Marcia Cross Never Thought of Two Heart Beats

Thu, 19 April 2007 12:00:00 ET

Marcia Cross was "terrified" when she discovered she was having twins. The 'Desperate Housewives' actress - who gave birth to twin daughters earlier this year - was shocked when an ultra sound scan revealed she was expecting two babies. Marcia told Hello magazine: "I was absolutely terrified! Now if course, it's just like I won the lottery because I have two daughters and it's really just fantastic."

Eden and Savannah were born at a Los Angeles hospital on February 20.Marcia, 45, openly admitted she and her husband Tom Mahoney used IVF treatment to help them conceive. She added: "Many women delay motherhood these days. I feel very fortunate to have become a mother in my 40s.That's why I don't want to put out any fantasy that you can just do that forever and then just pop out twins."

Marcia - who married Tom last year - was put on bed rest a month before the birth as a precautionary measure, due to the strain of the extra weight she was carrying. The flame-haired actress continued to shoot scenes for 'Desperate Housewives' after producers set up cameras in her home and filmed there for two days.