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Brian married the Armenian dancer, choreographer and reality TV judge in 2015 in a lavish ceremony in Powerscourt in Ireland surrounded by their celebrity friends including Louis Walsh, Vernon Kay and Tess Daly.<\/p>\n
Although the couple first met in 2002 in a club it wasn\u2019t all plain sailing. Brian initially told Arthur he worked in PR and was skeptical when Arthur confirmed he is a dancer.<\/p>\n
The 43-year-old has had a successful career as a backup dancer for musicians including, Girls Aloud, Beyonc\u00e9, Pink, Pussycat Dolls, Bananarama, Will Young, Kylie Minogue and Cheryl.<\/p>\n
The pair dated on and off for four and a half years which, Arthur told radio presenter Ryan Tubridy on his RT\u00c9 Radio 1\u00a0show last year, was down to them being so young, with so much happening in both of their lives. This eventually led to a long-term split.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just arrived in the UK. I wanted to make my own mark and then we split up for five years, a lot of people don’t know that,\u201d he said. \u201cAt the time I remember he was so famous, he was loving life. We got back together in 2011 and it was the best thing we ever did,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Don’t miss… <\/strong> We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n The couple are now proud parents to their daughter Blake Maria Rose Dowling Gourounlian, who was born at the National Maternity Hospital in Dublin on September 1 last year.<\/p>\n Brian\u2019s younger sister Aoife acted as the couple’s surrogate and when they knew everything was safe Brian posted the exciting news on his Instagram, saying: “It COMPLETELY FILLS OUR HEARTS @gourounlian to be able to reveal we are PREGNANT & due to our BEAUTIFUL bundle of joy later this year.” (sic)<\/p>\n The couple made a one-off documentary for RT\u00c9 about their journey to parenthood called Brian and Arthur’s Very Modern Family.<\/p>\n \u201cFor us, it was sharing what happens when Instagram stops. We always keep our Instagram quite positive and fun and light, and I think what the documentary does is it kind of goes behind the scenes a bit more,\u201d he told Independent.ie.<\/p>\n \u201cHow vulnerable we felt, the legality of it all. We were going through surrogacy when there were no regulations, it wasn\u2019t legal or illegal in that sense.<\/p>\n \u201cI think we wanted to show people that it\u2019s not been plain sailing, that it has been a struggle.\u201d<\/p>\n
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