Coronation Street's Charlie Condou: I have two children with female friend but I live with my boyfriend

The actor and close pal conceived with IVF

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  Charlie Condou is dad to children Georgia and Hal
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  Charlie Condou met Cameron Laux before becoming a father
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  Charlie Condou plays midwife Marcus Dent in Coronation Street
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  Charlie Condou says his situation is 'like a friendly divorce'

Coronation Street's Charlie Condou has opened up about fathering two kids with a female friend through IVF.
The gay actor - who plays midwife Marcus Dent in Corrie - made a pact with pal Catherine Kanter that they'd conceive together if she hadn't settled down by the age of 40.
'I always wanted to be a dad. Catherine and I had the conversation I'm sure thousands of women have with
their gay friends, a sort of Plan B pact - to have a child together should Mr Right not appear,' says Charlie.
'I'd had other female friends ask me and it never felt right. But with Catherine it did.'
Catherine, 45, didn't find love by the milestone age so decided to visit a clinic with Charlie, 40, because she 'couldn't shake the fear that she'd hit 50 and regret not trying'.
They became parents to Georgia, 4, and 2-year-old Hal but their situation was complicated by the fact that Charlie had then hooked up with boyfriend Cameron Laux, 49.
The trio originally moved in together but now live separately, so the children divide their time between Charlie and Cameron's Islington home and actress Catherine's pad nearby.
'Something I realised early on is that I'll never be the one who feels compromised. I'm in a relationship with Cameron and I'm the biological parent with Catherine,' Charlie tells Red.
'It's like a friendly divorce, where the kids split their time between two homes! It works well, though.'