Ollie Locke and husband Gareth have revealed the genders of their unborn babies ahead of welcoming them via surrogate.
The former MIC star, 36, announced in February the couple were expecting after three-and-a-half-years of trying and a heartbreaking miscarriage.
Speaking to HELLO! the duo revealed they would soon become the proud parents of a son and daughter later this summer.
Children’s author Gareth said: ‘As we get towards the finish line, it’s become very much more real’.
‘It felt like our lives were on hold but now it feels like we’re moving forward. The babies coming along has reinvigorated everything.’
Doting dads: Ollie Locke (right) and husband Gareth (left) have proudly revealed the genders of his unborn twins ahead of welcoming them via surrogate later this year
![Coming soon! The beaming couple shared that the would soon be welcoming a son and daughter](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/04/02/18/69394197-11930631-Coming_soon_The_beaming_couple_shared_that_the_would_soon_be_wel-a-31_1680456590679.jpg)
Coming soon! The beaming couple shared that the would soon be welcoming a son and daughter
Going on to discuss the difficult journey to parenthood Ollie said: ‘When you get such huge disappointment every time, you forget what you’re actually trying to achieve. And that’s been heartbreaking; not being able to see the light at the end of the tunnel and only seeing the disappointment’.
It comes after Ollie shared a sweet snap of his surrogate Rebecca Ward’s baby bump on Tuesday.
In his Instagram post post he beamed as Rebecca showed off her bump and revealed that she has reached the 17- week mark.
He penned: ‘I think you’ll find there is a baby bump growing very quickly!! With our heavenly @bex7ward #twins #17weekspregnant #daddys!’
Rebecca looked proud as she looked down at her changing shape as Ollie tenderly touched the bump.
Ollie revealed they were expecting twins in a post that read: ‘We are beyond delighted to finally be able to share the news that we are expecting twin baby Locke-Locke’s into the world this summer!
‘You have all been so wonderful throughout the last 3 years of us trying to have a family and we promise to share every step of this adventure with you all.
‘For all those on their own journey to become parents we are with you and sending all the baby dust your way!
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![Happy: It comes after Ollie shared a sweet snap of his surrogate Rebecca Ward's baby bump on Tuesday](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/03/29/00/69226069-11913381-image-a-5_1680045456469.jpg)
Happy: It comes after Ollie shared a sweet snap of his surrogate Rebecca Ward’s baby bump on Tuesday
‘Thank you to our sensational surrogate @bex7ward for being the most incredible human, the love we have for you and your family is just another level! Xx.’
It came after Ollie and Gareth spoke out in December after their surrogate suffered a miscarriage.
It happened just days after Ollie and Gareth had announced that their surrogate had fallen pregnant after their third round of IVF, after the couple suffered a miscarriage at six weeks pregnant in 2021 during their first round of fertility treatment.
The couple shared the heart-breaking news, and Ollie admitted it had left him feeling ‘demasculated’ that they have been unable to conceive so far.
Speaking on the Bali special of E4 show MIC, Ollie said: ‘We just can’t believe it’s happened again.’
![Exciting: In his Instagram post post he beamed as Rebecca showed off her bump and revealed that she has reached the 17- week mark](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/03/29/00/69226065-11913381-image-m-7_1680045463069.jpg)
Exciting: In his Instagram post post he beamed as Rebecca showed off her bump and revealed that she has reached the 17- week mark
![Yay! Ollie revealed they were expecting twins in a post that read: 'We are beyond delighted to finally be able to share the news that we are expecting twin baby Locke-Locke’s into the world this summer!'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/02/26/19/68102957-11795779-Happy_news_Ollie_Locke_35_and_his_husband_Gareth_are_expecting_t-a-37_1677441199311.jpg)
Yay! Ollie revealed they were expecting twins in a post that read: ‘We are beyond delighted to finally be able to share the news that we are expecting twin baby Locke-Locke’s into the world this summer!’
Gareth added: ‘This is our third time. Every time it’s like … “Oh well next time surely it’s going to happen.”
‘It feels like every time you’re going to have to redo it, it just feels like it’s a bit, a step further away.
‘Obviously we’re in a very fortunate position, we can go again. But you know it’s not, it’s not easy.’
Ollie admitted he felt ’embarrassed that he and Gareth were yet to have a baby together.
Speaking to his co-stars Emily Blackwell and Miles Nazaire on the show, Ollie said: ‘Can I tell you something really savage as well? And this is a weird, personal thing, and I know this isn’t how I should be feeling.
‘And I know this, but I get so embarrassed. I haven’t even called my dad yet. Because I’m embarrassed by …
‘I’ll tell you the reason is, weirdly, I feel demasculated. And I know that’s really silly, but this is me talking frankly to you guys, and I know I shouldn’t feel like that, but I feel embarrassed that it hasn’t worked for us.
‘And it’s so stupid, but I’m just waiting for long enough, for someone to tell dad, so I don’t have to.
‘But embarrassment is such a weird emotion, to have when it’s actually like, that should be the last of your thoughts.’
In December 2021, Ollie and Gareth told how their surrogate had tragically miscarried at six weeks.
In July 2021, the couple – who married in November 2020 – told how their first IVF attempt had been unsuccessful.
![Baby on the way: Ollie announced that he and Gareth will be welcoming their first baby to the world this summer](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/02/26/20/68102953-11795779-Baby_on_the_way_Ollie_announced_that_he_and_Gareth_will_be_welco-a-55_1677441828919.jpg)
Baby on the way: Ollie announced that he and Gareth will be welcoming their first baby to the world this summer
![Grateful: 'Thank you to our sensational surrogate @bex7ward for being the most incredible human,' wrote Ollie to his surrogate (pictured)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/02/26/20/68102951-11795779-Grateful_Thank_you_to_our_sensational_surrogate_bex7ward_for_bei-a-56_1677442012735.jpg)
Grateful: ‘Thank you to our sensational surrogate @bex7ward for being the most incredible human,’ wrote Ollie to his surrogate (pictured)
![Happy family: Ollie and Gareth have been hoping to fall pregnant with their surrogate for three years, before revealing they were expecting this weekend](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/02/26/20/68103445-11795779-image-m-59_1677442429251.jpg)
Happy family: Ollie and Gareth have been hoping to fall pregnant with their surrogate for three years, before revealing they were expecting this weekend
Ollie said at the time: ‘I think our expectations were very high and we really thought it was going to work, but nature’s nature and we can’t do anything about it.
‘We have to think that it wasn’t meant to be and we are going to go ahead in a month or so and do it again. We’re optimistic.
‘Sometimes it just doesn’t work. But that’s not going to stop us from trying again and again.’
The miscarriage came after their first attempt to have a baby via IVF was unsuccessful in 2021.
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