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• Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer

  True Blood star Anna and partner Stephen welcomed twins - a girl and a boy - in August 2012. 

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• Jenny Frost

  Ex-Atomic Kitten star Jenny gave birth to twin girls in January 2013. Jenny and husband Vince named the new arrivals Nico and Blake. The singer and TV personality is also mum to five-year-old Casper from a previous relationship. 

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• Rita Simons

  EastEnders star Rita (Roxy Mitchell) is proud mum to twins Jaimee and Maiya. Maiya is slowly losing her hearing due to missing nerve endings in her ears, and mum Rita has campaigned for more support and awareness for deaf people.  

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• Ricky Martin

  Singer Ricky welcomed twin boys Matteo and Valentino via surrogate in August 2008. 

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• Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt

  Brangelina were already parents to adopted children Maddox, Pax and Zahara, and biological daughter Shiloh, when they welcomed twin babies Vivienne and Knox. Speaking three weeks after the birth, Angelina said: "It is chaos but we are managing it and having a wonderful time." With six children in the house, we're not surprised it was chaos!

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• Lisa Marie Presley

  Lisa Marie - Elvis' daughter - is mum to twins Harper Vivienne Ann and Finley Aaron Love, her children with Michael Lockwood. 

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• Celine Dion and Rene Angelil

  Celine Dion and hubby Rene already had a nine-year-old son when they decided to try for another baby. It took six IVF attempts and one miscarriage before the Canadian singer finally announced that she was expecting twins. Little Nelson and his brother Eddy were born last year and Celine described having twins as "tiring but an intense joy".

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• Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick

  SJP and husband Matthew were unable to conceive naturally and turned to surrogate mum Michelle Ross in order to expand their family. They welcomed twin girls Marion and Tabitha in 2009. The Sex and the City star later explained that "meeting" the babies rather than giving birth was like "suspended animation".  She added: "Time stands still. It's so difference, and equally extraordinary."

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• Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony

  J-Lo and Marc Anthony welcomed twins Max and Emme in 2008. Lopez denied rumours that they had turned to IVF, insisting their babies had been conceived naturally. Last year she said of motherhood: "I can't help but be a different person now that I've had kids. That really does change your whole perspective on life for the better. I definitely feel like I've grown up."

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• P Diddy and Kim Porter

  J-Lo's ex also went on to have twins. The rapper's identical twin girls D'Lila and Jessie James were born in 2007 and P Diddy was present at the birth, even helping to cut the umbilical cords. "To be honest I can't get over it," the big softy said of his newborns. "No matter how many times I'm here looking at them, holding them and kissing them, I just can't believe they're here."

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• Marcia Cross and Tom Mahoney

  Desperate Housewives actress Marcia began IVF treatment just one week after marrying Tom Mahoney. Twin girls Eden and Savannah arrived in 2007, four weeks early. Cross had been diagnosed with pre-eclampsia and gave birth via caesarean section. Having longed for children for years, Marcia said of being a mum: "It's so much better than I even imagined."

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• Julia Roberts and Danny Moder

  A-list lovely Julia gave birth to twins in 2004 at the age of 37. Hazel and Phinnaeus were born more than a month early but were soon home with mum and dad. Twins run in Julia's family - her great grandmother and two sets of cousins are twins. Roberts, who now has another little boy, said of her children: "They are really angelic and wondrous."

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• Dennis and Kimberly Quaid

  Actor Dennis Quaid and his wife Kimberly welcomed twins Boone and Zoe in 2007 but  it was a traumatic time for both parents and babies. The newborns were left fighting for their lives after being given a near-fatal dose of blood thinner Heparin. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center later agreed to pay Quaid $500,000 as compensation for the blunder and Dennis and Kimberly later launched a campaign to improve labelling on drugs bottles.

