Barrie Drewitt-Barlow is known for his unconventional family, but it turns out there’s more to the story than many people realize. The 54-year-old millionaire has five children with his ex-husband, Tony. The couple became known as Britain’s first gay dads after they had twins, Saffron and Aspen, through surrogacy in 1999.
After the couple split, Barrie met Scott, who is 23 years younger than him. Barrie felt an immediate attraction, and soon, they began dating. However, people believed Scott was Saffron’s ex, leading to some confusion about their relationship.
In a conversation on Truly, Scott explained that he was still figuring out his sexuality at the time. “I didn’t really have that attraction straight away,” he said. Barrie, on the other hand, felt drawn to Scott as soon as they met, which led to a plan between Scott and Saffron to hide their relationship.
Scott didn’t want to announce his sexuality just yet, so he and Saffron came up with a story that Saffron was his girlfriend. This cover-up kept their relationship a secret for a while.
The story became so convincing that people started to believe Scott had once dated Saffron. Barrie admitted that many thought it was strange for him to date his daughter’s ex, but the truth was, Saffron and Scott had never dated. Saffron also confirmed this, explaining they were just best friends.
The backlash from the confusion was intense, with people questioning Barrie’s relationship choices. Barrie joked, “If he was my daughter’s ex-boyfriend, I would still have no qualms at all. But the fact is, he never really was.”
Now, after being together for over nine years, Barrie and Scott have two children together, Valentina and Romeo. Barrie made his fortune with Tony through business ventures, including a surrogacy business. Despite the criticism, Barrie said he doesn’t care what people think, adding, “I couldn’t give a flying f**k what any of them thought.”
