George Clooney and his wife Amal welcomed Ella and Alexander on June 6, 2017, the couple announced in a joint statement. Both children are 'happy, healthy and doing fine'. Eric Gaillard/Reuters
George Clooney and his wife Amal welcomed Ella and Alexander on June 6, 2017, the couple announced in a joint statement. Both children are 'happy, healthy and doing fine'. Eric Gaillard/Reuters
George Clooney and his wife Amal welcomed Ella and Alexander on June 6, 2017, the couple announced in a joint statement. Both children are 'happy, healthy and doing fine'. Eric Gaillard/Reuters
George Clooney and his wife Amal welcomed Ella and Alexander on June 6, 2017, the couple announced in a joint statement. Both children are 'happy, healthy and doing fine'. Eric Gaillard/Reuters

George and Amal Clooney welcome birth of twins


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NEW YORK // George and Amal Clooney are now parents of twins and, rest assured, George is doing fine.

The Clooneys welcomed Ella and Alexander on Tuesday morning, the couple announced in a joint statement.

Both children, born at a hospital in London, are “happy, healthy and doing fine”.

“George is sedated and should recover in a few days,” read the statement.

Clooney, 56, and lawyer Amal Alamuddin, 39, married in 2014. These are the first children for both.

The Clooneys had been living in London while awaiting the arrival of their babies.

* Associated Press