Mary Portas used her brother as a sperm donor

[Groucho]

High street shopping woman expert thingy has used her brother as a sperm donor. Apparently this is old news - I did not know this.

I listened to her on Billy Butler last week and she seemed perfectly normal. This however, is not, I don't think.

I have a daughter and a son on the way, and I know I'm very fortunate for us not to need any assistance - if folk need donors to have children then that's fine if that's what they want.

But surely not from a family members' member, and certainly not from a sibling?

It appears that the headline is misleading - he did donate, however it was to Portas' lesbian partner, who did all the giving birth stuff.

Still, discuss.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02...ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=radio_and_music

Mary Portas on media reaction to brother's sperm donation
High street guru Mary Portas told 5 live about the media reaction following an interview in which she revealed the father of her child was her brother: 'We were paparazzied and doorstepped for days'. The Channel 4 presenter said she hadn't want the story to be 'a big headline' but added that she 'doesn't regret a thing because so much good has been done'.

 

[RFUS]

Closest possible genetic resemblance to her. I can see why a mother would want her child to have that.

 

[The Esk]

High street shopping woman expert thingy has used her brother as a sperm donor. Apparently this is old news - I did not know this.

I listened to her on Billy Butler last week and she seemed perfectly normal. This however, is not, I don't think.

I have a daughter and a son on the way, and I know I'm very fortunate for us not to need any assistance - if folk need donors to have children then that's fine if that's what they want.

But surely not from a family members' member, and certainly not from a sibling?

It appears that the headline is misleading - he did donate, however it was to Portas' lesbian partner, who did all the giving birth stuff.

Still, discuss.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02...ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=radio_and_music

To be honest I can see the logic in this in the sense that genetically her brother will be the closest to her.

Not sure it should cause such a fuss?

Sorry RFUS did not see you had posted similar

 

[Allezfan]

Yeah, it's not like inbreeding. Seems sane enough when it's the partner supplying the egg.

 

[Bungle]

I don't see much of an issue with it to be fair, it was her wife that carried the baby so I can't see the problem.

 

[summerisle]

Her biography was serialized on the radio last week. After her mother died her father sold the house in which she and her siblings were living and was forced to find somewhere to live and support her brother and sister.
Now if I was a psychiatrist I could probably use this as a reason for her unorthodox attitude to life.But I'm not, so good luck to her.

 

[jaycee]

Happens all the time in Norwich

 

[Blue 1]

Actually: Mary Portas' wife used Mary Portas' brother as a sperm donor. Rather misleading thread title.

Makes sense to me for the reasons others have posited above.

 

[Scouse]

So is Mary Portas' brother expecting a son or a nephew?

 

[COYBL25]

I think some wag of a journalist has tried to cause a bit of mischief by suggesting that she's created a designer baby. A bit naughty really as it isn't really any body else's business.

 

[COYBL25]

Happens all the time in Norwich

And Sintelllens too !

 

[neil999]

lesbians eating babies now are they? DISGRACE

 

[Bungle]

lesbians eating babies now are they? DISGRACE

Might have known you'd make an appearance...

 

[Yorkie]

Medically and morally sound, it'll just be like adopting a niece/nephew. "hoo's gonna teech him how to frow stuff tho?! "

 

[neil999]

Might have known you'd make an appearance...

if they wanna eat babies then fair enough, but why do they have to make such a show of it all?