‘Precious’ star Gabourey Sidibe gives birth, welcomes twins with husband

Gabourey Sidibe has a valuable update to share…she welcomed twins with her husband Brandon Frankel – a few months ago.

The Oscar nominee – best known for the film ‘Precious’ – and her husband shared the happy news on Thursday, confirming that Gabourey had given birth to a baby boy named Cooperand a girl named Mayain April.

About how they chose the names of their little ones, the actress explained TSR … “Brandon always wanted to name a son Cooper so we can call him ‘Coop,’ and Maya was named after the Riviera Maya in Mexico shortly before our baby moon.”

Yet, as GS noted in the interview, the twins both have West African middle names, a nod to her side of the family.

This update comes almost four months later Gabourey confirmed this she was expecting twins with a baby bump photo on social media, writing in the caption… “Double the babies, double the cats, double the fun.”

Gabourey and Brandon — a marketing and branding lead for talent agency 33 & West — initially met on a dating app and later announced their engagement in November 2020. The couple secretly married in March 2021 … with Gabourey confirming the marriage over a year later on an episode of “Live with Kelly and Ryan.”

She confessed at the time… “Here’s an example of how much I don’t like weddings, I actually got married… We got married at the kitchen table. It was just us.”