Two former schoolgirl friends are getting married after one of them had a sex change to become a man - and they are now expecting a child.
Toni Harper, 22, met Sean Horton, 25, through friends when they were aged 12 and 15 and he was a blonde girl called Sian.
They became good friends and Sean 'came out' to Toni after years of torment about his gender and sexuality.
Sean started hormone treatment and the pair fell in love as his voice lowered and he grew facial hair.
Trainee mechanic Sean is just one operation away from the end of his treatment and the couple will tie the knot next month after winning a wedding in a competition.The pair are also about to start a family thanks to a sperm donor and Toni is due to give birth four weeks after their wedding.
Sean, from Knowle, Bristol, said: 'When I was younger I always wanted to wear boys' clothes. My mum just thought I was a Tomboy until I told her the truth.
'Now I just can't wait to be a dad. I can't wait to hear him call me 'daddy'.'The couple became friends while at school and grew so close that Toni was the first person Sean told that he wanted to be a man.
He then later revealed his feelings to his mother Heather, 51, who fully supported her son.
Sean always had the support of his mother, Heather, and the couple are now looking forward to becoming parents themselves thanks to a sperm donor
The engaged couple had artificial insemination treatment with donor sperm in a bid to get pregnant, spending £8,000 at a private clinic on three unsuccessful attempts.
The pair also planned a wedding but put it on hold after Sean's father Martin was diagnosed with cancer.
In a cruel twist of fate they got the news they could have further insemination treatment on the NHS the day Mr Horton passed away from cancer.
Toni then became pregnant with the baby boy, which due on Mr and Mrs Horton's wedding anniversary.
The couple are getting married next month after they won a £12,000 wedding through local paper, The Bristol Post.
Excited groom Sean said: 'I believe this is fate falling on us. He wanted his first grandson as bad as we did, but when he was here we had three failed attempts.
'Then, after he passed away, we managed to get pregnant on the first attempt. We couldn't believe it. Toni said she will never forget my face when I found out.'
Toni added: 'It was the longest two weeks of our life after the insemination.
'We had tried before. It had been so hard and so disappointing. But we were so relieved in the end.'
Sean says he always knew he was a man and is now eagerly looking forward to becoming a father
Culled from Daily mail
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