Aladdin asks to wed... oh yes he does
PANTO favourite Aladdin left his audience stunned by getting down on one knee to propose to Princess Jasmine.
Matthew Pomeroy, 30, starring in the panto at De Montfort Hall in Leicester, asked Natasha Lamb to marry him as they took to the stage for applause on Friday night.
And to complete the magic moment, 26-yearold Natasha said “yes”.
Matthew told his partner of four years: “You are the kindest, most caring person. I love you with all my heart. You’re my best friend.
“If you’ll let me, I want to share my life with you.”
Natasha said afterwards: “It’s a bit of a blur. I’m glad I’ve got the video to watch it back. I had no idea what he was going to do.”
“Both of our families love kids. I was so glad my family were as excited about our baby as they were their other grandkids.”
The road to parenthood has certainly been long and winding.
Reuben explains how he began living as a man in 2007 – taking male hormones which left him with a beard, deep voice and masculine features.
But realising he wanted a baby, Reuben spoke to a trusted trans doctor about the possibility of falling pregnant.
He was reassured it was possible as he still had his womb and ovaries.
So he took a break from his testosterone medicine to enable him to undergo fertility treatment.
Reuben met fellow wedding snapper Jay, 28, in a pub and the pair hit it off.
Jay – who is referred to as them or they rather than he or she – has had a double breast removal.
As the couple grew closer, Reuben broached the topic of pregnancy.
He said: “After a few months I started getting nervous, realising I was planning to have a kid – I’d been building towards it for three years to this point. I realised I would have to talk to them.
“If they didn’t want kids we’d have to break up.
“I managed to bring up the subject but luckily Jay was open to the idea.”
Jay adds: “It just seemed right – we wanted to raise kids similarly.”
Reuben faced endless tests on his hormone levels and fertility and at one point a friend offered to carry the baby for him if he was unable to.
Then Reuben got his first break. He explains: “I woke up the next morning and my period had started for the first time in six years.
“It was such a relief. It’s weird, but I knew it was the start of something I wanted so badly.”
Next, Reuben and Jay had to consider who could act as the sperm donor. They
I wanted a baby and had the facility to do it. I feel complete REUBEN SHARPE TRANS DAD WHO GAVE BIRTH