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How Britt and Taz knew that Han and Can were criticising them behind their backs

by Danica Baker

After taking out the back-of-house room reveal, Britt and Taz were treated to a romantic overnight getaway by The Block. But while they were away, some of the cast used the Chump’s Dinner as a chance to speculate that the couple didn’t deserve the win.

Later in the week, Britt came across Han struggling to complete her shed and offered to help her by letting her use their tradies. However, Taz pointed out that Han and Can had slammed them earlier in the week over their win — and the fact that they’d worked ahead on their decks — but decided to be the bigger person and help out the girls.

But, while Sonny and Alicia confronted Britt and Taz to their faces, Han and Can only rinsed the winning couple behind their backs, so how did they know what was said?

During an interview with Chattr, Britt revealed that it was Emma who came to her and told her about what Han and Can said at the Chump’s dinner.

“We really copped the Body Corp, like the brunt of it… We were just like attacked,” Taz explained, referring to a meeting called by Sonny and Alicia the following day over them working ahead on their decks, which was against the rules.

“Emma wasn’t there. Emma was doing something,” he added.

“She was out, she came out afterwards, and she said, ‘Look, are you okay?’ And gave me a big cuddle. And she was like, I want you to know that we didn’t all, like, it wasn’t like a targeted thing about you last night [at the dinner],” Britt explained.

“We didn’t all feel the same way, like us and the boys didn’t really say much or do much, but it was mainly house two and house four who had something to say.”

“So that’s how we sort of knew that they weren’t saying the nicest things about us at the dinner.”

The Block cast. Image: Nine.
The Block cast. Image: Nine.

Why did Britt and Taz decide to help our Han and Can?

As viewers saw in Wednesday’s episode of The Block, Taz admitted he was hesitant to help the girls after hearing what they’d said about them at the Chump’s Dinner.

“That’s where I was coming from, because we knew we absolutely got torn to shreds,” Taz explained.

However, he said that after listening to Britt’s point of view, he knew that helping Han and Can was the right thing to do.

“Britt was like, it’s not who we are, we help people even when they don’t like us, or don’t want us to help. That’s what we do. And that sort of brought me back down when Britt said that, I was like, ‘You know what? That’s exactly right.”

Britt added that, for her, it was always about staying true to herself.

“Although you know they might not have said the nicest things about us or whatever, that you know, we don’t have to carry ourselves in that same manner.”

The Block 2025 airs on Sundays at 7:30pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.

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Home and Away’s Matt Evans speaks out about Theo’s tragic death

by Tahlia Pritchard

Well, Home and Away fans, it’s happened. Our beloved Theo got hit by a car driven by that nasty and corrupt councilman Craig Wendell and he’s dead. All while trying to protect the love of his life, Lacey. And just after a wedding too!

It’s going to take us some time to move on from this one.

Home and Away star Matt Evans shot Theo’s last scenes earlier this year, and tells Chattr that he’s proud of his character’s ‘heroic’ final act.

“I actually love that it was written that way was. So it’s like, quite a heroic way to go out. But obviously, like, you know, I knew that I was going to be parting ways with the show, and once I saw the storyline that I was going to be, that Thea was going to be dying, I quite liked it, because I knew it was going to be a big, impactful story,” he said. “But to see the way that he goes is really good, he dies a hero.”

Home and Away’s Matt Evans reveals what fans can expect from tonight’s episode

Wednesday night’s episode ended with Theo being hit by the car and a distraught Lacey trying to get him to open his eyes.

Matt teases that there’s going to be some tear-jerking moments to come, saying he watched it all unfold after shooting his last scenes.

“[It’s] just a lot of emotion. And I was there to watch it happen as well, like because they filmed it straight after my final episode,” he tells Chattr. “So I can say, from my experience, that it’s a very intense and sad episode. So if they [fans] were crying last night, they’re going to need some tissues tonight!”

What would Matt Evans have wanted for Theo if he didn’t, you know, die

Some characters in Summer Bay just don’t get happy endings unfortunately. Matt says had Theo not met his untimely end, music would’ve been a good way for him to go out.

“Well, originally, I wanted him to go and pursue a music career. That would have been really cool, but that story was already given to Kirby!” Matt laughed.

Home and Away's Matt Evans and sophea pennington
Matt is dating his co-star Sophea Pennington. Image: Instagram

Matt Evans reveals what’s next for him post-Home and Away

Matt’s focusing on acting opportunities again for now, but he’s never saying no to music.

