BENJI and Zoe Marshall have welcomed their first child together, a beautiful baby boy.

The couple opened up about the dramatic arrival of their son in an interview with Woman’s Day and revealed the unusual moniker they’ve chosen for him.

“The doctor said the cord was wrapped around the baby’s neck, so I told Zoe she had to push. It was as if I was giving a talk to the boys on the field,” explained the NRL star.

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Benji explained everyone in the room was encouraging Zoe to keep pushing and the doctor told him the baby would be like “a wet footy” so he had to hold on to him tight.

Zoe’s labour lasted 10 hours and she opted for an epidural after the contractions became too much. But when their beautiful boy arrived, everything changed for the pair.

“I held him up like on The Lion King and put him on Zoe’s chest straight away, and we were both crying. I was hysterical,” Benji told the magazine.

He admitted that despite everyone saying it would happen, that moment has definitely changed their world.

Throughout their relationship, Benji and Zoe have always referred to the other as their ‘Arctic fox’ because the animal only has one mating partner for life.

They used that as inspiration for naming their son and called him Benjamin Fox.

Benjamin is a nod to the rugby league star’s uncle Benji, who was there to guide him through his younger years and to Zoe’s late mum.

“Mum had a list of baby names and she was going to call me Benjamin if I was a boy. So it’s special for both of us,” she explained.

Zoe turned to Chinese medical practitioner Dr Shuquan Liu in a last-ditch effort to fall pregnant after struggling to conceive naturally for years.

She fell pregnant after six months and the couple cannot praise him enough for helping them on their journey to become parents.

“I’ve been so emotional. I was watching Ben play the guitar to the baby the other day and I was just crying for no reason,” Zoe admitted.

The couple appears to be besotted with their new life as a family of three and Zoe has already confirmed they would love to have more children.

This article originally appeared on Kidspot and has been republished here with permission.