United Kingdom, Nov. 14 -- Joel Edgerton thought his twins "were not going to make it" prior to their birth.

The Great Gatsby star, 51, became a first-time dad in 2021 when he welcomed twins with his journalist partner Christine Centenera and he's now admitted they suffered a scare in the run-up to the delivery and he's still haunted by the terror he felt.

Joel told the Guardian newspaper: "As soon as you become a father you imagine it [something bad happening to the kids] and it's terrifying.

"In the lead-up to our kids coming into the world, there was a moment when we thought they were not going to make it.

"And I find that when I think about those days there's a pit in my stomach that will live there for ever."

The actor went on t...