All About Hilary Swank's Twins, Aya and Ohm

Mar. 15, 2025

Hilary Swank and Philip Schneider attend the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 10, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California, ; Hilary Swank and her twins Aya and Ohm.Photo:Frazer Harrison/WireImage ; Hilary Swank Instagram

Frazer Harrison/WireImage ; Hilary Swank Instagram

Hilary Swankbecame a mother for the first time when she welcomed twins with her husband, Philip Schneider.

“It’s the best in the whole wide world,” she said. “Yes, it’s more joy, more fun and more exhausting. It’s more everything than I ever thought it would be. It’s more glorious, it’s the most extraordinary thing in the world.”

Though Swank has largely kept her babies out of the public eye, she has opened up about her pregnancy and the struggles and joys of having twins at 48 years old.

“I was 47 when I got pregnant, and I feel like I have a lot more patience, and I’ve done a lot of my own personal work to be the type of mother I want to be, whereas it would’ve just been different in my twenties and thirties,” she told PEOPLE in October 2024. “I can give differently[now].”

In December 2024, Swank shared a rare glimpse of herself with one of her twins standing in front of the Christmas tree onInstagram. “Sograteful for this community,” she wrote in the caption. “Wishing everyone a restful and restorative time, as best as possible anyway, as we all navigate all we juggle. Feeling so connected to all the caregivers out there who keep so many balls in the air and have little time for themselves.”

From hiding her pregnancy from her costars to revealing her babies’ names, here’s everything to know about Hilary Swank’s twins, Aya and Ohm.

She announced she was expecting onGood Morning America

Hilary Swank showing off her bump on Halloween in 2022.Hilary Swank Instagram

Hilary Swank Instagram

Swank firstannounced she was pregnantonGood Morning Americain October 2023 while promoting her showAlaska Daily.

“This is something that I’ve been wanting for a long time and my next thing is I’m gonna be a mom,” she said. “And not just of one, but of two. I can’t believe it.”

She added that it was a relief to now be able to share and discuss her happy news. Later in the day, she made an appearance onLive with Kelly and Mark, sharing that she was doing well now that she was into the second trimester.

“I’m feeling great right now, even with the time — you know, I’m on Pacific time, so I’m a little cross-eyed with that,” she said. “But I’m feeling good right now.”

HerAlaska Dailycrew was also in for a surprise when Swank made her pregnancy announcement onGMA, but she admitted it was getting harder to keep the secret from them while shooting.

“My clothes started not to fit so I had to, the other day … cut [my jeans] open. And then I put a jacket on that wasn’t in continuity," Swank recalled. “And [they] came and said, ‘That’s not in continuity.’ I said, ‘Oh, I think it works.’ ‘It doesn’t.’ ‘No, it does. I’m going to make it work.’ She’s like, ‘If you’re an executive producer, you can do it, but this is weird.’ "

The actress added that twins ran in both her and her husband’s families so the news wasn’t a total surprise, and she viewed it as a “blessing.”

She went to great lengths to keep her pregnancy a secret during the first trimester

Hilary Swank with her growing bump on Christmas in 2022.Hilary Swank Instagram

In the vein of keeping her pregnancy private until she was ready to share, Swank revealed onThe Late Late Show with James Cordenin January 2023 that shelied about her running abilities in order to maintain the secretwhile filmingAlaska Daily.

“In my first trimester, for the first 12 weeks, no one knew I was pregnant. We work 15-hour days, it’s no joke. And the first trimester you’re so tired, and my character was a jogger,” she said. “To do one to two minutes on screen takes two hours.”

Knowing she was pregnant and wouldn’t be able to keep up with the long running takes, Swank tried to subtly come up with a way to get out of filming the scenes, ultimately telling her team that she was a “really bad runner” and needed a stunt double.

“They were like, all of them, like, ‘Huh? You? What? You need a stunt double to run?’ " she said. “And I was like, ‘Yeah, real bad.’ "

However, her request didn’t come about so easily. The team asked Swank to demonstrate her running abilities for them to determine whether she really needed a double, leading her to put her acting skills to the test to convince them.

Ultimately, it worked out and the team granted her her wish.

She developed a new appreciation for women as she went into her third trimester

Hilary Swank in her third trimester shortly before welcoming her twins.Hilary Swank Instagram

“I feel like women are superheroes,” Swank said, then at the 27-week mark. “What our bodies do? I have such, like, a whole newfound respect. I mean, I love women, I’ve always loved women, but now, I’m like, ‘Wow, we can do this!’ "

She added that going into the third trimester was a relief as it meant leaving behind some of the more unpleasant aspects of pregnancy, like morning sickness and unruly cravings.

“The first 16 weeks I had a lot of morning sickness,” she said. “All I wanted was fruit. It’s not that exciting I know, it’s not like pickles dipped in peanut butter, but a lot of fruit. To the point that one of my costars when they found out I was pregnant, they were like, ‘Oh that’s why. That’s why you eat 10 pomegranates a day, 50 pears.’ "

The twins were born in April 2023

Hilary Swank and her twins Aya and Ohm when they were first born in April 2023.Hilary Swank Instagram

Three months afterdebuting her bump on the Golden Globes red carpet, Swank and Schneider welcomed their son and daughter in April 2023. They announced the birth of their children on Easter Sunday with a sweetInstagramphoto of Swank holding one kid in each arm while looking over a sunset.

“It wasn’t easy. But boy (and girl!) was it worth it. 👼🏼🤍👼🏼,” she wrote in the caption. “Happy Easter! 🐣🐣 Posting from pure Heaven. 🙌🏽.”

Many of Swank’s famous friends sent her congratulations, includingKate Hudson,Viola Davis,Jesse Tyler FergusonandMariska Hargitay.

“God bless honey,“Sharon Stonecommented. “This is the most extraordinary journey ever ❣️🌹so happy for you all.”

She revealed their names when they were 10 months old

Aya and Ohm on a beach as their mom reveals their names.Hilary Swank Instagram

On Valentine’s Day 2024, Swank revealed her children’s names in asweet Instagram photoof the twins sitting in the sand on a beach. Aya was in a pink swimsuit while Ohm was in blue and both were facing away from the camera with their names written in the sand behind them.

“I have a busy week of talk shows ahead where I’ll be sharing about my new film and a fun partnership, but I figured what better day to share the names of my two little loves with you all first👼🏼👼🏼💝,” she wrote in the caption.

Aya and Ohm have already started speaking

Hilary Swank during an interview on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’ on February 14, 2024.Todd Owyoung/NBC/Getty

Todd Owyoung/NBC/Getty

During her appearance onThe Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallonthe same day, Swank gave an update on her “little Cupid Valentines.” After meeting them backstage, hostJimmy Fallonasked Swank if the babies had started speaking yet.

“My daughter … the first thing she started ever saying, she sounded like a morning dove. Like just a beautiful little morning dove. And then it turned into a growl. She growls, but like really commits,” she joked.

“They love music, one of the first songs we played for them was ‘Here Comes The Sun,’ " Swank told Fallon. “It was rainy during the time they were born but we were like spring is coming and here comes the sun with you two bright little balls of light.”

source: people.com