Joel Cruz, the man behind Afficionado had eight kids out of surrogacy.
Yes. This multi-millionaire who has built his perfume empire and known to be the Lord of Scents is a father to eight children born out of surrogacy and spent roughly P52 million for all of them.
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Joel is openly gay and have longed to have kids, as he just can’t do it with a woman, he opted to have kids via surrogacy.
To those who are unfamiliar with the term, surrogacy involves a woman agreeing to carry a baby for someone else. Surrogacy though is not yet legal in the Philippines, so he went to find a Russian girl that would bear his children as surrogacy is legal in Russia.
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Surrogate mothers are well-known to be very expensive but we didn’t really know how expensive and extensive it is until now.
Choosing the best mother for his children, Joel chose a tall, beautiful woman to compensate for his height as he wants his kids to have a chance at being tall. Lilia, the surrogate mom, already had kids with her husband so the implantation was more viable.
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P52 Million breakdown
The expenses cover fare, hotel accommodations, payment, and other expenses.
- First set of twins, a boy and a girl, – P12 million
- Second set of twins, both boys- P11 million
- Third set of twins (a boy and a girl)- P11 million
- Seventh solo baby (different surrogate mom)- P9 million
- Eighth solo baby (different surrogate mom)- P9 million
The last solo babies have different surrogate mothers but are still made with Joel’s sperm and Lilia’s eggs so the children are still full siblings.
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Joel now has to raise eight kids which is more than a challenge so he hires nannies for each of them in his big household.
Surrogacy is a good thing as everyone deserves a chance in having kids if they want. Maybe in the near future, it would be legalized here in the Philippines as well.
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