A dad-of-seven has opened up about the gifts he's bought for his newborn baby son, including his own personalised yacht. Barrie Drewitt-Barlow, 51, and fiancé Scott Hutchinson, 27, welcomed baby Romeo Tarquin on August 12th via surrogate, and have wasted no time in spoiling him.
Barrie's eldest daughter Saffron, 21, has also treated her new baby brother to the sort of £30,000 designer wardrobe many adults would envy, packed to the brim with Gucci, Versace, and Dior. As previously reported by The Sun, Barrie found love with Scott, who also used to date Saffron, after splitting from his husband Tony Drewitt-Barlow.
Barrie and Tony, 56, have a combined fortune of £175 million and have continued to share their wealth even after their split, making sure their children live in the lap of luxury.
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Speaking with the publication, Barrie revealed: “We just spent £2.5 million on a yacht for Romeo and named it after him. It is currently in Miami where Saffron is boarding, with her new boyfriend and heading over to Cuba and the surrounding islands for two weeks.
“We want to give him the same start in life as the other kids so we have set up a trust fund for him. Tony gifted him £1 million and I matched it for him. We will obviously build up a nice portfolio of things for him over the next few years.”
Fortunately, their two-year-old daughter Valentina - who was the baby of the family before Romeo came along - hasn't been too put out by all the treats lavished on her newborn brother.
According to Barrie, Valentina also enjoys an opulent lifestyle, where every day is like "Christmas day every day", and she gets whatever her heart desires.
Barrie continued: "She has a personal chef, a whole playroom full of the latest gadgets and toys, a full-time live-in nanny, and a team of house staff that take care of her every need, including a full-time hair stylist that styles her hair every day. She is the ultimate daddies' girl, a total Princess!”
Despite being completely smitten with his new arrival, Barrie says Romeo will be his last child, declaring that he's now "hanging up the hat and calling it a day.”
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