Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan and his wife Chloé Mendel Corgan are expecting their third child. The couple, who already have sons Augustus, 8, and Philomena, 5, announced the news on People magazine on Wednesday, August 28.
“We are happy to announce that our family is growing!” Mendel Corgan, 31, told the magazine. “It's an exciting time for us, albeit an unexpected one!” Corgan, 57, added: “On Sunday, we shared the news with our children, Augustus Juppiter and Philomena Clementine. While Augustus was overjoyed, Clementine, the younger of the two, asked if the baby was already made and shed a few tears of worry, which was honestly adorable. Now, both kids are shining and it's so much fun to share the joy of bringing more love to our family. We are truly blessed.”
The couple — who began dating in 2012 and got married in September 2023 at their lakeside home in Chicago's Highland Park — they run the cozy neighborhood tea shop Madame Zuzu's, and Mendel is the CEO and co-creative director of the House of Gilles fashion line. Corgan is currently on the road with The Linda Lindas and Rancid on Green Day's Saviors tour and a recent Instagram video gave fans a behind-the-scenes look at what it's like rolling with his family from city to city during the summer field trip. The next run date is Wednesday night at Truist Park in Atlanta.
The Pumpkins released their 13th studio album, Aghori Mhori Meiearlier this month, with the compilation topping Billboard's new music poll for the week ending August 2. The collection is the follow-up to last year's three-act, 33-song rock opera, ATUM.
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