Kristen Wiig FINALLY reveals her baby twins’ names in the end credits of her new film… a week after confirming she secretly married partner Avi Rothman
- The Bridesmaids actress, 47, had previously kept the names and identities of her children away from the public arena following their birth via surrogate in June
- Wiig, who has never publicly confirmed her marriage, also revealed the couple had privately exchanged vows during an interview with Howard Stern
- The Saturday Night Live star confirmed her engagement to Rothman in 2019 after a three year relationship
- She sparked engagement rumours in May 2019 after she was spotted wearing an eye-catching diamond on her ring finger
- Wiig’s first marriage to actor Hayes Hargrove ended in divorce in 2009, four years after they exchanged vows
Kristen Wiig has finally revealed the unique names of her baby twins, eight months after welcoming them via surrogate in June.
The actress, 47, had previously kept her children’s moniker’s out of the public eye, but has now referenced them directly in the end credits of her latest film, Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar.
In a special thanks section used by Wiig and her co-star Annie Mumolo, she credits ‘Avi, Luna & Shiloh’ – an apparent reference to her family.
The Bridesmaids star’s revelation comes little more than a week after confirming she is now married to partner Avi Rothman.
Revelation: Kristen Wiig has finally revealed the unique names of her baby twins, eight months after welcoming them via surrogate in June
The subsequent credits are use by Mumolo – with whom she also wrote the film’s screenplay – to thank her own family, among them children Grace and Vincent.
The announcement comes after Kristen confirmed she is married to actor Rothman, 48, two years after announcing their engagement.
The star, who has never publicly confirmed her marriage, revealed the couple had privately exchanged vows during an interview with Howard Stern last week.
Appearing on the DJ’s SiriusXM radio show, the actress spoke affectionately about her life with Rothman and their eight-month old baby twins during the ongoing health crisis.
She said: ‘Besides the fact that we are where we are, it’s hard to not feel the s**t and struggle that’s going on, in my home I’m very lucky that I have these two babies and my husband. They make it all better, and it’s changed my life.’
There they are: The actress referenced ‘Avi, Luna and Shiloh’ – an apparent reference to husband Avi Rothman and their twins – in the end credits to Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar
Co-stars: Wiig stars in her latest film alongside Annie Mumolo, with whom she also wrote the film’s screenplay
The actress confirmed her engagement to Rothman in 2019 after a three year relationship. They welcomed their children via a surrogate in June 2020.
Wiig’s first marriage to actor Hayes Hargrove ended in divorce in 2009, four years after they exchanged vows.
Speaking to Stern about the challenges that come with juggling motherhood and a busy career, Kristen admitted she was apprehensive about leaving her twins – whose names have never been made public – when she returns to work.
She said: ‘Right now I’m not going to an actual set, but because of all this stuff I’m not as present as I would like to be and it’s really hard.
Happy couple: Kristen and Avi visit Hawaii in 2016. The couple confirmed their engagement in 2019 following a three year relationship
‘I’m convinced they’re going to forget who I am if I’m gone for a day. I have looked at my children and said “I am your mother!”
‘I am nervous about leaving and going to work when that happens because there’s something really nice about being home with them all the time.
‘But they’re really young right now and I have that as an advantage, because they don’t really know when I’m not there.
‘But that time is coming and I’ll do my best to balance and they will come first.’
Kristen and Avi were first spotted together in May 2016 during a romantic getaway to Hawaii.
Ring finger: Kristen first sparked engagement rumours in May 2019 after she was spotted wearing an eye-catching diamond on her ring finger (pictured)
At the time, a source revealed to People that Kristen and Avi ‘have been secretly dating for a few months’.
The actress sparked engagement rumours in May 2019 after she was spotted wearing an eye-catching diamond on her ring finger.
TMZ later reported that the couple had been engaged for ‘several months.’
Appearing remotely on Thursday’s edition of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Kristen admitted the moment she thought he was going to propose during a holiday to Patagonia was scuppered by an inquisitive puma.
Stepping out: The notoriously private couple were pictured taking their dog fro a walk in Los Angeles last May
She recalled: ‘I actually thought that he was going to propose to me because the guide was always with us, and this time he’s like “why don’t you go on this hike, just the two of you? I’ll give you my walkie talkie, it’ll be fine.”
‘And I thought “OK that’s weird,” fully thinking that I’m getting proposed to.
‘We’re walking down this path and I see this head pop out of the grass and I’m like, oh it’s a large puma, like a very large puma.
‘We could scream and no one would hear us. We were told that if you see a puma clap your hands, make a noise, don’t run, don’t turn around.
Unusual: Appearing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Kristen admitted the moment she thought he was going to propose during a holiday to Patagonia was scuppered by an inquisitive puma
‘So we’re backing up and I’m thinking this is it. I’m crying, my boyfriend is shaking and these people are running after it taking pictures. Pumas don’t attack people there but we wouldn’t know that.
‘Needless to say he didn’t propose to me there!’
Prior to meeting Avi, Kristen dated The Strokes drummer, Fabrizio Moretti for more than a year before splitting in 2013.
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