16-05-2025
Arthur Gourounlian says 'never say never' to expanding family
Arthur Gourounlian, who shares two baby daughters with husband Brian Dowling, has said 'never say never' to expanding their family of four.
'Never say never,' he laughed. 'Blake is three now and she's starting pre-school next year. And Blu is eleven months now. Time has just flown by,' the Dancing with the Stars judge told
Armenian-born Gourounlian and Kildare-born husband Brian moved back to Ireland in 2020, just before the COVID pandemic shut down the entire world. Arthur Gourounlian at the launch of Newbridge Silverware's Legendary Blue Box campaign. Pic: Picture It Photography
Now, five years and two baby girls later, proud-as-punch dad Arthur said Ireland is where his heart is.
'I've been living here full-time five years now,' Arthur explained. 'I'm married to an Irishman, my two children are Irish. I feel more Irish than anything else.'
He added: 'I'm very patriotic to be Armenian, but also I feel very Irish. I feel like, give me my passport now,' he laughed. Arthur Gourounlian at the launch of Newbridge Silverware's Legendary Blue Box campaign. Pic: Picture It Photography
Since deciding to set up home in Ireland, flamboyant choreographer Arthur has made a massive impact on the Irish entertainment scene.
'My life has changed so much since Brian and I decided to move here,' he said this week
'We were planning to initially leave back in 2020 and 2021. But that was before babies and Dancing with the Stars and all of the other opportunities that Ireland has given me,' he said. Arthur Gourounlian at the launch of Newbridge Silverware's Legendary Blue Box campaign. Pic: Picture It Photography
'But I think everything is going so nice and smooth right now. We are just loving life.'
The family of four have recently made the move from Brian's childhood town of Rathangan in Kildare to Dublin City, and Arthur says they are actively house-hunting in the capital.
'We are settled in Dublin now, so the next milestone is to get our own home. So fingers and toes crossed.'
But Arthur was back in Kildare this week as he unveiled his new artist project with Newbridge Silverware, which is one of the nation's most iconic jewellery and lifestyle brands.
'I was actually introduced to Newbridge Silverware by Brian's mother, God rest her soul.'
'And I just fell in love with all of their creative pieces. So when they asked me to become one of the faces of Newbridge Silverware, I was speechless and honoured,' Arthur said.
'I designed Newbridge's new boxes and we created an incredible visual promotion to bring Newbridge into the next generation while maintaining the ethos of the company that makes it the brand it is,' said Arthur.
And as to boxes, he says he would describe his family life as a little box of love.
'I would be the pearls, Brian, would be the diamonds; of course he would, he loves his bling,' he laughed. 'And the girls would be colourful, bright, beautiful brooches of all the colours of the rainbow.'
