Star shares husband’s sweet response to second child


Olivia Munn has shared the sweet way her husband John Mulaney supported her decision to have another child amid her breast cancer battle,

The actress surprised fans when she announced the birth of her and Mulaney’s second childdaughter through surrogate last month.

Munn recently opened up on the ‘Be Your Own Best Advocate’ panel at Hello Sunshine’s Shine Away event about wanting to try for a daughter after freezing her eggs.

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Olivia Munn and John Mulaney recently welcomed their second child via surrogate. (Instagram/Olivia Munn)

“I told John, ‘I won’t feel good until we get two more (embryos that are girls) so I need you to just be on my side and let me go through this,” she said as per US Weekly,

“And I know I’m putting myself at risk, but I just have to do this.”

“And he said, ‘I’ll support whatever you want to do,'” Munn recalled Mulaney told her.

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Munn spoke about her experience of trying for a daughter after freezing her eggs during a panel event. (Getty Images for Hello Sunshine)

“We got home that day and the doctor said, ‘I got the results back, and it’s the dream. You have two healthy baby girl embryos.’ And now we have more.”

The couple announced they welcomed daughter Mei June Mulaney via surrogate in a surprise post on September 23.

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“I had so many profound emotions about not being able to carry my daughter,” Munn wrote candidly.

The new girl The star gave birth to her first child, son Malcolm with Mulaney in 2021.

PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 21: John Mulaney and Olivia Munn attend the Hermes SS25 Men's Show as part of Paris Fashion Week at Palais d'Iena on June 22, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Dave Benett/Getty Images for Hermes)
“And he said, ‘I’ll support whatever you want to do’.” (Dave Bennett/Getty Images for Her)

Munn told Vogue earlier this year she had a full hysterectomy and decided to freeze her eggs at aged 42 after her breast cancer diagnosis.

Munn said her and Mulaney decided to try another round of egg retrievals.

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“John and I talked about it a lot and we don’t like we’re done feeling growing our family, but didn’t know if I would have to do chemotherapy or radiation,” she told the outlet in May.

Olivia Munn with her daughter Mei.
Munn with her daughter Mei. (Instagram/oliviamunn)

Munn and Mulaney have been together since 2021.

After reports they had a secret wedding in July, Mulaney confirmed during a talk show appearance in August they tied the knot.

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