Olivia Munn and John Mulaney welcomed their second child, a girl born via surrogacy.
The couple announced the arrival of Méi June Mulaney on their Instagram accounts on Sunday with photos of the newborn.
“Méi June Mulaney came into the world on September 14, 2024, the year of the dragon,” Olivia, who was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, captioned the post.
‘I felt so many deep emotions about not being able to carry my daughter. When I met our surrogate, we spoke as mother to mother. She showed me so much grace and understanding that I knew I had found a true angel. I have no words to express my gratitude for her having cared for our baby safely for nine months and making our dreams come true.
“I’m so proud of my little plum, my little dragon, for making the journey to be with us. My heart has exploded. Méi (pronounced may) means plum in Chinese.”
Olivia Munn and John Mulaney welcomed their second child, a girl born via surrogacy
The couple announced the arrival of Méi June Mulaney on their Instagram accounts on Sunday with photos of the newborn.
Mulaney announced her arrival with his own post, sharing the same images alongside an adorable video of him burping the newborn as she lay on his shoulder.
‘Méi June Mulaney came into the world on September 14, 2024, the year of the dragon,’ she captioned the post.
“We stole a lot of things from the hospital. I love my little girl so much.
‘Méi (pronounced may) means plum in Chinese.’
The couple are now parents to two children: in addition to baby Méi, they also share a two-year-old son, Malcolm.
The sweet photos they shared also included a snap of Malcolm, in a rocket suit, being cuddled by his mother. His father held Méi while enjoying the views of the coast.
Olivia and John began dating in 2021 before tying the knot over the summer in an intimate ceremony.
Olivia revealed in March this year that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer in April 2023, and has since undergone four surgeries, including a double mastectomy, with the treatment putting her into a medically induced menopause.
The sweet photos they shared also included a snap of Malcolm, in a rocket suit, being cuddled by his mother. His father held Méi while enjoying the views of the coast.
John’s post included an adorable video of him burping the newborn while she lay on his shoulder.
She previously revealed that she had frozen her eggs and undergone an egg retrieval in hopes of expanding her family with John.
In an exclusive interview with Good Morning America’s Michael Strahan, the X-Men: Apocalypse actress confirmed that she made the decision to undergo a round of egg retrieval because she and John “weren’t done growing our family.”
“John and I talked about it. Right after the double mastectomy I had a round of egg retrieval. That’s scary because I have a hormone-fuelled cancer, so I knew there was a risk,” Olivia explained to Michael, whose daughter Isabella was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer in October 2023.
‘Our doctor told us, “Look, we’re going to get you one and then we’ll call you.” So the doctor called us and said, “Hey, we have the results, they’re two healthy embryos.” We started crying our eyes out, both of us.
Olivia revealed in March this year that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer in April 2023, and has since undergone four surgeries, including a double mastectomy, with the treatment putting her into a medically induced menopause.
“I really hope we can have another baby. We just want one more. I’m not going to ask for much more in this life, I promise. I just want one more baby,” Olivia said.
Commenting on the treatment, the mother of one continued: “Hormone suppression therapy is brutal. It caused me debilitating exhaustion on another level, I was in bed all day, all day. My quality of life was minimal. I couldn’t be there for my baby.”
When Michael asked if Malcolm had “noticed a change” in his mother, Olivia replied: “Yeah. I mean, every time Malcolm came home, he would run to my bed because that’s where he knows I am.
“That’s what he associated with me, it was too difficult for me. I had to find out if there was another option, so I opted to have the hysterectomy along with the oophorectomy. Almost immediately after that, my energy came back in full force,” she added.