Hilary Swank is loving mum life.
The Oscar-winner appeared on the American Today show on Monday (Tuesday in Australia), where she said she now understands the joys of being a parent.
“I think, you know, every mum I’ve heard say, ‘Oh, get ready to experience the greatest joy of your life,’ and I’m like, ‘Oh, no I know what great joy feels like, I have five dogs. I get it,’ ” she said.
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“Then you have babies and you’re like, ‘I get it.’ The love is so expansive, it’s so joyous, and every single day I get to wake up and be with them is like my fullest purpose,” she continued.
Swank recently shared the names and a photo of the twins, named Aya and Ohm, born last April. She shares them with her husband Philip Schneider.
“I have a busy week of talk shows ahead where I’ll be sharing about my new film and a fun partnership, but I figured what better day to share the names of my two little loves with you all first,” Swank wrote in her caption on Instagram.
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Swank stars in the new film Ordinary Angels, which is based on a true story of a family in need with a sick child.
She said she felt moved to work on the project due to her own father’s experience as an organ donation recipient.
“My father was a recipient of a lung transplant, so organ donation is a big, big thing for me and talking about it,” she said.
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“This movie came about three months after my dad had passed, so I got this opportunity,” she continued.
“I feel like it was sent from my dad to tell a story about an extraordinary human being and family and I think it would have been my dad’s favorite movie of mine.”
Ordinary Angels releases in theatres in March 2024.