John Mulaney and Olivia Munn announced the arrival of their second child on Sunday. Munn wrote on social media that she gave birth to the little girl via surrogate.
“I have had so many deep emotions about not being able to carry my daughter,” wrote on Instagram Munn, who announced in March that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer and later revealed that she had undergone a hysterectomy as part of her treatment. “When I first met our surrogate, we spoke mother to mother. She showed me so much kindness and understanding that I knew I had found a true angel. Words cannot express my gratitude for her protecting our baby for nine months and making our dreams come true.”
Mulaney also announced the little girl’s arrival on social media, writing, “I love my little girl so much.” He added, “We stole so much stuff from the hospital.”
Both parents wrote that the child, named Méi June Mulaney, was born on September 14, 2024, in the year of the dragon. Méi is the Chinese word for “plum.”
“I am so proud of my little plum, my little dragon, for making the journey to be with us,” Munn wrote. “My heart exploded.”
Mulaney and Munn had already welcomed three-year-old Malcolm in 2021. Munn was diagnosed with cancer about two years later, in 2023, and underwent chemotherapy and several surgeries. In May 2024, the actress spoke about her hysterectomy experience, saying she froze her eggs several times before the surgery. The most recent retrieval resulted in two healthy embryos.
“When you’re pregnant with your own baby, it’s like teamwork – you and the baby work together to make his little life come true,” Munn said fashion“You go through so much trouble eating well, trying not to be afraid and just doing everything right during pregnancy. With a surrogate, you have to try to find a version of yourself somewhere in the world. Someone you trust as much as you trust yourself to live your life as a pregnant woman the same way you would. But a surrogate is no longer a scary prospect for me because there’s nothing I can do. I’m no longer able to carry a baby to term, so this is our option if we want to start a family. This journey has made me realize how grateful I am to have options to not only fight cancer, but to have more children if we want to, because I know a lot of people don’t have those options.”
