A gay man has reportedly dumped his 55-year-old lover to start a relationship with the boyfriend of his own daughter, and they both plan to have twin girls.

Barrie Drewitt-Barlow, 50, described as one of Britain’s first gay dads, split from his husband Tony, 55, and started a relationship with his daughter’s ex-boyfriend Scott Hutchinson.

Barrie Drewitt-Barlow fell in love with 25-year-old Hutchinson and wants to have daughters with his new partner through a surrogate mother.

Mr Hutchinson was previously in a relationship with Mr Drewitt-Barlow’s 19-year-old daughter Saffron.

Drewitt-Barlow, Hutchinson and the girl all live under the same roof in an ‘unorthodox’ set-up.

Mr Drewitt-Barlow insisted it worked for his family.

“I don’t want there to be any secrets and I want to get any negativity out of the way before our babies arrive,” he said in a He told Mail Online report.

“Yes, it is unorthodox, but we are a loving family and our priority is to have a stable home for our kids and what is now an extended family.

“It works for us – and if people are shocked, well that’s their problem not ours.”

Mr Drewitt-Barlow and Tony were registered as parents in 1999 and lived in luxury in Florida, US, after making millions through their surrogate business.

He has been in a platonic relationship with Tony since his cancer diagnosis in 2006.

The businessman developed feelings for his assistant, Mr Hutchinson, when his husband was going through treatment.

The youngster became a ‘shoulder to cry on’ as Tony, who is in remission, battled cancer.

Mr Drewitt-Barlow now hopes to have twin daughters with his new partner, choosing their sex through IVF.

Tony fully supports their plans and is set to become the children’s godfather, Mail Online reports.