Baby joy! The Block 2025 fan favourites Emma and Ben welcome their first child mid-season – and reveal their adorable name

Emma and Ben, popular contestants on Channel Nine’s *The Block*, recently had a baby while still filming the show this season.

The couple, who live in the Victorian era, announced the arrival of their baby son with a sweet collection of photos shared on social media.

A heartwarming photo showed Emma and Ben, beaming with pride, in their hospital room. Emma lovingly held their new baby while standing next to her husband.

Another photo captured the new mother gazing at her baby with affection as he slept soundly in his crib.

The couple announced their baby’s sweet name and shared their joy about becoming parents in a comment on the official Block page.

‘Congratulations to Em and Ben on the arrival of their beautiful baby boy, Bailey!’ the page began.

Meet Bailey Colter Cox, who arrived on September 25, 2025, weighing 6 pounds 1 ounce! She was born five weeks early, but is doing great.

Many of their celebrity friends took to the comments section to offer their well wishes. 

The Block judge Shaynna Blaze enthusiastically congratulated Em and Ben, saying they looked absolutely radiant.

Former Block contestants Sarah and George Bragias shared their congratulations and expressed how beautiful the baby is.

This comes after reports last month suggested Emma and Ben caused a disagreement between The Block host Scott Cam and Karl Stefanovic.

In September, the fan-favourite season 21 couple revealed they were expecting their first child.

The pair then joined Karl and Sarah Abo on Channel Nine’s Today show to talk about the major announcement.

Once the hosts of Today congratulated the couple, Karl playfully attempted to predict the name of Emma and Ben’s baby boy.

‘How’s little Karlos?’ Karl asked, which elicited laughter from the soon-to-be parents.

Ben thought Karl could face tough competition from the show’s established presenter.

Ben told Karl he’d be competing with someone named Scotty for the name, but Karl didn’t seem bothered by it.

‘Scotty can go jump, mate,’ he replied.

Elsewhere in the chat, the couple said it had been difficult keeping the secret from cast and crew. 

It was a little difficult at first,” Ben admitted. “There were times Em would pretend to be finished with her drink, and I’d end up finishing it for her – I was a good sport about it.”

Emma and Ben made the pregnancy announcement on an episode of The Block.

Ben shared the exciting news that he and Emma are expecting a baby boy, and they couldn’t be happier.

Ben then began to tear up as he spoke about the family’s exciting future.

‘You can sort of start to, I don’t know, imagine our life together. Feels good,’ he said.

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2025-10-06 07:03