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Fox Sports presenter Yvonne Sampson welcomes baby boy

Fox Sports presenter Yvonne Sampson and husband Chris O’Keefe have announced the birth of their first child, a baby boy.

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Fox Sports presenter Yvonne Sampson has welcomed a baby boy.

The Queensland NRL 360 host took to social media on Friday to share a photo of her newborn son, revealing she and husband Chris O’Keefe had named their first child Henry Sampson O’Keefe.

He was born on Monday.

Yvonne Sampson and Chris O'Keefe announce the birth of their son, Henry Sampson O’Keefe. Photo: Instagram/ @vonokeefe
Yvonne Sampson and Chris O'Keefe announce the birth of their son, Henry Sampson O’Keefe. Photo: Instagram/ @vonokeefe

“All we could have wished for,” she captioned the photo.

The post was met with well wishes from her colleagues in the industry including Peter Stefanovic, Corey Parker, Tara Rushton and Mel McLaughlin,

It comes six weeks after Sampson shared a photo of herself holding her baby bump, writing “not long until life will never be the same … and we can’t wait.”

Fox Sports presenter Yvonne Sampson and husband Chris O’Keefe. Supplied,
Fox Sports presenter Yvonne Sampson and husband Chris O’Keefe. Supplied,

After initially meeting at Channel 9’s Brisbane newsroom, Sampson and O’Keefe, a news reporter, married in 2018, making the move south to Sydney.

Braith Anasta is stepping into the NRL 360 hosting chair, keeping Sampson’s seat warm while she’s on maternity leave.

Originally published as Fox Sports presenter Yvonne Sampson welcomes baby boy

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