25 October 2023 , 22:50
503
0
Made In Chelsea 's Ollie Locke has confirmed he's open to having a third child with husband Gareth after welcoming twins via surrogate in July.
The VIP couple became the proud parents to son Apollo Magnus Obi and daughter Cosima Emily Bex three months ago, having first announced their plans to start a family just five weeks after their 2020 wedding. They also explained that they would be using a surrogate to carry their child for them, but that they would not know whose sperm it is.
Fatherhood appears to be suiting both Ollie and Gareth, with the couple even teasing that another baby could be in their future. Speaking to the press at a recent event, the Celebrity Big Brother star said that they still have "five embryos" that could potentially be fertilized.
Ollie and Gareth welcomed twins via surrogacy in July (Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)"That's a funny situation because they've come so far and I don't like the idea of just getting rid of them,' he told MailOnline at the Radiant Resilience debut exhibition at London's Grove Gallery. "So they'll be in the fridge for a while and we'll see what happens, so in a couple of years, who knows?"
Ollie and Gareth's twins were carried by Rebecca 'Bex' Ward, who contacted the couple on social media after hearing of their struggle to become parents. Their first surrogate had sadly suffered two miscarriages, leaving them uncertain if they'd ever be able to have their own kids. Rebecca also miscarried in her first pregnancy, but fortunately, the second one came to term.
Pregnant Stacey Solomon brands herself an 'old fogy' over NYE plans with Joe
"She had watched our journey on the show and offered to help as our story really resonated with her," Ollie said. "She has done something monumentally important and caring and loving and selfless - there's no real way to explain it. She has helped us bring a family into the world that are going to be so unbelievably loved and so wanted. This has made us a family unit and she's very much a part of that."
Ollie has previously opened up about his shame over not having children, admitting that he felt "demasculated" and "embarrassed" in a candid chat with co-stars Emily Blackwell and Miles Nazaire.
Speaking on the Bali special of Made In Chelsea, he said: "I know that's really silly, but this is me talking frankly to you guys, and I know I shouldn't feel like that, but I feel embarrassed that it hasn't worked for us. And it's so stupid, but I'm just waiting for long enough, for someone to tell dad, so I don't have to."