NRL WAG Zoe Marshall has revealed that she and husband Benji are expecting their second child.
The 35-year-old shared the happy news on Instagram on Tuesday, saying that their tiny tot is due in June 2021.
Zoe shared a sonogram image alongside a recording from her podcast, called The Deep, and said she’s been ‘so sick’ during the first few weeks of her pregnancy.
Baby joy: Benji Marshall’s wife Zoe announced her pregnancy on Tuesday – after revealing she suffered a devastating miscarriage late last year
It comes after Zoe revealed in April that she suffered a devastating miscarriage late last year.
Zoe added in the audio clips that Benji, 35, didn’t want her to share their pregnancy news early on, because the impact of their miscarriage on her ‘rattled him.’
‘He’s had a lot of anxiety around me sharing prematurely, which I completely understand,’ Zoe said.
New addition: Zoe shared a sonogram image alongside a recording from her podcast, called The Deep, and said she’s been ‘so sick’ during the first few weeks of her pregnancy
‘We had a loss around this time last year. I think the impact of that on me, really rattled him, he’s private in general but didn’t want me to share.’
Zoe went on to say that she’s ‘been on the couch or in bed, eating chips and KFC.’
She added in her Instagram caption: ‘Mini Marshall due day before my birthday (god help me another Gemini) June 2021.’
Private: Zoe added in the audio clips that Benji, 35, didn’t want her to share their pregnancy news early on, because the impact of their miscarriage on her ‘rattled him.’ Pictured with son Benjamin Fox, two
In April, Zoe broke down in tears in an Instagram post, as she spoke about her devastating miscarriage that she suffered late last year.
She told her fans that she fell pregnant just 16 months after the birth of her first son, Benjamin Fox, two.
The pregnancy was a shock, and she struggled with finding herself pregnant again so soon.
‘There is something really difficult and brutal and shocking about falling pregnant and not having a normal reaction by society’s standards.’
‘I thought that my reaction would potentially risk my marriage. I wasn’t sure if me not being okay with it would be okay, and I felt option-less.
‘And I felt very stuck. And very scared and anxious and depressed,’ she admitted.
However, her husband was supportive, she adds: ‘Benji was just so bloody beautiful, and sat with me through all my confusion.
Struggles: In April, Zoe broke down in tears in an Instagram post, as she spoke about her devastating miscarriage that she suffered late last year
‘I was so taken aback by his support and love, which was no matter what happens, or how you feel, the mental health of you – being a healthy woman and mother – is more important than anything.’
However, after warming to the idea of having another child, at her 10 week scan, Zoe received tragic news.
‘I just remember a woman saying “there’s nothing in there”. I was just so floored and so upset. There were no signs of it. No bleeding, no pus. And I just felt so betrayed by my own body.’
Zoe then underwent a dilation and curettage procedure to have the fetus removed and said she was in so much pain, ‘My whole body was shivering and convulsing.’
Zoe wed NRL Wests Tigers star Benji Marshall, 34, at a private estate in Byron Bay back in 2013, and they share their son, Benjamin Fox.
Flashback: Zoe is pictured while pregnant with son Benjamin Fox