Ollie Locke and his husband Gareth have named their twins Apollo Magnus Obi and Cosima Emily Bex.
Ollie Locke and husband Gareth reveal twins' names
The former 'Made In Chelsea' star and his spouse announced via Instagram on Sunday (20.08.23) that their surrogate had given birth to their son and daughter six weeks ago but the twins had spent "a long time" in the neonatal intensive care unit.
Speaking about the special meanings behind the names, Gareth told HELLO!: "I always wanted to have a son and call him Apollo. My dad’s nickname for my mum [Margaret]is Maggie, so Magnus is the male version."
Ollie added: "Cosima's name means chaos and beauty and she's already living up to that.
Cosima's middle names are tributes to Ollie’s close friend Emily Hartridge, a YouTuber who passed away in 2019, and their surrogate, Bex Ward.
Gareth said: "We hadn't told Bex we were naming the baby after her, so Ollie took her to the registry office after they were born and surprised her."
The twins arrived seven weeks early, at 31 weeks.
Ollie said: "Our little monkeys decided to be really strong. They wanted to come out early because they felt they were ready, and they were absolutely amazing. They needed a bit of help, but not as much as a lot of premature babies."
And, Ollie, 36, and Gareth intend to keep fans updated on their new lives as parents through their YouTube series 'Our Daddy Diaries'.
Ollie said: "People see our lives through the beautiful gloss of '[Made in] Chelsea', with the lovely music behind. This is stuff like us getting up in the middle of the night or pulling our hair out because the nappies haven’t arrived. It’s our lives, but very raw."
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