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Siobhan Macdonald

Hugh Hefner's son Cooper and Harry Potter actress announce birth of twins

Hugh Hefner's youngest son Cooper and his wife Scarlett Byrne have welcomed twin girls.

The Harry Potter actress took to her Instagram on Tuesday to share the happy news with her followers.

Cooper, 30, proposed to long-time girlfriend Scarlett in 2015, before tying the knot four months later. The couple welcomed their first daughter, Betsy Rose, in the same year, as reports.

Updating fans on their new arrivals, mum Scarlett wrote on social media: "'My heart grew twice as much this weekend as Cooper and I welcomed our daughters, Marigold Adele Hefner and Blossom Pearl Hefner into the world.

Marigold Adele Hefner and Blossom Pearl Hefner (Instagram)

"Our home is full of love with our three daughters and we couldn’t be happier."

As reported in The Mirror, Cooper also took to Instagram to share the news of the new arrivals, writing: "How blessed we are to be gifted with their life. How lucky we are to be given this love."

At the time their first daughter was born, they shared a statement: "We are overwhelmed with joy to share that our daughter, Betsy Rose Hefner, has arrived.

"We look forward to being home and spending time together as a family in the days and weeks ahead."

Cooper and Scarlett have welcomed twin girls (Instagram)

They announced that they were adding to their family in November last year.

"Scarlett and I will be welcoming two new members of the family this spring. We couldn't be happier as we wait on the arrival of our twins,' captioned Cooper, before wishing 'A very Happy Thanksgiving to all!"

Their first daughter Betsy was named after Cooper's late grandmother Betsy Aldridge-Conrad, who passed away in July 2020.

He shared, "My grandmother meant the world to both Scarlett and I."

Cooper followed in his dad's footsteps and joined the family company at the age of 21 and later became Playboy Enterprises' chief of global partnerships and the chief creative officer.

Cooper's late father has recently come under fire after former Playboy Bunnies Karissa and Kristina Shannon revealed grim details of his bedtime ritual to the Daily Mirror.

They moved in with Hefner and his girlfriends and were given $1,000 a week to star on the hit reality show Girls Next Door, which documented the lives of the women living in the $100 million mansion.

Kristina said they were regularly given drugs as part of Hefner’s bizarre bedtime routine, before they were forced into having group sex with the pensioner and a gaggle of other women.

Karissa said they were told the drugs - including weed and quaaludes - would help them feel more comfortable.

“He pulled out silk pyjamas from Italy and we put them on. He pulled out this big pill like the type a horse would take. It was quaalude, which we found out he used all the time.”

“He told us the drugs would help with our anxiety. We smoked some pot.

"We felt frozen at first but after a while the pill made us loose and fuzzy,” Karissa said, as she confessed he would touch them while they were under the influence.

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