Tyra Banks welcomes first child via surrogate
The star had spoken openly about struggling with IVF treatment
Tyra Banks and her boyfriend Erik Asla have welcomed their first child via surrogate.
On Instagram the America’s Next Top Model star thanked the ‘angel of a woman’ who carried the child and revealed he would be called York.
She wrote: ‘The best present we worked and prayed so hard for is finally here. He's got my fingers and big eyes and his daddy Erik's mouth and chin. As we thank the angel of a woman that carried our miracle baby boy for us, we pray for everyone who struggles to reach this joyous milestone. York Banks Asla, welcome to the world.’
The 42-year-old had been open about undergoing IVF treatment and told People magazine that it hadn’t been an ‘easy journey’.
She says baby York was a ‘beautiful bright light at the end of the tunnel’.
'As I gaze into the beautiful eyes of my son, I think about all the people who struggle with fertility or carrying a child and continue to pray for them every day. My hopes and dreams are filled with well wishes that they get to feel what my little treasure, York Banks Asla, feels like in my arms.'
She currently has her own make-up company called Tyra Beauty.