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Tyra Banks And Boyfriend Erik Asla Welcome Son Via Surrogate

Tyra Banks has revealed that she and her longtime boyfriend Erik Asla have welcomed a son named York through a surrogate.

Tyra Banks Welcomes Son

Banks announced the baby news on Instagram with a picture of a baby hat.

“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,” Banks captioned the picture. “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.”

Banks, 42, went into greater detail about the birth of her and Asla’s son in a statement released to People:

“We are so excited for our new baby boy bundle of joy. The journey to now has not been an easy process, as I’ve shared before. But there was a beautiful bright light at the end of the tunnel for me and his father, Erik.

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.

When I turned 40, the one thing I was not happy about is that I did not have kids. When you’re like, ‘Okay, I’m just going to do it,’ then it’s not so easy as you get older.”

Last fall on her talk show FABLife, Banks revealed that when she decided she was ready to have a child, she encountered fertility issues.

“I am so tired of seeing on my social media, ‘Why don’t you have kids? Why don’t you have kids?’ You don’t know — you don’t know what I’m going through,” she said, breaking into tears. “When I was 23 years old, I used to tell myself, ‘In three years, I’m going to have kids.’ Then I turned 24. ‘In three years, I’m going to have kids.’ Every single year I kept saying that. And then after awhile, it’s like, OK, now I want to, and it’s not so easy.”

Banks and Asla have been together for more than two years.

Chelsea Regan

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