Angelina Jolie checks into French maternity hospital

Angelina Jolie has reportedly checked into a hospital in the south of France to give birth to twins.

The babies aren’t officially due for another six weeks according to the date given by Angelina’s Kung Fu Panda co-star Dustin Hoffman but Angelina is said to have been warned that they will arrive early - hence the family’s relocation at to France well in advance at the start of May.

According to the Associated Press, she has checked into the Lenval Hospital in Nice but there was “no urgency” to the admission and it had been planned for some time.

A spokesperson for the hospital confirmed to the AP that the actress is “very well. Everything is fine.” The spokesperson added that Angelina is not expected to give birth immediately but will remain at the facility until she does give birth later this month.

Angelina and partner Brad Pitt are already parents to four children: sons Maddox & Pax and daughters Zahara & Shiloh. The twins are thought to both be baby girls.