One Tree Hill star Danneel Harris Ackles and Supernatural actor Jensen Ackles welcome twins

The pair have chosen some very unusual names for their new babies!

One Tree Hill star Danneel Harris Ackles and Supernatural actor Jensen Ackles have announced that they are now the proud parents of twins.

If you're a fan of cult American TV series One Tree Hill or Supernatural, you'll recognise this pair from their starring roles in the popular shows.

The famous couple announced their pregnancy back in August on Instagram, sharing the happy news that twins were on the way. Now they've taken to social media again to confirm their bundles of joy have arrived.

Jenson posted a picture to Instagram on Sunday showing an illustration of Thing 1 and Thing 2 from the children's book The Cat In The Hat to announce the happy news.

Revealing that the twins were born early Saturday morning and some very unusual names, Jenson wrote a caption alongside the image that said, 'Danneel, JJ and I are excited to announce the birth of our twins Zeppelin Bram and Arrow Rhodes. They were born early yesterday morning.Everyone is doing great! #twinning'

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The post already has 383k likes and nearly 30k comments with fans wishing the pair congratulations.

One follower wrote, 'So excited for you, guys!!! Congratulations, best wishes for you and your lovely family!!!!' whilst another agreed, 'Congratulations on your twins. Love the names too 😊'.

Jenson also sent out a message to fans and followers via his Twitter account, directing them to his Instagram post, ensuring no one missed the memo.

Simply writing, 'Danneel, JJ and I are excited to announce the birth of our twins Zeppelin Bram and Arrow Rhodes.…', Jenson included a link to the picture of Thing 1 and Thing 2 on his Instagram.

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His followers' responses were hugely enthusiastic, especially regarding the names picked for their children, Zeppelin and Arrow.

One follower tweeted back, ' Zeppelin? ZEPPELIN?!! THE BEST NAME IN THE HISTORY OF EVER. (Arrow's great, too). Congrats & love to you & @DanneelHarris' whilst another said, 'I'm so HAPPY FOR YOU BOTH and those are some awesome names, congratulations 💕💕💕'

Danneel and Jenson already share a three-year-old daughter called Justice Jay.

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