Lopez names sprogs

The names of Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony's newborn twins have finally been 'officially' released to the public. As previously rumoured, the newest members of the famous family are named Max and Emme, the couple's publicist confirmed.

 

Jennifer Lopez gave birth on February 22 to the twins, a boy and a girl, at North Shore University Hospital in New York.

Even as parents Lopez and Marc Anthony welcomed the new additions to their family, the bidding war for the first photos of the babies was already underway. The winner: People Magazine, which reportedly plans to shell out $6 million for the exclusive first pics.

 

Lopez gave birth to the long-awaited twins shortly after 12 a.m.

First to arrive was baby girl Emme weighing in at 5 lbs. 7 oz., followed by baby boy Max weighing in at 6 lbs. The twins are the first children for 38-year-old Lopez. Anthony has three previous children from two previous relationships.

 

"Jennifer and Marc are delighted, thrilled and over the moon," Lopez's manager Simon FieldsPeople.com. told

 

After long refusing to acknowledge her pregnancy to the public despite an ever growing baby-bump, Jennifer Lopez finally came clean in November.

At a media event during a Miami concert on November 8, Lopez and Anthony formally announced they were expecting.

The news that the couple were expecting twins was revealed by Lopez' father earlier this month in an interview with Escandalo TV. Lopez and Anthony were married in June, 2004.   

According to the New York Daily News, People Magazine won a bidding war to acquire the exclusive first photos of the twins. The magazine is reportedly offering to pay at least 6 million for the pics. People shelled out 4 million for the first photos of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's daughter Shiloh.   

The official name announcement confirms earlier rumours around the names chosen for the twins. Gossip sites across the web had already uncovered the names before the announcement because of a leaked conversation by Lopez's mother about two baby bracelets engraved with the names.

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