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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Miyo Padi

‘It was worth it’: Touching reason surrogate quit retirement at 48 to carry a baby for Radio 1 boss

A former surrogate came out of retirement at the age of 48 to carry a baby for the head of Radio 1, Aled Haydn Jones, and his partner after instantly bonding at an event over “similar music tastes and liking to eat the same food.”

By the time Dawn Allen, 49, met Aled, 45, and his partner Emile Doxey, 43, in January 2019, she was working as a Surrogate Applications and Agreement Coordinator at Surrogacy UK.

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