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• Holly Hunter and Gordon MacDonald

  Raising Arizona star Holly Hunter was 47-years-old when she gave birth to twin boys in 2006. The notoriously private actress has since stated that she will not discuss her children with the media and she wasn't joking... we can't even confirm their names.

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• Rebecca Romjin and Jerry O'Connell

  Ugly Betty star Rebecca Romjin and hubby Jerry O'Connell welcomed twin girls Dolly and Charlie in 2009. Rebecca insisted on taking time off after the birth as she wanted motherhood to be her job for a while. Earlier this year, she revealed that her girls were developing very different personalities and described having twins as like a "crazy social experiment".

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• Kate and Jon Gosselin

  In 2000, Kate Gosselin gave birth to twin girls, Cara and Madelyn, 35 weeks into her pregnancy. The couple turned to fertility treatment as Kate was unable to conceive due to polycystic ovary syndrome. However, they got more than they bargained for when they opted for further treatment as Kate went on to give birth to sextuplets. Books and reality TV followed but the pressure of having eight children clearly took its toll because Kate and Jon went through a particularly bitter divorce in 2009.

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• Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon

  After what seemed like the longest pregnancy in history, Mariah Carey finally gave birth to twins on April 30, which is also the couple's wedding anniversary. Little Monroe and Moroccan both weighed under 6lbs but are now at home with mum and dad. And getting them to sleep is no problem. Mariah recently tweeted: "I just finished singing 2 them (softly!) Feeling so blessed. LYM :) x0x0."

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• Gabby and Kenny Logan

  Sports power couple Kenny and Gabby Logan welcomed twins Reuben and Lois back in 2006  following years of fertility problems. The couple tried for a baby naturally for three years before turning to IVF.

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• Julie Bowen

  The Modern Family star is mother to three boys, including twins John and Gustav, born 2009. The actress confessed that having three young sons so close together can be a challenge, telling Working Mother that it was like "running a small army".

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• Michael J. Fox

  Michael J. Fox has four children, including twins Aquinnah Kathleen and Schuyler Frances, with actress wife Tracy Pollan.

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• Al Pacino and Beverly D'Angelo

  The Hollywood legend had twins Anton James and Olivia Rose with actress Beverly D'Angelo, whom he dated from 1996 to 2003.

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• Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka

  Star of How I Met Your Mother Neil Patrick Harris and his partner David Burtka are fathers to twins Harper and Gideon, who were born via surrogate in October 2010.

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• Robert De Niro

  The Godfather and Meet the Parents star is father to twins Julian and Henry, children from his relationship with actress Toukie Smith.

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• Tilda Swinton

  Oscar-winner Tilda Swinton became mum to twins Honor and Xavier in 1997.

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• Denzel Washington

  Washington is pictured here at the graduation of his son Malcolm, named after the civil rights leader who Denzel played in 1992. Malcolm's twin sister, Olivia, is an aspiring actress who recently had a part in The Butler.

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• Roger and Mirka Federer

  Tennis champ Roger and his wife Mirka are proud parents to not one but TWO sets of twins!

  <p>Their first pair - twin sisters Myla and Charlene - were born &nbsp;in July 2009, and they welcomed twin boys, Leo and Lenny, in May 2014.</p>

  <p><span style="font-size: 14px;">&quot;When we found out we were having twins, it was like one of those moments where you're like: 'Wow, I can't believe it, it's really happening again,'&quot; <a href="http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2014/05/14/roger-federer-my-second-set-of-twins-leo-lenny/#!slide=aol_1004085" target="_blank">said</a> Roger.</span></p>

  <p>&quot;But I always felt that there was a chance. My sister Diana has twins: a boy and a girl. And my grandmother on my mum's side was a twin apparently. So I guess that we jumped a generation. (Sorry Roger, but twins is all about the maternal side - mum's eggs.)</p>

  <p>&quot;It is pretty extraordinary. But I don't feel special because of it. In fact I believe that it's more to do with Mirka, but the doctors might tell you otherwise.</p>

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