Photo: Cooper Hefner/Instagram
Cooper Hefneris officially a dad of three!
The businessman turned political candidate, 30, and his wife, actressScarlett Byrne Hefner, 31, welcomed twin daughters together on Saturday, March 26, the couple tells PEOPLE. The pair are already parents to 19-month-old daughterBetsy Rose.
“Scarlett and I are over the moon that our two daughters have joined us in the world,” Cooper tells PEOPLE. “Our hearts are fuller than ever before. Scarlett and the girls are healthy and resting. We are counting our blessings as a family as we sit in the extended love we have been gifted with.”
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Cooper, the son of the lateHugh Hefner, and wife Scarlett first shared theirexciting pregnancy newsexclusively with PEOPLE back in November.
Both Cooper and theHarry Potteractress later revealed the news on their respective Instagrams.
“Scarlett and I will be welcoming two new members of the family this spring. We couldn’t be happier as we wait on the arrival of our twins,” Cooper wrote alongside a photo of himself and Scarlett with Betsy. “A very Happy Thanksgiving to all!”
Wrote Scarlett, who played Pansy Parkinson in the hit franchise, “Thankful for our growing family. Cooper and I are very excited to share that we will be welcoming twins at the beginning of 2022. Wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving.”
Cooper and Scarlett welcomed their first child on Aug. 24, 2020 in Los Angeles. At the time, Cooper told PEOPLE that he and his wife were “filled with such joy” and “couldn’t be happier.”
The couple named their daughter after Cooper’s grandmother Betsy Aldridge-Conrad, who died that July. “My grandmother meant the world to both Scarlett and I,” Cooper said.
source: people.com
