Lisa Ray Welcomes Twin Daughters, Sufi and Soleil

The cancer survivor welcomed her daughters via surrogacy.

Lisa Ray with Sufi and Soleil Ray-Dehni. 

Lisa Ray has become a mother through surrogacy to twin girls, Sufi and Soleil. She took to social media to share the news and wrote, “Stand back world: here comes Soufflé (Sufi plus Soleil) My girls know the future is female. Thank you for all your support and blessings.”

For the cancer survivor, it’s another blessing from life. Lisa shared how she opted for surrogacy and shifted to Tblisi, Georgia for the birth.

Our daughters, Sufi and Soleil Ray-Dehni were born via surrogate in Tbilisi, Georgia this June. It’s been an arduous and interesting experience.Having been diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma, a blood cancer, in 2009 whichrequires me to be on a lifelong dose of medication pre-empted the possibility for me to carry children myself... My husband and I decided to pursue surrogacy. India was the obvious choice. We consulted a reputed fertility doctor but a week before we could begin, India outlawed commercial surrogacy. We were crushed.

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Lisa Ray with her daughter. 

The actor also shared how much she’s looking forward to motherhood.

We choose to name our girls Sufi- the mystic- and Soleil- the French word for ‘sun’. I used to worry having kids would slow me down, or define me, but I’ve put those old beliefs to bed. My husband and I are becoming parents in our mid-40s which is also unconventional, but the right time for us. I will teach my girls to be resilient, strong, open, and that they can achieve anything they set their hearts on. There are no boundaries except the ones in our minds and children have no ideas of what you can and cannot achieve. Bringing up the next generation to be kind is the greatest chance we have for a better future. (I can’t resist whispering in their tiny ears- ‘The Future is Female!’)

Lisa Ray with her daughter.