The Block 2025 contestants Emma and Ben have welcomed their first child together!
The couple confirmed the news exclusively with our sister publication, Woman’s Day, and revealed their baby’s adorable name.
They revealed that they welcomed a baby boy called Bailey Colter Cox on September 25, following a six-hour labour.
“We’re so overjoyed,” Emma, 33, exclusively told the publication. “I was going to say he’s going to be very spoiled, but he has already been very spoiled.”
The Block‘s official Instagram page also shared the happy news to Instagram, and Shaynna Blaze was quick to send her congratulations to the couple.
“How wonderful!!! Congrats Em and Ben Em you are absolutely glowing xxx,” she gushed.
Bailey was originally due to arrive on October 28, just three days after The Block‘s hotly anticipated auction day, but now, Bailey will be there in person to cheer on his parents.
“He really just didn’t want to miss the auction,” Emma joked. “He was so determined to come into this world.”
Ben, 32, said that despite his early arrival, Bailey’s birth came at a good time as they were able to just enjoy the “bubble” of being new parents.
Bailey was born at 2.78 kg and is to remain in the hospital for monitoring for the time being, but Emma and Ben said he is “healthy” and doing well.
“He’s close to feeding, and he’s got most of his monitors off now, so he’s pretty good,” Emma added.
The parents insisted Bailey will be there with them at the auction, and Ben even joked that they will have two more children if they win The Block.
Viewers have been following Emma and Ben’s journey towards having a family on The Block as the couple revealed their baby news live on the show.
In an episode that aired on August 27th, the reality TV stars revealed to the camera that Emma was 12 weeks pregnant.
“We’ve just found out we’re going to have a boy. Now knowing the gender, you can start imagining a life together. It feels good,” an emotional Ben shared.
“This news is huge. This is the start of the next chapter of our lives. We’re starting a family, it’s something we’ve been talking about and planning for a year, and now it’s happening,” he continued.
“It definitely makes us more keen to take some prize money home,” Emma chimed in, adding that she found out she was expecting the same day that she and Ben got the call from Scotty to reveal they’d be competing on The Block season 21!
While plenty of The Block contestants have welcomed babies into the world over the years, Emma was the first contestant to announce her pregnancy while still competing on the show.
Emma added that while The Block was still “hard”, she didn’t feel like her pregnancy hindered her in any way.
“It will be pretty amazing to be able to share the whole experience with our child down the track and be able to say, ‘You were in my tummy there!’” she shared in a recent interview.
Host Shelley Craft said she was “thrilled” for the couple when she found out, with Scotty also joking that the baby would be named after him.
The news came shortly after the fan favourites celebrated their third wedding anniversary, with Ben paying a sweet tribute to his wife on the show.
“I know Em’s going to be a great mum,” he shared with the producers before speaking directly to her.
“You’re kind, you’re compassionate, and I think you’re going to be a kind and loving mother.”
