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Francesca Farago & Jesse Sullivan Reveal Unique Names of Their Twins
Francesca Farago and Jesse Sullivan are embracing all the ups and downs of having twin babies.
The couple, who welcomed daughter Poetry Lucia Sullivan and son Locket Romance Sullivan Nov. 11, reflected on how their lives have changed in the month since the newborns’ arrival—including the fatigue.
“These babies keep us up all night,” Francesca said in a video posted on her TikTok page Dec. 11, sitting with Jesse and their twins. “Life with two newborns is crazy. My brain still doesn’t work. It hasn’t worked since the pregnancy. My brain belongs to these little babies.”
The Too Hot to Handle alum and the TikTok creator—who got engaged in April 2023—noted that the twins already have “distinctly different” physical and personality traits and have also already formed a close bond.
“They love being together,” Francesca said. “They love cuddling.”
Jesse added, “If one’s fussing, we’ll put the other one next to whoever’s fussing, and they instantly realize each other is there.”
Although Francesca touched on the challenges of parenthood, the Perfect Match star also gushed about the thrills of being a new mom.
“Time is going by so fast,” Francesca admitted. “I’m trying to soak up every single second, even though this newborn phase is really hard—physically, emotionally, mentally. I just stare at them literally all day. I cannot stop staring at them.”
And Jesse—who is also dad to 16-year-old Arlo Bear from a previous relationship—can already see the positive change in his partner.
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“I can see from the outside how much she’s changed,” he gushed, “just loving them and, like, how she watches over them. You can just see the mother love in her eyes when she’s staring at them.”
In the weeks since welcoming Poetry and Locket, the couple have shared details of their parenting journey, including the touching meaning behind the babies’ unique names.
“I gave Francesca a golden locket with Arlo, our dog and our cats' pictures inside on our very first Valentine's Day,” Jesse explained in a TikTok video in November. “We fell in love with the name Locket. We said this really early on that if we ever have a kid, we want to name him or her Locket.”
And the story behind their baby girl’s name is just as sentimental.
“Same thing with the word poetry,” he went on. “We just thought that the feeling it gives you when you hear it and say it is so beautiful and she's so beautiful, so it fits her. We like names that feel romantic in general.”
For more on Francesca and Jesse’s road to parenthood, read on.
June 2021: First Meeting
Though Francesca Farago tried her luck with love on a few reality dating shows, including Too Hot to Handle, she met her perfect match in Jesse Sullivan while hosting an event online.
“TikTok hired me to host an event for Pride Month,” Francesca told Elite Daily in 2023. “It was over Zoom. It was a TikTok live event with Willow Smith and the app’s LGBTQ+ Trailblazers. I interviewed three people and Jesse was one of them. We met on Zoom and just fell in love very quickly.”
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Summer 2022: Social Media Official
And though her time on season one of Netflix’s Perfect Match (which aired in 2023) didn’t work out, Francesca knew that fate had bigger plans in store.
In fact, as the reality star shared in a TikTok, “Literally the minute I left that villa, I texted Jesse, and I was like, 'Hey, are you still single? I'm traumatized and do you want to hang out?'"
And the rest is history. Since then, the pair have shared insight into their romance on social media. “We’re just so in love, and I feel that’s obvious with what we post,” she told Elite Daily. “Some couples share a filtered version of the happy times, but they don’t post anything negative. We actually don’t have any negative times. It’s all positive.”
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May 2023: Engagement
Two years after they first met, Francesca and Jesse were ecstatic to start a brand new chapter together.
“WE’RE ENGAGED,” Francesca shared in a May 2023 Instagram post, “a glimpse into the most magical night ever, obsessed with our family… what is life!!” Fast forward to early 2024, and the couple made it clear that they were keen on starting a family, even before their nuptials.
"We want a huge wedding, but I think it would be so cute if we had a little baby in our arms or two babies in our arms at the wedding," Francesca exclusively told Live From E! host Laverne Cox at the People’s Choice Awards that February. "So, hopefully we can have a baby first and then do the wedding after."
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March 2024: Baby (Soon-to-be) on Board
And as predicted, Francesca and Jesse—who is dad to teenager Arlo from a previous relationship—announced they were expanding their family.
"We wanted to take this special day to celebrate this amazing milestone with all of you," Francesca wrote on Instagram March 31. "We've brought you with us through the loss, so we couldn't wait to bring you along for the win. I am still pretty newly pregnant, and there's so much more to come, but we are so excited to be growing our family with Arlo as the coolest older sibling! AHH IM PREGNANT!"
As for Jesse, he was more than excited to share the news. "We're pregnant!" the influencer, who came out as transgender in 2019, captioned a clip. "Its been such a struggle to get here, but we felt like TDOV was the perfect day to let you all in on our celebration. Im so proud of @Francesca Farago for fighting her way to get here, and I fall more in love with her every day. Thank you for following our journey, and heres to more trans joy!"
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April 2024: Double the Love
A week after the pair confirmed Francesca is pregnant, Jesse shared they'll be adding not one but two more members to their family.
"We're having twins," Jesse wrote under his April 7 TikTok. "We know it's early but we're preparing for the best."
TikTok / Francesca Farago
July 2024: Baby Shower
While surrounded by their nearest and dearest, the couple revealed the twins' sexes— announcing a son and daughter were on the way.
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November 2024: The Twins Are Born
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