Jolie confirms twins rumour
2008-05-15 10:04
Cannes - Oscar-winning
actress Angelina Jolie said in a television interview on
Wednesday that she is expecting twins with actor Brad Pitt, the
Hollywood couple's fifth and sixth children.
Jolie, being interviewed at the Cannes film festival
alongside comic actor Jack Black for the syndicated
entertainment programme Access Hollywood, acknowledged that she
was having twins after Black made reference to them.
"Yeah, yeah, we've confirmed that already," Jolie, 32,
said, according to a transcript provided by the show. "Well,
Jack's just confirmed it actually."
Excerpts of the interview, conducted by a reporter for
NBC's Today show to promote the animated film Kung Fu
Panda, featuring characters voiced by Jolie and Black, was set
to air on Access Hollywood on Wednesday night.
The full interview will air on Thursday on Today.
Jolie and Pitt, 44, together have adopted 3-year-old
daughter Zahara, 6-year-old son Maddox and 4-year-old son Pax.
They also have a biological daughter, 22-month-old Shiloh.
Jolie won an Academy Award as best supporting actress for
her role in the 1999 film Girl, Interrupted.