Lorraine fans were left cooing and feeling broody after single dad David Watkins introduced his son Miles, who he welcomed through the use of an anonymous egg donor and a surrogate.
The ITV host spoke to the 42-year-old teacher about his decision to use a surrogate and start his journey to fatherhood, after a change in surrogacy laws came about in January 2019.
But as Lorraine Kelly spoke to the Southampton chap, viewers couldn’t help commenting how cute his baby boy Miles was – and how broody he was making them feel.
One said: “OMG! Miles is making me so broody! What a gorgeous boy. Love is all that matters, good luck to them both.”
David became one of the first single men to take advantage of the change in surrogacy laws (Image: ITV)
Another tweeted: “This single dad with his surrogate born baby is very cute.”
A third wrote: “That baby is going to be sooo loved and spoiled,” adding some heart emojis.
Someone else commented: “What a lovely interview. Love and blessings to that man and his dear baby son.”
And a fifth added: “How adorable is that beautiful baby! He’s so cute!”
While another said: “This is so special. Such a cute baby and he looks like such a lovely dad.”
Lorraine Kelly spoke to single dad David Watkins who introduced his son Miles (Image: ITV)
David’s son Miles was born in July last year, after surrogacy laws changed in January 2019, meaning single people could apply to become a child’s legal parent.
He met surrogate Faye Spreadbury at a social event, and the mother-of-two reached out and volunteered to carry David’s child.
Previously, single parents were not allowed to apply for a parental order, which transfers the parentage from the surrogate to whoever is intended to be the parent.
Lorraine was loving having baby Miles on screen (Image: ITV)
It meant that surrogates could reclaim the child from single parents if they wished.
Speaking of his decision to go down the surrogacy route, David explained: “I was always very happy being single.
“I’ve had relationships over the years and it just didn’t work out that way, but I moved into a place where I was absolutely fine being a single dad.
“And I celebrate that. I wouldn’t want it any other way actually, now.”
He went on: “It was really important to me that I had a biological connection to Miles, something I wanted to do.”
The new dad described his boy as “the light of [his] life”, adding: “I’m so incredibly lucky, he’s a miracle. I’m so blessed. He’s such a smiley, happy boy.”
Lorraine airs weekdays at 9am on ITV
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
