September 29, 2020
Britain's Groundbreaking 'Gay Dad' a Dad Once Again with New Fiancé
Kilian Melloy READ TIME: 3 MIN.
Barrie Drewitt-Barlow, 50, and his 25-year-old fianc�, Scott Hutchinson, are now the proud dads of a newborn daughter, U.K. newspaper the Daily Mail reports.
Valentina Willow Drewitt-Barlow was expected to be born via surrogate next month, but arrived Sept. 27, the article said.
Drewitt-Barlow took to Instagram to share news of the arrival, posting a video of the newborn and saying he and Hutchinson feel "blessed," reported UK newspaper The Sun.
This is not Drewitt-Barlow's first time as a parent; he and then-husband Tony became Britain's first legally recognized "gay dads" in 1999, with the birth of their twins Saffron and Aspen - the latter of whom is Hutchinson's former girlfriend. In subsequent years, the Drewitt-Barlows had three more children.
The whole family, including ex-husband Tony, share a home in Florida.
Kilian Melloy serves as EDGE Media Network's Associate Arts Editor and Staff Contributor. His professional memberships include the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association, the Boston Online Film Critics Association, The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association, and the Boston Theater Critics Association's Elliot Norton Awards Committee.
