Ollie Locke and husband Gareth announce they've welcome twins after three years of trying
Ollie Locke and his husband Gareth have welcomed twins.
The Made in Chelsea star shared the happy news on Instagram, with a touching reel about his new arrivals.
Elated by his little ones, the 36-year-old gushed about his kids ‘finally’ being here after three years of trying to conceive via a surrogate.
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Sharing the news on social media, the doting dad appeared in a short video with his husband Gareth as they updated fans.
“Guys, the news we’ve been wanting to tell you for so many years, we are finally dads,” gushed Locke, with his other half excitedly adding: “The twins are here.”
In the caption, Locke wrote: “We are so excited to announce that our beautiful twins are finally here and they are more precious than we could have ever imagined.”
Touchingly, the Made in Chelsea star also shared footage of him and his husband anxiously awaiting the arrival of the little ones.
As they prepared to collect their newborns from the hospital, the TV personality even admitted how nervous he is despite being excited to meet his son and daughter.
He told his husband: “I’m very aware of the magnitude of this day, we’ve just waited for such a long…picking up the kids is a big deal. I want them to be, like, 'wow they are going to be stellar parents.'”
Of course, the proud parents were overjoyed to finally meet their kids after three years of trying to conceive via IVF.
Rather sweetly, the doting dads have given the children suitably out-of-this-world names, which Locke described as ‘incredible and unique’.
In a follow-up story on Instagram, Locke shared a sweet photo of the infants asleep next to their surrogate Rebbeca Ward.
He then announced the twins’ names, writing: “Words can’t describe how much we love you @bex7ward for bringing us Apollo and Cosima! We can’t begin to thank you for being your wonderful self!”
According to OK!, little Apollo Magnus Obi weighed 3lb 10oz, whilst his sister Cosima Emily Bex was 2lb 11oz.
The news of their arrival puts an end to years of heartbreak for Locke and his husband, who’d endured many unsuccessful rounds of IVF.
Now, the couple are adjusting to their new life as parents with the little ones - who are now six weeks old.
In fact, the dads have been documenting their parenthood with a video series on YouTube called the ‘Daddy Diaries’.
We can’t wait to see even more as their family continues to grown.
Congratulations Ollie and Gareth!
Topics: Parenting, Celebrity, Channel 4, Made In Chelsea, TV And Film,
Katherine Sidnell