Britain's first gay dads have split after 32 years together - with one now dating their daughter's ex boyfriend.
Tony and Barrie Drewitt-Barlow made history in the late 90s when they became the first gay men in the UK to father children through surrogacy.
But the pair, from Essex, have now called it quits and are set to divorce after Barrie, 50, has fallen "head over heels" for daughter Saffron's partner Scott Hutchison.
Both Tony, 55, and Saffron, 19, have given the couple their blessing after their secret nine month romance was revealed.
And the three men are all living happily under the same roof in a £6million mansion in Florida.
Last night, Scott, 25, announced it was "time for the world to know" about his relationship with Barrie.
Barrie also broke his silence and insisted to The Sun he was "not having a mid-life crisis" and despite the age gap between him and Scott it 'felt right'.
He said: “I’ve fallen in love with Scott and he has done the same. I feel stupid at my age to have these feelings about someone other than Tony and half my age.
"But when you know something is right, it’s right. We have not made definite plans but I would like to marry Scott.
“I’m not having a mid-life crisis - if I was having one I’d buy myself a Porsche 911. This is the real deal."
Scott, who has been Barrie’s PA for seven years, became “a shoulder to cry on” after Tony was diagnosed with throat cancer of which he is now in remission for.
It also comes almost two years after Saffron said she planned to have her own twins via surrogate with Scott, who made no secret of being bisexual and said their relationship was never sexual.
Barrie and Tony's twins, Saffron and brother Aspen, are the first children to be registered as having two fathers and no mother.
The couple also have son Orlando, 16, and twin boys Jasper and Dallas, nine.
They grew up on Manchester council estates, but now have a combined wealth of around £40 million and spread their time between a £6million water-front Florida property and a sprawling Essex mansion.
In recent years, Barrie said the couple's sex life had dwindled and they were sleeping in separate bedrooms due to his snoring . However, the pair still see each other as their "true loves".
Barrie added on Facebook : "I’m not sure what the big deal is myself, things don’t always work out in relationships for one reason or another, but Tony and I are both very happy about the way things have turned out.
"Regardless of the negativity regarding our relationship, we will both be there for each other through this very difficult time."
