Baby Joy: Block Stars Announce Family Update!

The Block’s Jesse Raeburn and Mel Manson have welcomed their third child together.

The show regulars, who made their first appearance during the 2019 series dubbed ‘The Oslo’, revealed on Friday that their daughter Isabel had arrived ‘safe and healthy’ on Thursday. 

Jesse and Mel already share two daughters – Khloe, three, and Eden, one. 

Posting a carousel of pictures to Instagram of their new bundle of joy, the proud parents gushed about the third addition to their brood in the caption. 

‘Isabel Raeburn,’ they wrote, introducing their newborn daughter. 

‘Arrived safe and healthy on 30-10-25.’

The Block’s Jesse Raeburn and Mel Manson (both pictrued) have welcomed baby number three

Posting a carousel of pictures to Instagram of their new bundle of joy, the proud parents gushed about the third addition to their brood in the caption

‘She is perfect and has completed our beautiful family,’ they concluded the post. 

Friends, family and fellow Blockheads poured into the comments section with well-wishes for the family of five. 

‘Oh she’s here! Congratulations teams she’s absolutely gorgeous!’ penned Sarah and George from the 2020 season.

2019 winners Tess and Luke chimed in: ‘OUR BEAUTIFUL NEW BABY IN THE GANG. We are so proud of you guys. She is absolute perfection and we cannot wait to meet her and hug and kiss all of you!!! We love you xx.’

‘Congratulations team, she’s just divine,’ 2023 runner-ups Eliza and Liberty shared.

Father daughter duo Harry and Tash wrote: ‘Oh she’s absolutely beautiful!!! 3 gorgeous girls! Congratulations guys!! Enjoy the bubble.’

Their baby news comes just a few months after they returned to The Block’s 2025 Daylesford season. 

Jesse and Mel made an appearance during the Tradie Games challenge held at Kyral Castle, which marked Jesse’s fifth appearance on the building show. 

‘She is perfect and has completed our beautiful family,’ they finished off the post

The show regulars made their first appearance on The Block in the 2019 series dubbed ‘The Oslo’

Jesse and Mel renovated the former Oslo Hotel in Melbourne’s St Kilda on The Block’s fifteenth season in 2019.

They sold their renovated townhouse for $3,378,000, making a profit of $388,000. 

Jesse returned to The Block in 2021 to help Tanya and Vito Guccione tile their fireplace, and later served as the home’s auctioneer.

The Block alum also made a handful of appearances in previous years as Courtney and Hans’ auctioneer in 2018 and as Sarah and George’s real estate agent in 2020.