domino-kirke-at-brooklyn-courthouse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">got married in February 2017<\/a> in a New York City courthouse, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2017\/06\/26\/domino-kirke-and-penn-badgley-tie-the-knot-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tying the knot again<\/a> upstate four months later.<\/p>\n<p>The couple have been together since 2014.<\/p>\n<p>In the summer of 2020, the pair welcomed their first baby together, son James. Instagram\/@domino_kirke_badgley<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cGossip Girl\u201d alum has since called the timing of James\u2019 arrival during the COVID-19 pandemic a \u201cblessing.\u201d Nathan Congleton\/NBC via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Kirke once said (<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/penn-badgley-domino-kirke-relationship-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">via People<\/a>) that she didn\u2019t think \u201cmarriage was in the cards\u201d when she met her now-husband because she was \u201csort of getting a little used to being a single mom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Badgley praised his partner\u2019s \u201cinvisible qualities\u201d while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B6L-SARg1rq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wishing her a happy birthday via Instagram<\/a> in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The actor called Kirke a \u201ctruly radiant soul\u201d with a \u201cgreat capacity for empathy\u201d and \u201cmiraculous \u2026 desire to be of service to others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s double trouble for Domino Kirke and Penn Badgley! 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