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Former * NSYNC frontman Lance Bass and husband Michael Turchin have announced they will be fathers of twins later this year.
The couple told People Magazine their latest surrogacy attempt was successful and the children – a boy and a girl – are due to arrive in November. They added that they each donated sperm for each to fertilize an egg.
“It was quite a trip,” Bass admitted.
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“We went through nine different egg donors, which is rare,” Turchin added. “This time around, we had to start all over again. “
“And during a pandemic,” Bass agreed.
“I love that our mindset is definitely changing in the community,” Bass explained. “There aren’t many good examples of same-sex couples having families in the public eye. We knew we wanted to be very open and transparent with our experience because we wanted same-sex couples to be able to identify with us and say, “Oh my God, we’re going through this too.”
In the same interview, Bass said he hopes the babies will arrive early, before Halloween. “They have no choice but to love Halloween because I’m obsessed and they’re going to be obsessed,” he joked. The couple also teased their announcement by filming a horror movie trailer and uploading it to TikTok.
Earlier this year, the couple opened up about their previous failed attempts to become a dad through surrogacy. The couple had already suffered nine unsuccessful IVF attempts as well as miscarriages and had opened the door to adoption as an alternative.
