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Brian Dowling and Arthur Gourounlian wrap filming on RTE documentary charting surrogacy journey

Brian Dowling and his husband Arthur Gourounlian have finished filming for their RTE documentary on their surrogacy journey which will air later this year.

Titled Brian and Arthur's Very Modern Family, the documentary will bring audiences along the journey with Brian and Arthur as they aim to become parents through surrogacy.

Brian and Arthur announced the birth of their baby daughter Blake Maria Rose Dowling Gourounlian at the beginning of September.

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Brian's sister Aoife acted as the couple's surrogate, something Brian hailed her as "an absolutely incredible human" for doing.

The whole surrogacy journey is set to be detailed in the new doc including all of the highs and lows, difficulties and joys which eventually led to Brian and Arthur forming their family.

Brian Dowling and sister Aoife in hospital before the birth of Brian's daughter (instagram.com/bprdowling)

Brian shared a snap of him, Aoife, Arthur and baby Blake to Instagram, telling his followers that filming the documentary has been a "life-changing" experience.

"This documentary has been such an honest/therapeutic/emotional/fun & life-changing thing to film," he wrote.

"From how we started @effidy_dowling_ @gourounlian to how we finished today with Beautiful Baby Blake joining us on the sofa.

"It was all about Blake & for Blake & for any other families in our situation that just want to have the opportunity to be able to have their families here in Ireland, safely & respectfully in the same way everyone else does."

Brian and Arthur welcoming new baby daughter Blake to the family (Instagram/Brian Dowling)

He added: "Clearly Arthur and I are not experts in this department [but] this documentary is just our honest experience at what we faced and overcame in the process of becoming fathers."

Brian and Arthur have been documenting their parenting journey so far on social media, from sleepless nights to their first night away from baby Blake.

An air date for Brian and Arthur's Very Modern Family has not yet been announced.

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