Brian Dowling reveals his sister is surrogate for his and husband Arthur's baby

09.05.2022 - 00:39 / ok.co.uk

Former Big Brother winner Brian Dowling has revealed that his sister Aoife is surrogate for his and husband Arthur's baby. The 43 year old presenter announced on social media last week that he and his husband Arthur Gourounlian were expecting a baby via surrogate.

In a video, Brian compiled a montage of the moment they found out their surrogate was pregnant, along with sonograms of the growing foetus.The presenter wrote: "It COMPLETELY FILLS OUR HEARTS @gourounlian to be able to reveal we are PREGNANT & due to our BEAUTIFUL bundle of joy later this year," Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter . You can sign up at the top of the page.

"We actually never thought this day would be a reality for us. We fully realize & understand how lucky & blessed we are for this to be happening.

"For a lot of us out there & especially people from our community we have to fight harder & push harder for what others consider to be something that can be achieved easily. "Myself & Arthur have been keeping the BIGGEST secret the past few months but it’s put the BIGGEST SMILES in our HEARTS & on our FACES.Today, Brian once again took to social media to reveal that his sister Aoife is his surrogate, and is pregnant from an egg donor.

The presenter posted a sweet snap of himself, his sister and Arthur, as they beamed and cradled his sister’s growing bump. He wrote: “Not only is this my BEAUTIFUL sister Aoife, she is also our INCREDIBLE Surrogate.” He continued: From our very first conversation about this back in 2019 to where we are now is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING @effidy_dowling_ you have gone above & beyond for us @gourounlian whether it is mentally or physically & you have stayed so