Billy Corgan of “Smashing Pumpkins” and his wife are expecting their third child

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 People Magazine on Wednesday (28 August).

“We are so excited to announce that we are adding to our family!” Mendel Corgan, 31, told the magazine. “It's an exciting time for us, albeit unexpected!” 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 here yet and shed a few tears of sympathy, which was really sweet. Now both children are beaming and it's so much fun to share the joy of bringing more love into our family. We are truly blessed.”

The couple, who have been together since 2012 and married in September 2023 at their lakefront home in Chicago's Highland Park, run the cozy tea shop Madame Zuzu's in their neighborhood, and Mendel is CEO and co-creative director of the clothing line House of Gilles. Corgan is currently on the road with the Linda Lindas and Rancid on Green Day's Saviors Tour, and in a recent Instagram video, he gave fans a behind-the-scenes look at what it's like moving from city to city with his family during the stadium-rocking summer jaunt. The tour's next date is Wednesday night at Truist Park in Atlanta.

The Pumpkins released their 13th studio album, Aghori Mhori Meiearlier this month, with the collection topping Billboard's new music survey for the week ending August 2. The collection is the sequel to last year's three-act, 33-song rock opera. ATUM.