In recent years, more and more celebrities have opened up about their experience of becoming parents via surrogacy. From Paris Hilton to Priyanka Chopra to Kim Kardashian, the topic of surrogacy has become less taboo thanks to celebs who have spoken honestly about their parenthood journey.
It was never about the money for me. With surrogacy in the UK, you don’t get paid but you can claim expenses for things such as fuel, loss of wages and childcare costs. The time just felt right. “Hey, we’ve got mutual friends, how random!” I typed. We spent the next 30 minutes chatting and joking. We clicked.
place in November 2020. After being fertilised with Neil’s sperm, five eggs were retrieved. Three made it to the freezer, where they were kept for three months to ensure there was no abnormal growth that could have had impacted my health. Gemma and I continued messaging every day. “I feel like I’m babysitting your baby for nine months,” I joked. In October 2021, me and Alex took the kids and my mum, who was so supportive about the surrogacy, to Essex to surprise Gemma for her baby shower – it was great fun!