
‘I don't exist', RTE star jokes as he admits husband Brian Dowling is their daughter's favourite parent
RTE star Arthur Gourounlian has claimed he "doesn't exist" to his eldest daughter when his husband Brian Dowling is home.
The
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Brian Dowling and his daughter Blake shared a sweet moment
No parent can choose a favourite child, but when it comes to kids picking their preferred parent, that's a whole different story.
And it seems
In an adorable
video
posted to his
The
star
had Blake all snuggled up on his lap while they both watched a video on of his phone.
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The toddler seemed more than content to sit with Brian and relax in their
family
home.
At the end of the clip, both Brian and Blake hilariously gave Arthur a side-eye glance at the exact same time.
Arthur was quick to comment on how much Blake enjoys Brian's company.
The
celebrity
dancer wrote in his caption: "
I can spend the whole day with her doing the best things and seeing the best
dinosaurs
ever.
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"
BUT, when Dada
@bprdowling
is home, I DO NOT EXIST
."
Brian wrote a cheeky comment underneath the post saying: "Blake just loves her Dada."
Brian Dowling thrilled as trolls revealed
And fans all flooded the comment section gushing over Brian and Blu's special bond.
Craig wrote: "Aw bless her."
Aylene said: "Typical, they all have a favourite."
Mia laughed: "Little traitors, ha, ha, happens in every house!"
While Gail remarked: "Aw she loves you too Arthur don't worry!"
TROLL TERROR
And Tricia commented: "So beautiful they both have the same side eye."
This comes after Brian broke his silence after a
Last Friday, June 13, the owner of the Irish gossip website Tattle Life was revealed as Sebastian Bond.
Brian broke his silence on the matter as he took to Instagram today to reveal his own battle with the online forum which has thousands of
threads
of comments.
HOPE FOR JUSTICE
He said: "Also on Friday, my birthday, I got messages saying that the person that runs the website Tattle has been exposed and his true identity is now out there.
"I am absolutely delighted. This is something, a battle, Arthur and I have been having with this website for a long time now.
"They have tried to destroy our reputation, ruin our lives in fact with the vile-ness they have been saying.
"We have all the messages, we've spoken to the guards, we have screenshots, we have usernames, we have everything."
The Six O'Clock Show host added: "My hope is, now this man has been exposed for who he is, that as part of his deal he will now release the email addresses of all those people online with all their names.
"And I get to find out who they are. I can't wait."
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