“Well, I’ve been back auditioning again, and just really enjoying that process for acting. I’m loving it, it just feels like it’s really aligning for me right now,” he shared.

“And that doesn’t mean that I’ll never go back to music, but at the moment, acting has been taking priority for me, and I feel like I can always change my mind and move between the two.”

And his final message to Home and Away fans?

“Thanks so much for the support towards as a character over the last four years. I think a lot of that positivity and the appreciation for the character is what kept me going at some points as well,” he said. “I really hope that you all enjoyed Theo as much as I did, and it was a really great chapter of my life.”

Home and Away airs Mondays – Thursdays at 7pm on Channel 7 and 7Plus.

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Melissa Leong on why she opened up about experiencing sexual abuse in her memoir Guts

by Danica Baker

Former MasterChef Australia host Melissa Leong has bravely opened up about experiencing sexual abuse while working in the hospitality industry, and she’s told Chattr why she decided to share her story now.

Melissa, who also competed on The Amazing Race Australia, reflects on her experience in her new memoir Guts: A Memoir of Food, Failure and Taking Impossible Chances. In a post-elimination interview, she spoke about the importance of having these tough conversations and noted the growing awareness of sexual harassment in hospitality in recent years.

“I think that it’s very dangerous to generalise about matters such as sexual abuse. I think that no industry or community is exempt from these things happening,” she said.

“I think the difference is right now, in hospitality, there is a groundswell of very brave people— I’m not speaking of myself, I’m speaking about some of the other articles and people that have spoken up prior to [my book].

“They’re so brave in coming forward and speaking up about things that we know have been going on in the industry for a very long time. So the difference is that there is a greater willingness to speak up now more than ever. And I hope that that happens for all industries and all communities.”

Melissa Leong's post about her memoir. Image: Instagram.
Melissa Leong’s post about her memoir. Image: Instagram.

Why Melissa Leong decided to speak up about her own experience

Melissa admitted that, as a private person, opening up about such a difficult experience wasn’t easy, but she felt it was important to break her silence and help others who may have gone through similar situations.

“I always said that I will use whatever platform I have for as long as I have it, in order to hopefully contribute something constructive to conversations, especially difficult conversations, and when this happened to me — when the rape happened to me — I was not schooled on matters of consent the way that maybe we know to talk about consent now,” she said.

“I know that we joke, you know, there are jokes on the internet about consent and all the rest of it, but the truth is, it matters. It matters. It is a line in the sand that must be drawn, and when it is crossed. That’s not right.

“And so as much as I am a private person, I think that it is important to share information that will help other people, that will maybe embolden people to be more in command of their boundaries and their knowledge of what is right and wrong, and that it is okay to speak up, and that the shame that has been heaped on you is not yours to hold, it’s for the perpetrator.”

Help is available: 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) / National Sexual Abuse and Redress Support Service 1800 211 028.

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The Block’s Britt and Taz explain why they won the energy efficiency challenge amid backlash

by Danica Baker

Britt and Taz had the last laugh on The Block, after adding an extra $30,000 to their budget this week, thanks to two challenge wins and a triumphant room reveal, which they were criticised by other contestants over.

One of those challenge wins was for having the most energy-efficient house, but the other contestants didn’t think Britt and Taz were deserving of the win.

“There’s no way in hell they should have won that, at all, because their whole house has underfloor heating, which is not energy efficient,” Mat said in a producer-led interview.

However, according to Taz, that’s exactly why they won.

“The underfloor heating actually worked in our favour, curing it, because when you have the underfloor heating, you’re not running your [reverse cycle] air cons [on heat] all the time,” Taz told Chattr.

“So you don’t really need, and if you’ve chucked a fire on with the underfloor heating, it’s like, your house is so toasty. But everyone else here — we walk through the houses — and you have to have the aircon blasting [on heat] all the time, whereas with us, you actually don’t need to run aircon. So you can just run underfloor heating, which is a lot cheaper, a lot more sustainable than running the aircon all the time.”

The Block contestants finding out that Britt and Taz won the energy effeciency challenge.
The Block contestants finding out that Britt and Taz won the energy efficiency challenge. Image: Nine.

Britt and Taz were working towards winning the energy efficiency challenge all season

While Britt and Taz’s energy efficiency challenge win might have come as a surprise to the other Blockheads, the couple have been making smart, sustainable choices all season long.

