Congratulations to Ronnie Wood and his wife Sally, who have become the proud parents of twin baby girls. Sally welcomed her daughters on Monday 30 May at 10.30pm, a rep for the couple confirmed to HELLO! magazine.
A statement said: "Ronnie & Sally Wood are delighted to announce the birth of their twins Gracie Jane (6lb) & Alice Rose (5.7lb). The girls arrived on 30th May at 10.30pm and all are doing brilliantly. The babies are perfect."
Ronnie Wood and his wife Sally have welcomed twin baby girls
The twins are Sally's first children, while Ronnie is already a father to four children. Jesse, from his first marriage to Krissy, and Leah and Tyrone with second wife Jo Wood – he also adopted her son Jamie from a previous marriage.
He has been married to 38-year-old Sally since December 2012, and on 7 December 2015, the couple announced the happy news that they were expecting.
Ronnie was clearly excited at becoming a father again for the fifth time, and told HELLO! magazine how he planned to take on all the jobs associated with newborn babies. When asked if he would be changing nappies, he replied: "I'm very good at it. I'm going to be changing the nappies and all that goes with it. I'm looking forward to all that.
Ronnie said he was excited at becoming a father for the fifth time
"I'm unbelievably lucky and unbelievably blessed. I love all my kids. I love being a dad and to have this happening is just wonderful. I'm a lucky guy."
The musician also said that he had some keen babysitters on hand in the form of his Rolling Stones bandmates, including Mick Jagger.
"The Rolling Stones are all thrilled. Keith loves kids, so he's excited, and Mick keeps telling me to give him a year and then he'll be our nanny," Ronnie told HELLO!. "So now we're calling him Nanny Mick."
And he said he expects the babies will soon join the Rolling Stones on tour. "Everyone is thrilled for me. The Stones are one big family. It's all about the kids. In this tour everyone's been there: [Mick's children] Jade, Karis, James, Lizzy, Gabriel, Lucas and Georgia May; Patti and Keith's girls [Theodora and Alexandra] and Charlie's granddaughter Charlotte.
"My girls will be two more added into the mix. I hope my girls will becoming on tour with me for years to come."