(LR) Domino Kirke and Penn Badgley
Theo Wargo/Getty Images Giorgio ArmaniPagley, Pennsylvania And his wife Domino Kirkeis the proud parents of two identical twin boys.
“I’m interrupting my paternity test, and I’m whispering. There are little baby feet there,” Badgley, 38, via Instagram Wednesday, September 3. “I don’t want to wake them up.”
Badgley added that the reason he made the video was to announce the upcoming live events for his podcast and new book Crushmore On Tuesday, October 14, he teased that the upcoming announcement will be released soon.
this you Star and the singer, 41 years old Tied After nearly three years of dating, February 2017. this The couple’s son James arrives August 2020. Badgley is also the stepfather of Kirke’s son Cassius, who is also the stepfather of her and her ex Morgan O’Kane It was popular in January 2009.
In February, Kirke announced via Instagram She and Badgley look forward to the twins.
“Baby #3 and #4 are here this summer!” She captioned the post and shared photos of Ridgley and James kissing baby bump at the photo booth. “Talking about plot twists! The spontaneous twins are magical. We were stunned. We were in awe. I can’t think of anyone else, I’d rather ride @pennbadgley with @pennbadgley👶♥♥ times #Handsoffthewheel #monoditwins.”
While Badgley and Kirke mainly keep their families out of focus, he has been open for years As a father and stepfather.
He explained on the Modern Love podcast in March 2024: “I have an interesting situation where I have a biological son and a stepson…so I have two different parent roles.”
Badgley stressed that Cassius’s father was “very important in his life” and added: “So his father was his father and I was the other one.”
When it comes to their dynamics, Badgley and Cassius blend in with the film, including the 2014 film The edge of tomorrow Starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt.
“I just knew it was important,” he recalled. “Like the stars were already allied, so my wife and my young son fell asleep and I was like, ‘It’s a good time to do this! You’re not going to play video games now. We’re going to do that! He loves it.”
Kilk also praised Ridley for his abilities Adapt to his role as stepfather In an interview in October 2019 US Weekly.
She specifically told us then. “He doesn’t have to be ‘Dad’ so he can have fun with him. It’s really good. For me, the candid thing is definitely an unknown area’ because I haven’t grown up, but… he really took good care of him.”
Despite his seemingly smooth transition to parenthood, Ridley admitted the toughest moments in February.
“Sometimes it can be tough and you can end it. For whatever reason, the era of being a parent…you lose patience,” he said in the live recording. “Modern Love” podcast. “To me, it’s just their huge size, small, naive, helpless. I’ll lose patience with others [James]. ”

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