Penn Badgley's wife Domino Kirke reflects on giving birth to twins

Domino Kirke is opening up about the intense, emotional experience of welcoming twins with husband Penn Badgley.

In a New Year’s Instagram post shared on January 3, the musician and doula, 42, reflected on pregnancy, labor, and the many personal milestones she experienced in 2025, months after giving birth to twin boys in late summer. 

While Kirke does not share photos of her children publicly, she included images documenting her pregnancy and moments with Badgley, 39, surrounding the birth.

Kirke described delivering the twins vaginally as “quite the feat,” explaining that her body seemed to want more time, but circumstances required flexibility. 

“We were up against the machine that is the Medical Industrial Complex, and we bowed,” she wrote.

She credited her midwife and close friends for helping guide them through the process, joking that her 16 years of doula experience did not fully prepare her for her own labor. 

Kirke also shared that the couple initially labored at home for several days before heading to the hospital, where the twins were born shortly after arrival.

The post also touched on the challenges of pregnancy in New York City, creative work during pregnancy, and the release of her first album in eight years, The Most Familiar Star. 

Kirke revealed she moved forward with the album despite learning she was pregnant, writing, “I made art inside and outside of my body. It couldn’t wait.”

Badgley and Kirke announced they were expecting twins in February 2025 and shared news of their arrival publicly that September.