BIG Brother star Brian Dowling has renewed his wedding vows with his husband for a second time.
The 47-year-old said I Do to Arthur Gourounlian today with their two daughters present – ten years after they first walked down the aisle.
Arthur posted a snap of them suited and booted, surrounded by flowers and their little ones in their arms.
Their famous pals rushed to congratulate them on the special occasion, with Natasha Hamilton writing: “How beautiful- huge congratulations to you all.”
Brian shared a series of pictures this morning, telling fans: “You know what, it’s a GORGEOUS DAY for a wedding @gourounlian …………… Wanna do it again TODAY.”
The Six O’Clock Show host and his Dancing With The Stars judge hubby Arthur first married in Powerscourt Hotel in Enniskerry, County Wicklow, Ireland.
To celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary, Brian took to Instagram to pay a special tribute to Arthur.
The Virgin Media star posted a video of himself flicking through his wedding album and said: “10 years ago to this very day 30/07/15. We @gourounlian called it OFFICIAL in front of all our loved ones.
“We literally had no idea what was ahead of us in the years to come or what was expected from each other as husbands. Well, let’s just say it’s been ONE HELL OF A RIDE.”
Brian spoke about the realities of being in a marriage.
He wrote: “”Married life is not a walk in the park, it’s FULL ON and can be a bit of a s*** show at times, but you’ve got to work at it, people.
“We have ALWAYS LOVED each other, but I’m sure there may have been times when we both didn’t like each other and listen, that’s expected.
“Let’s just say the spare room has been occupied a couple of nights over the last 10 years, and that’s ok.”
Baby struggle
It comes a year after the couple welcomed their second daughter, Blu. They are also parents to a little girl called Blake.
Brian’s sister Aoife was their surrogate on both occasions.
Brian – who first shot to fame on Big Brother series two – found out he was infertile when they started their surrogacy journey.
Speaking on Ireland AM in November, he said: “It’s something I have been very embarrassed about, I don’t know why I’m embarrassed about it.
“The issue of the infertility for me is a much bigger issue, and that is of our daughter.
“I’m still her father – when I say I’m infertile, I still have a child. I’m very mindful of the words that I use and the conversations I have.
“I don’t want our daughter seeing something when she’s older or reading something when she’s older.”
“People would always say to me, ‘She’s the image of Arthur’,” he added. “It was like a knife in my heart each time people said that because they were unaware of my own issue.
“The control was taken away from me. But now everybody knows the truth about my daughter’s DNA. My name is not on her birth cert. It’s just my sister Aoife and Arthur.”
