In December 2015, Billy Corgan and his partner Chloe Mendel welcomed their first child, a son named Augustus Juppiter. It was notable at the time because Corgan waited a while to become a father to a human child, as he had long been father to only fur-babies (namely, his rescue cats). It was also notable because his partner is not even half his age. He was 48 when Chloe gave birth to Augustus. Chloe was 22. Well, they adore Augustus and it seems Chloe was hiding a secret on their recent PAWS Chicago cover: a second pregnancy. Chloe and Billy welcomed their second child, a little girl named Philomena Clementine.
Billy Corgan is a dad again! On Tuesday, the Smashing Pumpkins frontman announced on Instagram that he and partner Chloe Mendel welcomed a baby girl together — surprising fans.
“Please welcome PHILOMENA CLEMENTINE CORGAN, the latest addition to our family!” Corgan, 51, wrote alongside a shot of their 2½-year-old son holding his new little sister, who wore a blue hat while wrapped up in a blanket. “Pictured here with her brother, Augustus Juppiter, this makes 8, counting Chloe, Angelface, Diamondbaby, Chin Chin, Ling Ling and yours truly,” Corgan added, referencing the family’s two dogs and two cats.
The 51-year-old singer finished the exciting announcement by honoring Mendel, 25, who he says did a great job balancing the role of mother and a working professional while pregnant.
“I”m so lucky to have a great partner in @chloemendel, who juggled raising our son, pregnancy with Philomena, whilst building her fashion line (@maisonatia) and navigating my being gone so much with SP in 2018,” he said. “Oh, and then there’s wrestling!! What a year!”
I’m including the ‘gram below – Chloe used the same photo on her IG. I would have loved to see a photo of the whole family, cats and dogs included, but maybe they’re waiting to get another PAWS Chicago cover for the debut of Philomena. As for the baby’s name… I mean, it is what it is. I appreciate that the full name has a sing-songy quality which Billy probably orchestrated. But Philomena just sounds like such a hipster name choice. Maybe it was a family name, who knows.
Cover courtesy of PAWS Chicago.
Cute family…I’m a pumpkins fan, saw their latest show and it was 3 hours of amazing. I just think it’s creepy she’s half his age. She wasn’t even born when the band was formed…
she’ll be a mother to his child, and a child to his heart
OMG this comment 😆
I like Philomena. It was one of my great-great grandmothers’ name. She was feisty, I am told.
Ew. She was born after Siamese Dream came out.
This is why at 37 I am having trouble finding a man in their 40’s. They all want to have kids with MUCH younger women if they missed out on it or have arm candy. I don’t want to date younger because they are typically immature and don’t have their career/life path figured out yet. I don’t need any more moochers. I wonder if I just have to wait..
I tried dating younger, because in my area, all the men want young young young. The 1st argument I had w my 10 yr younger date, he threw in my face that I was “too old”. He was correct. I realize I want a companion, not just a hot guy who adores me because I can take care of him and or have my own wealth/career. I have stayed single for a decade. At 50, I’m better at “waiting”.
Kitty! That’s all I’ve got.
I’m glad to see Billy happy. He looks content & happy in the photo with his family, in a way I’d never seen him before. That’s wonderful.
Sooo…we’re still ignoring the fact that he’s super alt-right now because he was in a band that used to be cool and he likes cats? Okay.
Congrats to them. Did he make the birth announcement on Info Wars?
Can anyone enlighten me as to the reasoning behind parents deliberately misspelling their kids’ names? I don’t mean Kaileigh/Kaylea/Ceiley (however mindboggling those may be). Juppiter? Jupp-iter?! What would be so wrong with Jupiter?
Ok rant over. I appear to have hit old man levels of “kids these days”.