Scott Cam has some advice for future contestants looking to make a fortune on Channel Nine’s ratings juggernaut The Block.
The 61-year-old, who has hosted the show for two decades, said if Blockheads don’t want to be left empty handed when it was time to put their homes under the hammer they ought to be renovating for the market and not themselves.
Cam was speaking out after last year’s controversial season of The Block saw House 2 pass in when it failed to meet the reserve price of $2.97million.
Blockheads Leah and Ash Milton finally sold their reno for $3.125million four months after The Block’s finale in November.
As the 20th anniversary of the hit reality show gets set to drop on Monday, Cam was frank about where he thought the 2023 contestants went wrong.
‘There were reasons why last year houses didn’t do well: the kitchen was too small, too awkward,’ the TV veteran told news.com.au.
He added that Blockheads should not be stamping the homes with their personal touches in terms of ‘taste’ and character.
‘[It’s] madness,’ he added, ‘They’re not going to live in it.’
Scott Cam (pictured) has revealed why last year’s Block auction did not work out well for some contestants
Real estate guru Shelly Craft agreed, adding her own criticism about the way recent Blockheads have approached the contest.
‘In the industry, you’re either building for selling – flipping – or you’re building your family home. They’re two specific ways of renovating,’ she told the publication.
‘And I think some of the contestants get a little bit lost in the fact that there is so much amazing product available to them, they want to put everything in the one house and that’s a little bit overwhelming for a family that just wants to buy a family home.’
The 61-year-old, who has hosted The Block for two decades, told News.com if Blockheads don’t want to be left empty handed when it was time to put their homes under the hammer they ought to be renovating for the market – and not themselves. Pictured; The Block cast 2024
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Kristy and Brett’s House 3 was another of the reno’s from 2023 that got a disappointing result.
Entering the auction with a reserve of $2,970,000, it went under the hammer for $3,035,000, leaving the Blockheads with a mere $65,000 profit.
Fan favourites Gian and Steph walked away smiling, however, when they sold their property for a whopping $5million, which netted them $100,000 in prize money and a profit of $1,650,000.
Meanwhile, fans can look forward to plenty of excitement when the hit renovation show drops on Monday.
A new teaser has revealed baby drama is set to throw Nine’s 20th anniversary season on Phillip Island into turmoil.
The preview shows new Blockhead Haydn, 37, getting an emergency call from his partner just as things on the building site are heating up.
After learning his girlfriend ‘is going into early labour’, the Melbourne IT manager appears to be astonished by the news.
Blockheads Leah and Ash Milton finally sold their reno for $3.125million four months after The Block’s finale in November after it was passed in during the show’s finale
While Haydn is left visibly shocked, host Scott Cam is clearly delighted with the news of a ‘Baby Blockhead’.
‘I’m gonna be an Uncle!’ he exclaims.
It comes after news broke that the hit show may see a couple break up before the show wraps this year according to an insider, as a producer confirmed one team throw in the towel just five weeks in.
A source inside the Channel Nine renovation hit has exclusively told Daily Mail on Wednesday at least one of the couples may split before auction.
A source told Daily Mail at least one of the couples may split before auction