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Wanda Sykes: Comedian Welcomes Twins

 
By Essence · Updated October 29, 2020
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After that controversial bit she performed at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner last weekend, some might be surprised that no-holds-barred comedian Wanda Sykes has tapped into her maternal instincts.

On April 27, the “New Adventures of Old Christine” star and her wife, Alex, welcomed fraternal twins—daughter Olivia Lou, who weighed in at 6 lbs., 7 oz., and was 19-inches long; and son Lucas Claude, who debuted at 7 lbs., 9 oz., and was 20-inches long, according to People.com.

“All are happy and healthy and at home,” says Sykes’s rep.

The actress, who wed on October 25, 2008, says the twins are the first children for the couple.—KNB