HIS surrogacy journey has been the toughest challenge of his life so far with husband Gareth – but Ollie Locke hopes they're one step closer to their dream of becoming a family.

The reality star has revealed they're trying for another baby in June after finding a new surrogate on Instagram.

After spending hundreds of thousands of pounds on IVF and suffering devastating miscarriages, Ollie and Gareth refuse to give up.

In fact, they've sold their apartment in Fulham to buy a family home with a garden for when their baby arrives.

In an exclusive interview with The Sun, Ollie said: "Everyone has been so unbelievable.

"It’s really important to move forward and try again.

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"You believe it’s going to work in a way, and it will be alright, but biology takes its turn. It’s life.

"So many people are in that position, so we’re going again in June."

The surrogate will remain anonymous in order to protect her privacy.

Ollie says he doesn't know if she's a fan of Made in Chelsea, but she has "followed their journey".

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He added: "Anyone who goes through it knows how much it costs, especially if you’re trying to get eggs from abroad. It’s very, very expensive.  

"Our surrogate is from England. The one was too, but last time it was a Brazilian egg donor – it’s all very difficult. The egg donor is separate.

"We’re really happy – we’re just trying to get on the whole surrogacy train again."

Ollie first met Gareth over a decade ago before they started dating in 2018.

They had the biggest-watched wedding of 2020 worldwide.

But behind the scenes, they admit they've been "changed" by their IVF experience.

The couple insist they never want someone else to go through the heartbreak and financial struggle they have endured – and plan to campaign for change to government legislation.

Ollie previously told The Sun: "After we go through the painful situations of IVF, even if we get a child at the end, our surname will not be on the baby's birth certificate until we go to a High Court to challenge it.

"It's almost like going through the process of adopting our own children.

"They will have the surrogate and the surrogate's husband's surname for at least the first nine months.

"And if we ever want to take our biological baby out of the country, we have to get the permission of the surrogate.

"Not to mention the fact you can't see the donors' faces at all, you have to go abroad for that.

"It feels like the British government do not want you to have children.

"For me, it feels like they think 'you can have your marriage, but we're going to make it as hard for you as possible to have children'.

"Legislation in the UK hasn't changed in over 30 years. I want change to happen now.

"People are struggling. If you're a lower income family there's no way you'd be able to make babies as a same-sex – especially male – couple. It seems completely barbaric.

"We can't celebrate the gay world without having full equality with IVF."

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