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Die-hard fans are not loving the incessant drama going down at the Charming Street worksite. In particular the “school yard cliqueness” of Leah and Kristy is ruffling feathers.

Paula Hendrickson “Locations is like working in an escape room. You have a riddle or problem that you have to solve and a limited amount of time to do it. But you always figure out a way out,” says Jonathan Jansen, supervising location manager of HBO’s “Barry.” Finding the right locations can require a lot of leg work, but some locations are obvious from the start.

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final auction results, it would be enough to put anyone off applying for the show.But not Kristy and Brett! The Adelaide couple were avidly watching the series when they decided they had to apply for The Block 2023.Watch Below: Meet Kristy and Brett from The Block 2023“I don’t actually know why Gisborne made us want to apply,” Brett, 34, jokes to WHO. The safety adviser has a trade secret he hopes will give the pair a leg up. And while project manager Kristy, also 34, has a competitiveness that may ruffle feathers, the parents-of-two insist they’re not afraid to be themselves.“We just stick to who we are and we’ll see that out the whole way,” Brett adds.The first week of the season saw the five couples tackle one of the hardest rooms - the bathroom.

The Block 2023.Watch Below: Meet Leah and Ash from The Block 2023The Brisbane couple run their own business and have completed several house flips, including their own.“We’ve done renovations before, we’ve run our little building company back up in Queensland, so we came in thinking we could do this … [but] it is way harder than we had ever anticipated,” Leah tells WHO.With three little ones at home, the couple are used to being busy. And while they’re both not afraid to express their opinions, when it comes to the final decisions, Leah usually comes out on top.“We bicker like a husband and wife do,” Ash jokes.

The Block at just 27, but they definitely shouldn’t be underestimated.Steph is actually the first architect to ever compete on the show, so she brings a wealth of knowledge to the team, while Gian works in finance, meaning he’ll keep the couple’s budget on track.Watch Below: Meet Steph and Gian from The Block 2023“I think I’m a dreamer, and Gian is definitely the realist,” Steph admits to WHO. The couple have also just finished their own renovation, something that inspired them to audition.“We’ve obviously been watching The Block for many years, but we never really thought to go on The Block because we’d never really gone through a renovation together,” Gian explains.“So when we came on the other side of that, we were like, let’s give it a crack.”The first week of the season saw the five couples tackle one of the hardest rooms - the bathroom.

The Block 2023. Watch Below: Meet Eliza and Liberty from The Block 2023Originally from Adelaide but now both living in Melbourne, the girls admit the monotony of the same daily routine motivated them to take the plunge.“We are both single, in our mid-thirties, and nothing is holding us back,” Liberty, who is a producer at an advertising agency, has shared. “Everything has just aligned.”So how have the sisters who have no prior renovating experience gone on The Block? We're only just getting started but they are surprising everyone! The first week of the season saw the five couples tackle one of the hardest rooms - the bathroom.

The Block has been almost a decade in the making.Watch Below: Meet Kyle and Leslie from The Block 2023After making the first round of auditions when they originally applied over eight years ago, the pair have continued to give it a crack countless times.And while they’ve kept busy, welcoming two boys and completing their own renovations, Leslie, 34, tells WHO, “It’s just sort of always been in the back of our minds.” While firefighter Kyle, 36, was ready to throw in the towel, education assistant Leslie “convinced him one last time” and the rest, they say, is history! The first week of the season saw the five couples tackle one of the hardest rooms - the bathroom. From demolishing the wrong room, to hiring new builders and even allegations of cheating, the first official week on the Block was full of drama.

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Neale has been a mainstay on The Block since season three.

It all started when Kristy asked competitor Steph how much she paid for a bedhead she and her husband Gian had purchased for the House Decider Challenge.

Colombia will be England’s World Cup quarter-final opponents after they defeated Jamaica in a tense 1-0 win in Melbourne.

With the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) just a month away, the full lineup is beginning to take shape. Sure, we already know the majority of the films, but it appears the folks at the event still have one more surprise up their sleeves, as we get the announcement that “Sly” will be closing the festival.

In partnership with Beyond The ValleyBeyond The Valley, Australia’s largest and brightest New Year’s party of the year is back to usher in 2024. Today (August 8), the festival has shared new updates for this year’s festivities – read more below.Beyond The Valley 2023/2024 is set to take place across four days from December 28 2023 until January 1 2024 at the Barunah Plains in Victoria, just an hour and a half away from Melbourne/Naarm, Australia.Today, the festival has revealed new details for this year’s event.

This year, our cast of rookie renovators includes couples Gian and Steph, Kyle and Leslie, Kristy and Brett, Ash and Leah, and sisters Liberty and Eliza.

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The Block are yet to even pick up a hammer on our screens but fans already think they know which out of the five houses could be winning big when auctions roll around. Watch Below: Meet Steph and Gian from The Block 2023This year five new teams are competing on Charming Street, renovating original houses from the 1950s. From Victoria, we have sisters Eliza and Liberty who have no previous building experience competing.

Eliza became great mates with Hamish, 41, when she began working for him and his radio partner, Andy Lee.