“Scotty Cam came up to us and said it looks like you were the only ones that actually gave any thought to the sustainability challenge. We’ve been harping on about that since before we started,” Taz told Chattr.

“We’ve harped on about this since day one. We have had our eyes on that prize, making sure that we have the most sustainable house on The Block,” Britt added.

Of course, Britt and Taz’s kitchen was stacked with energy-efficient appliances; however, their approach has been a full-season strategy.

“Episode Two, I was digging up a fruit orchard to try and replant them,” Taz explained. “We just harped on every week about sustainability, because that’s what we’re about, especially where we’re from, and that as well. So we didn’t actually think it was going to be a contest, but yeah, I think Scotty reminding us that was good as well. He’s like, ‘Yeah, you guys are the only ones that really put up a chat about it.'”

The Block 2025 airs on Sundays at 7:30pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.

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All the questions I have after Cash and Eden’s wedding on Home and Away

by Tahlia Pritchard

Cash and Eden finally tied the knot after years of triumphs and tribulations in a recent episode of Home and Away, and while the wedding episode went off without any drama (though we know it’s coming), it did leave me with some burning questions.

As the first part of the wedding ended with Eden and Cash looking out at the country sunset and happily knowing they’ll spend the rest of their lives together, tonight’s promo, of course, foreshadows a deadly car crash.

While we can rest easy knowing that the happy couple won’t be in a car accident that will send them soaring off a bridge Neighbours-style, until we await who dies tonight, I have some simple questions I need Home and Away to answer about the wedding episode.

All the burning questions I had after watching Cash and Eden’s wedding on Home and Away

Home and Away: guests at Cash and Eden's wedding
You just know this random woman is looking for the free champagne. Image: Seven

1. Who were all the randoms filling out the seats at the wedding?
2. Could Marilyn not have closed the diner for the day to attend the wedding, given half the town should be at the wedding anyway?
3. Why had Eden, a musician, not picked any music to walk down the aisle to?
4. And why did Remi say he was going to play her music down the aisle but stopped by the time she hit the aisle? Where did he put his guitar?!

Remi at Cash and Eden's wedding
He’s speedy! Image: Seven

5. What’s the connection between Cash’s foster dad and Eden’s mum?
6. Will we see more of them if there’s a little sexual tension there?
7. Could Cash at least try to look happy?
8. Why is Theo acting like a pre-teen getting his phone out mid-ceremony and not a normal adult?
9. Like, I know he’s worried about Lacey but could it have waited til after the vows?

Theo on his phone at Cash and Eden's wedding
“U up?” Image: Seven

10. Were they that desperate to give him some final screentime before he inevitably dies in the crash?
11. Did Abigail notice at any stage her boyfriend didn’t make it?
12. Was Eden’s wedding band cut like that so her engagement ring nestles on it as a stackable ring? Otherwise that’s just going to stress me out.

Eden's wedding ring home and away
For the love of god tell me her engagement ring slots in that place. Image: Seven

13. Eden had some beautiful vows for Cash about being seen and being made to feel special, but does she forget that literally in the last year he brutally dumped her after Flick’s death and stubbornly wouldn’t hear her out, then acted like a jealous insane person?
14. Are they actually just in an anxious-avoidant relationship?
15. No, but are they actually ok lmao???

CASH, WE ARE LOOKING FOR SIGNS OF LIFE. Image: Seven

16. Also, why does every Summer Bay wedding have to have a car accident before or after?
17. Surely there are some other ways people could potentially die at the weddings? [Home and Away, I have some ideas, email me.]
18. Finally, do we think Leah is just stoked to finally be at a wedding that isn’t her own?

Leah at Cash and Eden's wedding
It will be again one day, babe. Image: Seven

Home and Away airs Mondays – Thursdays at 7pm on Channel 7 and 7Plus.

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The Block’s Britt and Taz on where they stand with Sonny and Alicia now: ‘Stay in our own lane’

by Danica Baker

Week 10 of The Block 2025 has seen tensions flare between former besties Sonny and Alicia and Britt and Taz, so where does their friendship stand now?

Alicia and Britt bonded early in the season, but cracks started to show after Britt left Alicia out of a shopping trip and struck up a friendship with 2023 winner Steph Ottavio. Things then reached a boiling point this week when Britt and Taz got a head start on their deck, prompting Sonny and Alicia to call a Body Corp meeting to confront them.

