Sarah Jessica Parker's surrogate gives birth to twins

Herald online

23 Jun, 2009 09:05 PM7 mins to read

Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker 's surrogate has given birth, it has been announced. Photo / AP

Sex and the City

star

Sarah Jessica Parker

's surrogate has given birth, it has been announced.

Parker and her husband

Matthew Broderick

have officially welcomed twin girls, who were born to a surrogate in Ohio on Monday, according to their publicist.

"Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick are delighted to announce the healthy arrival of their two daughters at 3:58 p.m. on June 22 in Ohio," their rep tells Usmagazine.com.

According to several online reports, the news was announced by veteran interviewer

Barbara Walters

during an episode of

The View

in the US.

The pair, already parents to six-year-old

James

, was reportedly present for the twins' birth.

"The babies are doing beautifully and the entire family is over the moon," the statement on behalf of the couple said.

Name game

And, the've also revealed the twins' names...

Marion Loretta Elwell Broderick

weighed 5 lbs., 11 oz., and

Tabitha Hodge Broderick

weighed 6 pounds," the statement continues. "Both Hodge and Elwell are family names on Parker's side."

The couple

revealed in April that they were expanding their brood

with the help of a surroagte, after they struggled to conceive naturally.

"We didn't expect it. I think after a certain amount of time, you tend to hold your hopes at bay a bit so as not to be disappointed. One really would have been thrilling and we would've felt incredibly lucky. And two was a comedy!" Parker said at the time.

"James is really excited. He's very much ready to be an older brother. I think it gives him a great sense of pride. It's wonderful and I just hope for their safe arrival."

While papa Broderick admitted he was "nervous even thinking about" being a father of twins.

"I'm ready. You know, I've asked people, 'What's it like to have twins?' One father said, 'I don't recommend it,'" he said. "But the rest have been very positive."

But the happy news was marred when a tabloid scam to dig some dirt on the surrogate mother was exposed. Two police chiefs are currently under investigation for allegedly breaking in to the surrogate's home, hoping to unearth some juicy morsels they could then sell on to the tabloids.

It's been reported that the burglars broke into the Ohio home to hunt for voicemail messages the

Sex and the City

star may have left for the surrogate. No charges have been filed to date.

Congratulations to the pair. Parker will no doubt be neighing and doing showjumps with the news that the special delivery of two girlie unicorns has arrived.

Retro Wednesday

Vintage clip of rubber-hipped Welshboy

Tom Jones

dazzling the panty-wielding ladies with his, erm, smooth moves.

The action kicks in at the 1min 20 sec mark.

We'll have what he's having.

What a load of old croc

Professional WAG and former Spicey

Victoria Beckham

has been slated by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. What's rattled their cage? The fact that Lady B supposedly supports a fashion chain that uses crocodile skin in its products.

The pouty one is regularly snapped clutching a Hermes handbag under her armpit (made with croc skin, apparently), and PETA want her to cut it out.

A PETA spokesperson says, "We will send Victoria Beckham, a compassionate person who won't wear fur, our undercover footage that shows how alligators and crocodiles are beaten to death and how snakes are nailed to trees and skinned alive for these products."

"The mere thought of purposefully breeding and killing crocodiles for an outdated, overpriced handbag should make any fashionista's skin crawl."

Just like using an outdated, overused and hackneyed term like fashio-bloody-ista makes our skin crawl.

Blogger's briefs

Paris Hilton

's clan is over the moon that their darling heirhead has given

Doug Reinhardt

the flick - because the former

The Hills

star was only "riding on her coat-tails."

Hilton's aunt tells E! Online, "The stories out there about our family not approving of their relationship are completely true. Doug was riding Paris' coat-tails. The break-up affected me in a good way. It's definitely time for Paris to move on."

And mama agrees. "I think Paris needs to be with someone who is a bit more mature, older and has their own thing."

We're not quite sure what that

thing

is, but chances are Hilton's on the hunt for it - which explains the trail of exes she's left in her wake. She's the embodiment of Goldilocks - trying on different men for size, until she finds Mr. Right (now) who'll give her a run for her money.

Wayward soul mess

Amy Winehouse

wants to move to the Caribbean - premanently. Word is she's applied to become a permanent resident of St Lucia. A snitch official tells the

News of the World

, "We are aware of Amy wanting to live here on a permanent basis. We have received an application and are looking into it." Bless them, they won't know what's hit them if she stays.

Tricky Ricky. Has

Ricky Martin

just announced to the world that he might be bisexual? In an interview with Puerto Rico's

TV Aqui

magazine, Martin was asked whether he was in love. "This heart could belong to a woman or a man," he coyly replied. Not that we care. We just like to call a spade a spade.

Quote of the day: "To the idiots who tell me I 'look so bored' when I’m working - do u sit at work with an excited look on your face? I'm concentrating a**hole." -

Samantha Rosnon

is one grumpy chick.

Video: Trailer for Jennifer Aniston's new flick, Love Happens

Boy meets girl, booty call, tears, drama. The End.

It just confirms what we've known all along - she's been making the same movie over and over for the past decade. It's the Aniston Groundhog Day.

Hello you

Admittedly, we do have a crush on songbird

Duffy

. Yes, look surprised. Ever since

our eyes met after that brief encounter

back in April, the sassy soul diva has enjoyed top billing on our hotlist. She can do no wrong. Or so we thought. Until we clapped eyes on this...

The singer sold out and starred in this Diet Coke advert for the UK market. And it's possibly one of the most annoying ads around.

Said advert drew a slew of viewer complaints - saying it breached health and safety regulations. Concerned viewers complained that the singer was not wearing reflective gear, a helmet, and that her bike had no lights. The complaints were not upheld. So the warbling siren's screeching, senseless spin remains.

We much prefer this version:

*No Duffys were harmed in the making of this commercial

Sneak peek

We've manged to get our mitts on teaser posters for former Mr. Madonna

Guy Ritchie

hotly-anticipated

Sherlock Holmes

re-boot. It's not out till December, so feast your eyes on these in the meantime.