EMOTIONAL Brian Dowling has told of his heartache over not being named on his two children's birth certs - and revealed how he picked the tots' names. The Six O'Clock Show host and his Dancing With The Stars judge husband Arthur Gourounlian have welcomed both of their children through surrogacy over the past two years. Brian 's sister Aoife Dowling acted as the pair's surrogate to carry daughters Blake, born in September 2022, and Blu, who they welcomed in June of this year.
Big Brother legend Brian explained that Arthur is the biological father of both of their children. Brian had previously discovered he had fertility issues when they first started their surrogacy journey. The Irish presenter became emotional when talking about the subject and added: "I even hate saying that sentence because I feel like it degrades and devalues my relationship with my children.
"At the moment Aoife is the legal mother to both our children but not the biological mother because we used an egg donor. "So they’re on the birth certificate, I’m not. "We are hoping there will be a time soon in Ireland where my name will be on it.
I feel like, because it’s a legal document for the girls, and that, we are both their parents, and also for Aoife. "Aoife does not want her name on a legal document, for a child that’s not hers." The TV star gestured to the hosts on the Loose Women panel and emphasised "right now you all have the same rights over my children as I do".
He added: "Change is needed, .