Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance facing 'empty nest' as twins leave home

Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance facing ’empty nest’ as twins leave home

Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance are preparing to deal with an “empty nest” as their twins are heading off to college.

The actors are parents to 18 year olds Bronwyn and Slater with her husband Courtney B. Vance and they have been busy touring colleges to help the pair make decisions about where they want to study – and Courtney, 63, admits it’s going to be a huge life change when the twins leave home.

He told PEOPLE: “We saw 26 schools, all-day tours at each school. And so they’re ready. It’s another transition. We went down the baby aisle, now we’ve got to go down the empty nest aisle and get used to them not being here.”

Angela, 65, added: “For 18 years it has been about [our kids]. So it’s going to be interesting how we continue to make the effort to connect. I don’t know, we still have the dog!”

Courtney then revealed they are considering booking a vacation so they don’t have to go home to an empty house straight after dropping the teens off at college. He added: “Somebody’s telling me that, ‘Once you drop them off to school, don’t go home, go on vacation, go somewhere, do something’ So you come back with some deliciousness instead of some sadness in your mind and heart…

“Our life has been getting ready for this. Somebody told me – If you do it right, parenting is the job that you work yourself out of.”

Angela concluded: “I just try to pray more than worry. But it’s always a balancing act for a mom.”