Mary Portas opens up about her brother being the father of her son

Mary Portas became emotional as she spoke about her brother Lawrence being the biological father of her son Horatio. The retail expert fought back tears as she opened up about her unique family situation during an interview on Jamie Laing 's Great Company podcast. Mary, 65, joked her brother did not 's**g' her now ex-wife Melanie Rickey but was instead the former couple's sperm donor .