Actress Lisa Ray has announced the birth of twins — Sufi and Soleil — via surrogacy. The Indo-Canadian star wrote on Instagram that she and her husband, Jason Dehni, hope that the stigma attached to surrogacy would be removed if more people spoke about it. “Jason and I have chosen to share the intimate story of our surrogacy journey as a way to normalise and embrace fertility possibilities for everyone,” she wrote.

She added: “Luminous soul Sufi and Soleil are expanding us in ways we never thought possible...and catching me by surprise as I grow into motherhood...”