Celina on her twins, hubby Peter and the joy of motherhood

Yummy-mummy Celina Jaitly was in town recently and for the first time with her twin babies Winston and Viraaj and hubby dearest Peter Haag. Bollywood Hungama‘s Nikhil Ramsubramaniam spoke to Celina on how the last 4 months have been post her becoming a Mom and much more. Read on… Firstly Celina, welcome back to India, Read More">Read More

Yummy-mummy Celina Jaitly was in town recently and for the first time with her twin babies Winston and Viraaj and hubby dearest Peter Haag. Bollywood Hungama's Nikhil Ramsubramaniam spoke to Celina on how the last 4 months have been post her becoming a Mom and much more. Read on...

Firstly Celina, welcome back to India, how are the babies Winston and Viraaj and your hubby Peter liking India?
Peter has always loved India and Winston and Viraaj have already besides Mumbai been to their grandparents place in Mhow (M.P.) and they seem to love army cantonments better then cities we have noticed.

You've settled in Dubai post your marriage to Peter. How would you compare life in Dubai vis-a-vis Mumbai (India)?
Both cities have their own pace. Dubai is a concrete paradise which has given me the gift of a wonderful husband and two naughty brats while Mumbai is the city of dreams. No one goes empty handed from Mumbai...paupers become millionaires and talents become stars.

You are back to work with your endorsement shoots, how do you manage juggling between work and babies so early? Thanks to my two mothers, (my mom and my mom-in-law)…my adorable gay friends and most of all a very supportive husband, Read More">he twins are always very well looked after. I love the whole aspect ofRead More

You are back to work with your endorsement shoots, how do you manage juggling between work and babies so early?
Thanks to my two mothers, (my mom and my mom-in-law)…my adorable gay friends and most of all a very supportive husband, he twins are always very well looked after. I love the whole aspect of adding glamour to motherhood. Why not??. Moms of twins should be hotter with double the blessings. Look at Angelina Jolie, she is still WOW.

Finally, what's in store as far as films are concerned? Your fans are curious to see you back in films. Is that happening in the near future?
I am very eager to get back to films however will start only once the babies are past 6 months. I have a couple of crossover projects signed and I am looking at producing and acting in hilarious tummy tickling comedies.

Photos clicked by: Maha Nasra Edde

Since you are in an industry where looks are of paramount importance, Read More">how easy or hard it was to get rid of that pregnancy fat and could you give some tips to all the mummies out there who want to get back to being their fittest post pregnancy? One thing I would like to sayRead More

Since you are in an industry where looks are of paramount importance, how easy or hard it was to get rid of that pregnancy fat and could you give some tips to all the mummies out there who want to get back to being their fittest post pregnancy?
One thing I would like to say is that 'Thank God I was very very fit even before my pregnancy' otherwise believe me I would not have managed to go through the agonies and ecstasies of the twin pregnancy as well as getting back into shape within a month of the twin delivery. If you are pregnant with twins/multiples you are undergoing a high risk pregnancy hence exercises may not be the best policy and the exercises u do depends completely on what you were doing before pregnancy as well as the particular needs of your multiple pregnancy. I was allowed swimming & recumbent cycling which I continued till my last week of pregnancy. As a mom of multiples I needed to rest more which I did , I ate nutritious food devoid of bad sugars & fats. Despite the fact I had a C section, I mobilized within 5 hours of delivery and was up and about thanks to my pre-pregnancy fitness levels. I started walking daily immediately after delivery a bit at a time and did not overindulge in comfort or fatty foods. Most importantly I continue my devotion to 'myself' because if I love myself only then can I teach my children about 'love' and 'self respect'.

Considering both are boys, Read More">are they more closer to Peter or are they mamma’s boys? From the very beginning Peter and I have believed in ‘team work’. We do not play ‘good cop-bad-cop’… they both are equally close to us and we also ensure they both get equal attention from both parents. How would youRead More

Considering both are boys, are they more closer to Peter or are they mamma's boys?
From the very beginning Peter and I have believed in 'team work'. We do not play 'good cop-bad-cop'... they both are equally close to us and we also ensure they both get equal attention from both parents.

How would you describe Peter as a father? Is he a hands-on dad?
Peter is a very good father. My husband has been my pillar of strength. I could not have made it through the highs and lows of motherhood and pregnancy at all without him. His unconditional devotion and love to me despite his very busy schedule as a hotelier was extremely moving. Even though he always joked 'my wife is having twins and I am having a breakdown'.

You even opened Twitter handles for your babies...quite innovative must say...whose idea was that?
The problem I have faced as an actor and beauty queen is that when it comes to the world wide web many people run this racket of stealing your domain names, original proposed twitter handles etc., and then when you need it for your self you have to pay thousands of dollars to buy your own name back. Hence the moment they were born Peter took all necessary precautions to safeguard their original names so that no one can misuse them. It was Peter's idea.

Your babies are just 4 months old, Read More">how have these last 4 months been for you and Peter? If we were to make a movie on our last four months it would be called ‘Sleepless in Dubai’ (laughs). We speak sentences which we never thought we would ever speak. For eg-“Baby could you change theRead More

Your babies are just 4 months old, how have these last 4 months been for you and Peter?
If we were to make a movie on our last four months it would be called 'Sleepless in Dubai' (laughs). We speak sentences which we never thought we would ever speak. For eg-"Baby could you change the diaper while I use the breast pump" (laughs). Despite all the agonies and ecstasies' of being parents of twins, we enjoy the whole experience of being parents and want to have many more children.

How would you say becoming a mother has changed you as a person?
Motherhood has made me discover things about myself I never knew. I feel complete, whole and sexier then ever before. It is amazing to be a mom. It is like having added a whole new wonderful dimension to my womanhood. I see myself more patient and have a new found respect for my own mother and every other mother in this world. I also realized there was no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.

We all know that Winston and Viraaj are twins, yet if you had to differentiate them with respect to some of their unique traits, what would you say?
Winston and Viraaj are not identical twins. One has grey-brown eyes and the other hazel coloured eyes. They are fraternal twins with distinct personalities of their own and yet how similar and close they are is amazing. If one gets hiccups the other gets them too. While sleeping their hand position and head direction is brilliantly coordinated." Twins" truly are nature's miracles. There is great pleasure and enjoyment in parenting multiples, every proud moment is multiplied and every simple joy is magnified.