Mumbai: Preity Zinta Thursday announced that she and her husband, financial analyst Gene Goodenough have become parents to twins — a son and a daughter — through surrogacy.
Zinta, who has been away from the big screen, said they have named their newborn babies Jai and Gia.
“Gene & I are overjoyed & our hearts are filled with so much gratitude & with so much love as we welcome our twins Jai Zinta Goodenough & Gia Zinta Goodenough into our family,” she wrote on Twitter.
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The actor also thanked the medical staff and their surrogate “for being part of this incredible journey”.
Hi everyone, I wanted to share our amazing news with all of you today. Gene & I are overjoyed & our hearts are filled with so much gratitude & with so much love as we welcome our twins Jai Zinta Goodenough & Gia Zinta Goodenough into our family. pic.twitter.com/wknLAJd1bL
— Preity G Zinta (@realpreityzinta) November 18, 2021
“Loads of love and light,” Zinta, 46, added in another tweet.
We are very excited about this new phase in our lives. A heartfelt thank you to the doctors, nurses and to our surrogate for being part of this incredible journey. Loads of love and light – Gene, Preity, Jai & Gia 😍🙏😍 #gratitude #family #twins #ting
— Preity G Zinta (@realpreityzinta) November 18, 2021
The actor, who made her acting debut in 1998 with Mani Ratnam’s Dil Se, tied the knot with her American boyfriend Goodenough in a private ceremony in Los Angeles in 2016.
Her film credits include titles like Soldier, Kya Kehna, Dil Chahta Hai, Kal Ho Naa Ho, Koi…Mil Gaya, Veer-Zaara, among others.
Zinta was last seen in 2018 action-comedy Bhaiaji Superhit, which marked her return to the screen after a seven-year hiatus.
