“I didn’t want kids. I had no vision of having kids at all,” Wanda Skyes said in a 2019 interview with NPR’s Fresh Air. But after meeting her future wife, Alex Niedbalski, the comedian’s outlook on family changed completely. Wanda and Alex married in 2008 and welcomed fraternal twins, Olivia Lou and Lucas Claude, in 2009.
“All are happy and healthy at home,” Wanda’s rep said in a statement at the time, per TODAY.
Since then, Wanda has fully embraced motherhood, even though she once never imagined herself becoming a parent. Recalling early conversations with Alex, Wanda told Fresh Air that her future wife made it clear from the beginning that she wanted children. Wanda initially asked for time to think about it, explaining that if motherhood was not for her, the relationship would not continue. But before those six months were even up, Wanda said she realized, “Why wouldn’t you want to start a family with this person?” She later called becoming a parent “the best decision” she’s ever made.
In the years since, Wanda has often incorporated stories about parenting into her stand-up routines while balancing family life with her busy Hollywood career. Though she and Alex keep their children largely out of the public eye, the Emmy-winning comedian has continued sharing occasional insights into life with their twins.
Here’s what to know about Wanda and Alex’s kids.
Olivia was born on April 27, 2009. She came in at 6 pounds, 7 ounces, and was 19-inches long. Alex gave birth to both children, and she and Wanda have raised them together.
“Raising the kids took a lot out of Wanda during the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I’m tired. I’m just tired. I don’t know where the day goes,” she told The Hollywood Reporter in 2020. “I’ve been working from home, so it’s a lot of meetings, our writers’ room for this Netflix show, The Upshaws, wrapped last Friday, [April 17,] and then the kids take up so much of your time. And then it’s, ‘Oh, I guess we have to eat. Let me open up the cafeteria.’ ”
