More loved than ever', gushes Virgin Media star Brian Dowling in heart-warming birthday tribute to Arthur Gourounlian
VIRGIN Media star Brian Dowling has shared a heart-warming tribute to his husband Arthur Gourounlian to mark his birthday
The
and his Six O'Clock Show host husband
share two kids together, Blake, 2 and 11-month-old Blu.
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Arthur had his 45th birthday today
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Arthur celebrated with Brian and their two kids
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Brian gushed over his husband on social media
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The happy couple often share snippets of their day-to-day lives with their little ones on
However, today the attention was turned to Arthur as he celebrated his
45th birthday surrounded by his loved ones.
The family-of-four looked as happy as ever in their kitchen, which was decorated with birthday banners and balloons for Arthur's special day.
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The pair embraced each other for a cute selfie in their kitchen where they donned cute birthday hats to mark the occasion.
In another snap, Blake smiled from ear-to-ear as she held onto her dad's birthday balloon.
Gushing over his husband, Brian wrote: "
Happy Happy Birthday to my love
@gourounlian
.
"
You are another year older and more loved than ever. We see everything you do for us and there's not a day that goes by without us feeling blessed that you are with us.
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Our babies Blake and Blu love their Papa so so much. Have the best day, Papa. We love you
."
Friends and fans raced to the comment section to gush over the TV star as he marked his birthday.
Arthur Gourounlian shares 'cutest' clip of daughter Blake after school
Replying to his husband's post, Arthur wrote: "What a morning. Oh la la! Blu's first time celebrating Papa's birthday, and she is all confused. Blake keeps singing happy birthday. Je vous aime de tout mon cœur."
Sinead commented: "Have a lovely birthday sending lots of love x."
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Deirdre said: "Bon Anniversaire Arthur. What a fantastic way to start your day, surrounded by your loved ones who clearly adore you. Here's to you Papa Arthur, you enrich so many lives."
'BON ANNIVERSAIRE'
Another fan added: " A very happy birthday to you Arthur. You are truly beautiful and so inspiring. Have a fantastic day."
Ahead of his celebrations today, Arthur took to his Instagram yesterday to gush about his eldest daughter Blake after she styled her own outfit.
The two-year-old looked cute as ever in a colourful floral tee paired with a pale pink skirt.
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She finished off the outfit with blue wellies and bright bows in her hair.
The celebrity judge shared a heart-warming video of Blake happily running around and showing off her outfit.
He revealed that the outfit was all her idea as he captioned the clip: "Styled by Blake Maria Rose."
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