The Block 2025 contestants Emma and Ben have made the exciting announcement that they are expecting their first child together!
In the episode that aired on August 27th, the reality TV stars revealed to the camera that Emma was not only 12 weeks pregnant, but also what gender their baby would be!
“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 is the first contestant to announce her pregnancy while still competing on the show.
And with an October 2025 due date, their little one is arriving just in time for auction day!
“We’re due three days before the auction,” Emma shared with our sister publication Woman’s Day before joking that they’d send cameras to the “delivery room.”
“That or a helicopter to the auction”, Ben chimed in with a laugh.
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 with the publication.
Host Shelley Craft said she was “thrilled” for the couple as she found out, with Scotty also joking that the baby would be named after him.
The news comes 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.”