The Body Corp turned into a bit of a showdown, and the two couples stayed behind to hash it out. While Sonny apologised for making snide comments about Britt and Taz’s back-of-house win, Alicia stood firm, flatly denying she’d ever made any digs.

When asked by Chattr where their relationship stood with Sonny and Alicia now, Britt and Taz’s answer didn’t seem like there was any love lost between the teams.

“We’re all civil. We’re all adults,” Taz explained, adding that there wasn’t any outright animosity.

“Gone are the previous years where people just absolutely hated each other and wouldn’t be in the same room as each other, but, like, it’s none of that this year. It’s just everyone is civil, but from The Block, and even extending on, we just sort of stay in our own lane.”

Sonny, Alicia, Britt and Taz after the Body Corp meeting on The Block. Image: Nine.
Sonny, Alicia, Britt and Taz after the Body Corp meeting on The Block. Image: Nine.

Did the feud with the other contestants bring Britt and Taz closer?

Britt and Taz enjoyed a pretty harmonious run in the first half of The Block 2025, but things shifted in Week 9 when they worked ahead on their decks and scored the back-of-house room reveal win, sparking criticism from the other contestants.

While the married couple told Chattr that it was disappointing that none of the other teams rallied behind them to celebrate their win, they said the silver lining was that their strong relationship meant they had the support of one another.

“That’s one of the best things to come out of The Block, just how good our relationship was during and also after, because we just could handle anything.

“But, we were never out to get anyone or to stitch people up. We were just there to build this bloody house, and hopefully set the kids up afterwards. So the fact that our relationship stood this test quite easily, like, we didn’t fight, we just got on with it.

“At the end of every day, it was just so good going back to just being it to us. And that follows into the post-show as well. We never attacked each other, we never called each other out, we just worked as a team, and got the job done.

The Block 2025 airs on Sundays at 7:30pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.

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Two MKR 2025 teams have been accused of ‘cheating’

by Rachel Choy

Two My Kitchen Rules (MKR) 2025 teams have been at the centre of debate recently, with both Amy and Tan’s professional cooking experience coming under fire. Amy works as a private cook, while Tan manages multiple restaurants, but claims he doesn’t work in the kitchen.

Judge Manu Feildel confirmed that as long as nobody is a qualified chef, they’re allowed to compete on MKR. However, Michael and Rielli are convinced it’s “cheating” and want to see both Mark and Tan and Amy and Lara eliminated.

“I don’t think either of them deserve[s] to be in the competition. I think it’s cheating. I think both of them, both teams, have got professional cooking experience, which is not supposed to be allowed in the competition,” Michael tells Chattr. “Those two teams shouldn’t be allowed to compete.”

Rielli echoes Michael’s opinion, saying it’s “unfair” that these two teams are currently in the running for the $100,000 prize. “If you’re being paid to cook, that’s your job, that you work in a profession… regardless if you have a piece of paper or not,” she exclaims. “People say we are threatened. Of course I’m threatened! I haven’t cooked for, you know, famous people, I haven’t cooked for a restaurant of 80 people.

“I’m coming into a competition expecting even playing fields, and that’s just not what we got.”

Michael also claims that somebody in Adelaide visited a restaurant that Tan manages. “They had an amazing meal, and they asked to speak with the chef, and Tan came out. Big surprise, big surprise,” he alleges.

There’s no proof the source is telling the truth, and there’s also the possibility that Tan started cooking after competing on MKR, but Michael believes that’s “highly unlikely”.

Rielli also tells us that she doesn’t think Mark and Tan and Amy and Lara add anything to the competition. “In general, they don’t really give anything to the table. They’re just annoying and boring,” she fires out.

Amy, Lara, Mark and Tan on My Kitchen Rules (MKR) 2025
Amy, Lara, Mark and Tan on MKR. Image: Seven

Amy and Tan respond to ‘professional chef’ allegations

Tan previously told Chattr he has no time to cook in his restaurants as he’s too busy working as the manager.

“I am not a professional chef,” he said. “I have helped my parents in the kitchen, but [that wasn’t a] commercial setting, and that was a very long time ago when I was younger.

“I’ve got five businesses to manage, so I don’t have time [to go] in the kitchen.”

