Footy commentator Yvonne Sampson's baby joy is revealed - and it means big changes for some familiar faces on TV
Fox Sports NRL presenter Yvonne Sampson and her former Channel Nine star husband Chris O'Keefe have revealed they are thrilled to be expecting their second child.
The couple, who proud parents to two-year-old son Henry, had tried to keep the happy news under wraps until now.
'Vonny, Henry and I are expecting another little addition,' O'Keefe told News Corp.
'Henry's about to be promoted to big brother and we're absolutely thrilled.
'Chaos incoming.'
O'Keefe explained that some of Sampson's colleagues suspected something was going on during NRL 's season-opening matches in Las Vegas.
The popular footy TV host has tried to keep the exciting news a secret
'Let's just say when Vonny locked herself in her hotel room in Vegas for round one, a few of her colleagues started to suspect something was up,' he said.
'But we managed to keep it quiet, it's important to us to keep our private life, private.
'She's an extraordinary mum. She is not just the heart of our home, but the brains, legs, arms and everything else too.
'I'm honestly just trying to keep up. Henry absolutely adores Vonny, watching them together fills me with so much happiness.'
O'Keefe is a Dragons diehard and has confirmed that the new arrival will follow suit.
'Henry had his Red V membership before he had a Medicare card, this will be no different,' he said.
'It's important they build some character through long stretches of extreme disappointment.'
The couple announced their engagement in 2017 and got married in 2018.
The couple had been dating for more than three years after first meeting in the Channel Nine Brisbane newsroom (where the pair were both working at the time).
With Sampson taking time off for the birth of her child, Fox Sports are planning to overhaul their roster.
Braith Anasta, host of NRL 360, will shift from Sunday Ticket to host the Super Saturday show.
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