Brian Dowling and Arthur Gourounlian have posted a cheeky gesture made by their new baby in response to online hate.
The Big Brother legend and the Dancing With The Stars judge welcomed their first child, Blake Maria Rose Dowling Gourounlian, together on September 1. Brian's sister Aoife carried the baby as their surrogate mother after the couple travelled to Portugal to find a donor egg.
Arthur made a statement last night, a week after Blake was born, confronting negative and homophobic comments their family has received on social media. The video post shows the week-old baby putting her middle finger up in her sleep.
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He took to Instagram to say: “When your daughter is new here and she doesn't give a damn about all the negative comments. The finger I CAN’T cope, OH THE TIMING. #babyblake #daughterlove #bekind .”
Users took to the comments to wish the family well and advising them to ignore the negativity. Lucy Kennedy commented: “Negative comments? Take no notice. Blake is such a lucky little baby to be born into a family full of love and happiness.”
Another said: “Unfortunately the comments are so common against our families because we’re different but Blake is such a lucky girl to have you both.” A third added: “Beautiful baby and beautiful story. Ignore them. Baby brought into a home filled with love is what's most important.”
And another commented: “So upsetting to hear you’re receiving negative comments at such a special time in your lives. God bless you all.”
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