In the People magazine article that accompanies their photo spread with their new children, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt deny rumours that their twins were conceived through in vitro fertilization.

“If they had been conceived through IVF, we would have been happy to discuss it,” Jolie said. “But we have been fortunate never to have had fertility problems.”

The pair also recall the moment they found out they were expecting not only a fifth child but a sixth, saying they were β€œin shock and could not stop laughing.”

Pitt pitches into the conversation, saying that the twins are the spitting image of their proud parents. “Viv is proving to resemble Ange in spirit, attitude and physicality,” he gused, “And Knox, a bit of me.”