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Bernie Ecclestone to be a dad again at 89.

215 replies

Ginger1982 · 02/04/2020 22:44

Apologies for the link to the Sun but AIBU that this is just ridiculous? That poor child will probably statistically never know his dad.

apple.news/AyKnkMM5wRVq08SXL-Tka_A

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Thisisworsethananticpated · 02/04/2020 22:45

Ewwwwwww

Dieu · 02/04/2020 22:46

I don't need to read the link, to know that that is disgusting and a total embarrassment. Poor child.

AnneLovesGilbert · 02/04/2020 22:48

Oh holy hell. His oldest child is 65. Vom.

Thedogscollar · 02/04/2020 22:49

Oh my good God. What the hell. Poor kid.

Macncheeseballs · 02/04/2020 22:49

Gross

Doyoumind · 02/04/2020 22:49

So wrong.

TheArchSorcererofContwaraburg · 02/04/2020 22:50

That's rank.

KenDodd · 02/04/2020 22:51

Never mind poor child, poor mother. Yuck!

StampMc · 02/04/2020 22:51

I had no idea he was as old as that . 65 years between siblings is taking the piss. Find it a bit icky but as the offspring of an elder father who didn’t survive my childhood I feel I shouldn’t throw stones.

MrsElijahMikaelson1 · 02/04/2020 22:52

🤮🤮🤮

alexdgr8 · 02/04/2020 22:52

i dont see how its anything to do with us.
i wish them all good health and luck.
a child is a blessing.

Outtedagain · 02/04/2020 22:53

Ewwww
The child will be born shortly before the Dad turns ... wait for it .....

90!!!! F sake.

Outtedagain · 02/04/2020 22:54

Alex ... hi Bernie

TheArchSorcererofContwaraburg · 02/04/2020 22:54

poor mother

She won't be poor again, that's for sure.

Dieu · 02/04/2020 22:56

Poor mother

Yeah right, and she's with him for his personality.
Snigger.

MadameBee · 02/04/2020 22:57

Well the mother and child will be set up for life Smile

Bezalelle · 02/04/2020 22:57

😱🤮🤯

AnneLovesGilbert · 02/04/2020 22:57

poor mother

I wonder what first attracted her to multi billionaire Bernie... Grin

Sceptre86 · 02/04/2020 22:58

The mother is 44 and by mumsnet standards that isn't considered old to be a mum. Good luck to them. I wouldn't want to have a kid at 44 much less 89 but in reality do people as wealthy of them even take care of their own kids? They will have a nanny on standby.

Legoandloldolls · 02/04/2020 22:58

And I thought I was to old at 45 😭

Doggybiccys · 02/04/2020 22:59

Surely this is a late April fool? Can’t open the link but going to google!!

ShellsAndSunrises · 02/04/2020 23:00

Oh man that’s gross.

Cremebrule · 02/04/2020 23:01

I felt a bit repulsed. I hope the child is healthy. Using 90 year old sperm is not exactly risk free. I wonder what the siblings (Some of whom are old enough to be the child’s grandparent) think.

StealthPolarBear · 02/04/2020 23:01

That's awful. My grandad died earlier this week at 87. His fathering and even his grandfathering days are well behind him, and he has great grandchildren. This is really selfish.

Lockheart · 02/04/2020 23:01

Whilst I feel sorry for the child, who will in all likelihood never know his father, I'm not sure what's apparently so gross about an 89 year old having sex. Elderly people can be sexually active too!

And yes, there is a huge age difference. But his wife is 44, she's not some naive 23 year old. Maybe for her it's her last reasonable chance to have a baby, who knows.