Big Brother star Brian Dowling and his husband Arthur Gourounlian have welcomed their first child together.
Brian's sister Aoife is their surrogate after the couple travelled to Portugal to find a donor egg, and she gave birth to their baby girl on September 1, RSVP Live reports. Taking to Instagram, a delighted Brian shared the good news: "Please be upstanding for the arrival of our BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER Blake Maria Rose Dowling Gourounlian. Yes people another BDG.
"Blake was delivered safely on Thursday September 1st at 14:52pm weighting 7lb 4ozs. We @gourounlian are ABSOLUTELY TOTALLY IN LOVE with her & can't believe she's here & is ours."
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Brian said: "None of this would have been possible without our donor, a woman we have never met or even seen a picture of but has given us the GIFT OF LIFE. Now, where do we even start with you @effidy_dowling_ you are a SAINT to us & we will FOREVER be GRATEFUL to you for the REST OF OUR LIVES.
"Baby Blake can't wait for her Aunty Aoife to spoil her," he added.
Back in May, Brian and Arthur announced that they were expecting their first child after keeping the secret for months. Last month, the couple held a baby shower in The Marker Hotel with celeb pals Una Healy, Donal Skeehan and Nadia Forde in attendance at the glamorous baby shower.
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