"It's amazing": Hilary Swank becomes a mother at 48

Hilary Swank just shot another series, now the Oscar winner reveals what will soon no longer be hidden: she is pregnant.

"It's amazing": Hilary Swank becomes a mother at 48

Hilary Swank just shot another series, now the Oscar winner reveals what will soon no longer be hidden: she is pregnant. The 48-year-old and her husband are expecting twins.

Hilary Swank is pregnant: The actress has revealed on US television that she is going to be a mother. The 48-year-old and her husband, entrepreneur Philip Schneider, are even expecting twins. It's the first children for both of them.

"I'm going to be a mom," Swank gushed on Good Morning America. "And not just one, but two [children]," continued the Oscar winner. For a "long time" she had wished to be able to share this happiness with the world. She is sure that there had already been whispers about it on the set of "Alaska Daily", a series for which she was just in front of the camera for the fifth season. It's nice to finally be able to talk about it, Swank said. However, the 48-year-old did not want to answer a question about the expected date of birth of the twins.

She also shared her anticipation on Instagram: "Coming soon... DOUBLE feature!" she wrote under the photos in which she points to her stomach, which is not yet very round. She is currently in her second trimester, she revealed in another interview. She's feeling "great" at the moment, she said on the talk show Live Kelly ans Ryan. "It's a total miracle. It's unbelievable". Twin births were more common in both her and her husband's families.

Swank is best known for films like 'Million Dollar Baby' and 'Boys Don't Cry', for which she won an Oscar. After around two years together, the actress and her current husband Schneider said yes in 2018. Swank was previously married, the marriage to her fellow actor Chad Lowe was divorced in 2007 after nine years.