Made in Chelsea’s Ollie and Gareth Locke-Locke Welcome Twins
A congratulations are so as! Ollie and Gareth Locke-Locke have welcomed their twins into the world. The couple, who knew one another for years earlier than becoming a member of the solid of “Made In Chelsea”, took to Instagram with a clip from their YouTube channel on 20 August to share their thrilling child information.
“We’re so excited to announce that our stunning twins are lastly right here and they’re extra treasured than we might have ever imagined,” the caption started. Nonetheless, the video from their “Our Daddy Diaries” sequence revealed that their twins had been truly born on 8 July, and had been within the neonatal intensive care unit “for fairly a very long time”, as they added: “It has been a scary time”.
After ready for three-and-a-half years to have a child by way of a surrogate, the pair lastly turned dads to their child boy and woman, and their names maintain a lot that means. Their surrogate, Bex Ward, shared their monikers in her personal child announcement, revealing the twins are named Apollo Magnus Obi and Cosima Emily Bex. “Im so proud to have the ability to announce that I made a dream come true for two wonderful daddies @ollielockeworld @garethplocke,” she penned beneath the cute image of the couple’s newborns.
In an interview with Hi there! Journal, the couple revealed the particular that means behind their twin’s distinctive names. Gareth stated: “I at all times wished to have a son and name him Apollo. My dad’s nickname for my mum [Margaret] is Maggie, so Magnus is the male model.” They defined that their daughter’s identify, Cosima, means “chaos and sweetness”, which “she’s already dwelling as much as”, Ollie stated. Her center names, Emily and Bex, are tributes to 2 individuals within the couple’s lives: Ollie’s buddy Emily Hartridge, who died in 2019, and the couple’s surrogate, Ward. “We hadn’t advised Bex we had been naming the newborn after her, so Ollie took her to the registry workplace after they had been born and shocked her,” Gareth revealed to the outlet.
The couple have been met with an outpouring of affection from followers, and superstar associates alike following their announcement. “WOOHOOOOOOOOO 🥳 THEY’RE HERE & IM SO EXCITED !!!!!!!!! Xxxxxxxx,” their former “Made in Chelsea” co-star Binky Felstead commented beneath their announcement put up, while Sophie Hermann posted an cute image together with her goddaughter, Cosima. “I am unable to imagine the day is lastly right here!So so proud to be Cosima Emily Bex Locke-Locke’s godmother and utterly elated to see her and her brother Apollo wholesome, comfortable and thriving!”, she started. “My beloved boys @ollielockeworld ♥️ @garethplocke you might be already the perfect daddies on the earth and nobody deserves this greater than you!I really like you all a lot!”
The married couple beforehand introduced their being pregnant on Instagram in February, posting a video of them on Instagram discovering the comfortable information, alongside the caption: “We’re past delighted to lastly be capable to share the information that we expect twin child Locke-Locke’s into the world this summer season!”
Ollie and Gareth, who obtained married in 2020 throughout the nationwide lockdown with a Covid-secure ceremony on the Nationwide Historical past Museum which was proven on the truth present, beforehand thanked their followers. “You will have all been so fantastic all through the final 3 years of us making an attempt to have a household and we promise to share each step of this journey with you all. For all these on their very own journey to grow to be mother and father we’re with you and sending all the newborn mud your approach! Thanks to our sensational surrogate for being probably the most unbelievable human, the love we’ve for you and your loved ones is simply one other stage! Xx”
The fact stars lately give up “Made in Chelsea” after 12 years on the present rather than their YouTube sequence. Each Lockes, and their little ones, have already taken half within the present, with the brand new mother and father detailing their expertise of elevating their twins. We’re so comfortable for the household, and might’t wait to see extra of their newborns.
