When Aussie actors Zoe Ventoura and Daniel Macpherson welcomed a brand-new baby son in December 2019, it would be safe to say they left the country completely bewildered.
Aussies had yet to cotton on to the fact Zoe had been pregnant with her first child to Daniel, so it was albeit a glorious surprise to find out they’d already welcomed him to the world.
Named Austin Xavier, the adorable little tot has captured our hearts ever since.
The former Neighbours star, Daniel, spoke candidly of welcoming his baby boy with Packed to the Rafters actress, Zoe, telling The Samantha Gash Podcast that his greatest learning since becoming a dad was to “just be present”.
“Looking back now, you can’t make decisions about life as a parent when you’re not a parent,” he said.
“There’s things in our DNA, in our cells that we don’t even know about that get awakened when you’re looking back at a little version of yourself staring back at you going ‘Love me, hug me, feed me, hold me.’ When all of a sudden, the next job doesn’t really matter.”
We can’t argue with that – and it seems the journey of parenthood couldn’t be better for the pair.
Keep scrolling as we look at the best pics of Dan and Zoe’s adorable son, Austin Xavier.
Dan
Dan shared this gorgeous selfie with his son on Instagram in August, writing: “My Little King.”
Dan
The gorgeous snaps were lapped up by Dan’s fans, including pal and fellow Aussie celeb Kris Smith, who wrote: “Tell me a better feeling…. I’ll wait.” Dan’s reply was simple: “Magic moments brother.”
Dan MacPherson on spending time with wife and newborn son in self iso
Zoe
Zoe also popped up a rare pic of her new baby son while out strolling in July: “Two pom poms are better than one,” she quipped at the time.
Dan and Zoe
After welcoming their son, the pair have shared some gorgeous couple snaps to their Instagram accounts – clearly they’re loving parenthood together.
Red carpet
While the pair are yet to return to the red carpet, we’re pretty sure they’ll be just as glam as before – perhaps with a baby monitor in-hand this time…
Dan and Zoe
Yep, Austin Xavier has two pretty cool parents!