Preity Zinta, Gene Goodenough welcome twins

Preity Zinta and Gene Goodenough surprised their fans on Thursday by announcing the birth of their twins - Jai and Gia - via surrogacy in an Instagram post.

Sharing a photo of herself and her husband, the 46-year-old actress wrote: "Hi everyone, I wanted to share our amazing news with all of you today. Gene and I are overjoyed and our hearts are filled with so much gratitude and with so much love as we welcome our twins Jai Zinta Goodenough and Gia Zinta Goodenough into our family. We are very excited about this new phase in our lives."

The actress went on to thank the doctors and their surrogate "for being part of this incredible journey": "A heartfelt thank you to the doctors, nurses and to our surrogate for being part of this incredible journey. Loads of love and light - Gene, Preity, Jai and Gia. #gratitude#family #twins."

Preity Zinta married Gene Goodenough on February 29, 2016 and then moved to Los Angeles.

The actress often shares loved-up pictures of herself and Gene Goodenough on her Instagram profile.