{"id":260490,"date":"2024-09-22T22:54:58","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T22:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/22\/olivia-munn-and-john-mulaney-welcome-second-child-after-breast-cancer-journey-hollywood-life\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:11:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:11:11","slug":"olivia-munn-and-john-mulaney-welcome-second-child-after-breast-cancer-journey-hollywood-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/22\/olivia-munn-and-john-mulaney-welcome-second-child-after-breast-cancer-journey-hollywood-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Olivia Munn and John Mulaney Welcome Second Child After Breast Cancer Journey \u2013 Hollywood Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"entry-media edge-to-edge entry-media--lead-image\" aria-describedby=\"lead-image-credit\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--widescreen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"384\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2158365940_260761-e1727043152615.jpg?resize=384%2C216\" class=\"attachment-hl-384x216-tc size-hl-384x216-tc wp-post-image\" alt=\"PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 23: John Mulaney and Olivia Munn attend Vogue World: Paris at Place Vendome on June 23, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Dave Benett\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2158365940_260761-e1727043152615.jpg?resize=384%2C216 384w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2158365940_260761-e1727043152615.jpg?resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GettyImages-2158365940_260761-e1727043152615.jpg?resize=1536%2C864 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 670px\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><figcaption id=\"lead-image-credit\">Image Credit: Dave Benett\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- .entry-media --><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-2\">Congratulations are in order for<a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/olivia-munn\/4\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><strong> Olivia Munn<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/tag\/john-mulaney\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><strong>John Mulaney<\/strong><\/a> as they expand their family!<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\">On September 22, the actress, 44, and the comedian, 42, took to social media to share photos of their new baby girl, born via surrogate on September 14. They included images of themselves holding her in the hospital and capturing their first few days together.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-4\">\u201cM\u00e9i June Mulaney came into the world September 14, 2024, the year of the dragon,\u201d Munn captioned her<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DAOpIXMSKfl\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"> Instagram<\/a> post.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DAOpIXMSKfl\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-7\">She expressed her complex and \u201cprofound\u201d feelings about not being able to carry her daughter, sharing, \u201cWhen I first met our gestational surrogate, we spoke mother to mother. She showed me so much grace and understanding; I knew I had found a real-life angel. Words cannot express my gratitude that she kept our baby safe for 9 months and made our dreams come true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-8\">Munn also shared the meaning behind her daughter\u2019s name: \u201cI am so proud of my little plum, my little dragon for making the journey to be with us. My heart has exploded.\u201d She explained, \u201cM\u00e9i (pronounced may) means plum in Chinese \u6885\ud83d\udc9c.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-9\">Mulaney also shared a post on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DAOo7YMSGve\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Instagram<\/a>, writing, \u201cM\u00e9i June Mulaney came into the world September 14, 2024, the year of the dragon \ud83d\udc09.\u201d He humorously added, \u201cWe stole so much stuff from the hospital,\u201d and concluded, \u201cI love my little girl so much.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DAOo7YMSGve\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-12\">Their new addition joins their son, <strong>Malcolm Hi\u1ec7p Mulaney<\/strong>, 2, whom they welcomed on November 24, 2021. The couple, who began dating in 2021, recently <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2024\/07\/10\/john-mulaney-and-olivia-munn-have-officially-tied-the-knot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">tied the knot in July<\/a> during an intimate ceremony at a friend\u2019s home in New York state. A source revealed to <em>PEOPLE<\/em>\u00a0that the only attendees were Malcolm and a witness to sign their marriage license.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-13\">This news comes after Munn revealed on March 13 that she was diagnosed with <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2024\/09\/05\/olivia-munn-shares-update-amid-breast-cancer-journey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">breast cancer<\/a>. She shared her diagnosis on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C4dXfrULDdJ\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"> Instagram<\/a>, hoping to provide comfort and support to others on similar journeys. Following her diagnosis, Munn underwent a double mastectomy and a hysterectomy as part of her treatment.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-14\">In an interview with <em>Vogue<\/em>, Munn mentioned that she froze her eggs three times throughout her life\u2014at ages 33, 39, and 42\u2014after her diagnosis. She expressed her openness to having a surrogate and her desire to continue growing her family.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-15\">\u201cWhen you\u2019re pregnant with your own baby, it\u2019s like teamwork\u2014you and the baby working together to make their little life come true,\u201d she said. \u201cWith a surrogate, you have to find someone you trust as much as yourself to live their life as a pregnant woman the same way you would.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-16\">\u201cThis journey has made me realize how grateful I am to have options for not only fighting cancer but also for having more children if we want because I know a lot of people don\u2019t have those options,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2024\/09\/22\/olivia-munn-and-john-mulaney-welcome-second-child-after-breast-cancer-journey\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Image Credit: Dave Benett\/Getty Images Congratulations are in order for Olivia Munn and John Mulaney as they expand their family! 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