Amy also confirmed that she’s never had any formal training, so she deserves to be competing on MKR, a competition for home cooks.

“I am not a chef. Never have been, never been trained, nothing. We wouldn’t be here in the competition if we were; everyone sitting at the table is a home cook, everyone.

“Michael just doesn’t know when to stop. And I think that’s where he goes wrong.”

Amy and Lara are up next to cook in the Instant Round, and it will be either them or Maria and Bailey who will go home. Will Amy’s private cook experience pay off?

My Kitchen Rules (MKR) airs on Monday and Tuesday nights at 7:30pm on Channel 7 and 7Plus.

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MAFS’ Jessika Power reveals eye-watering OnlyFans earnings: ‘I can earn a wage in a day’

by Rachel Choy

Former Married At First Sight (MAFS) star Jessika Power helped create the reality TV to OnlyFans pipeline, with stars like Hayley Vernon, Olivia Frazer and Bronte Schofield following in her footsteps. According to Social Rise, the adult content creation website OnlyFans has over 305 million users worldwide, so it’s no surprise that Jessika is making a decent living.

“You get out what you put in. So basically, if I put in say two [to] three hours a day, I could earn quite good money. If I’m doing about three [to] four hours a day… I can earn a [weekly] wage in a day, somebody’s [weekly] wage in a day,” Jessika tells Chattr.

“It’s not a lot of work, and it’s fun. I’m having fun while I’m doing it. I’m not [sitting] behind a desk slaving away for a paycheque at the end of the week for $900, like I’m doing that for one video.”

The former MAFS star can make around $20,000 per week if she works hard. Her highest earning month so far was $190,000 — so if she managed to hit that every single month for a year, she’d pocket $2.28 million. Not too shabby!

While the influencer does think it’s more “fun” than a desk job, she does admit that it comes with its own unique challenges. All this to say, she’s definitely deserving of her massive income.

“I think it’s harder than some other work sometimes, because you are exposing yourself and you are sort of letting people critique you in ways that you… never thought would be critiqued,” Jessika muses.

“It can be harder, but it’s definitely rewarding as well at the end of the day. I mean, the paycheque [is] good.”

OnlyFans creator Jessika Power
Image: Instagram
Jessika Power posing in lingerie on Instagram
Image: Instagram

MAFS’ Jessika Power responds to OnlyFans criticism

Being an OnlyFans creator or sex worker also comes with its fair share of criticism. Even Jessika’s own family members raised their eyebrows when she first started in the industry.

“People see it as like, it’s not legitimate work. But I mean, I still pay my freaking tax more than most people,” she says.

“My family were a bit taken aback when I started doing online work… but I mean, I’m a grown adult. I’m able to make my own choices.”

While Olivia Frazer previously told Yahoo! Lifestyle she was “pressured” into exposing more of her body than she had originally planned to on OnlyFans, Jessika’s experience has been the opposite.

“I’ve never felt pressured to do anything [in the sex industry]. I’ve never felt pressured to have to expose more than I’ve exposed. It’s all about personal growth,” she says.

For some MAFS contestants, their stints on OnlyFans are short-lived — like Bronte Schofield, who cashed in after MAFS 2023 aired — but Jessika’s career has stayed steady since she appeared on the show in 2019.

With a loyal fanbase and numerous reality TV opportunities still popping up for the media personality, it’s no wonder she’s thriving in the world of OnlyFans.

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MKR’s Michael thinks Manu is targeting him and is ‘completely wrong’

by Rachel Choy

My Kitchen Rules (MKR) 2025’s meat master, Michael, stumbled a little during the second Instant Restaurant round, when his duck was deemed “dry” by the contestants and the judges. While Rielli’s puff pastry was called “perfect”, judge Manu Feildel criticised Michael for not adding a sauce or jus to the Confit Duck Tart with Caramelised Onion entrée.

In the kitchen, Michael said he was “pissed off” and firmly disagreed with the professional chef’s comments. He tells Chattr he believes that Manu is in the wrong, as his duck was cooked well.

“Obviously, Manu and I had some discussions, and I think Manu is just trying to prove a point here. I think he’s got it completely wrong. I mean, he’s just trying to put his foot in the ground and make a stance against me,” Michael claims.

“I think every single person at the table is going to be picking on me. I think every single person at the table is going to be judging me, not based on the food, but based on what our interactions at the table [have been].”

The MKR contestant says he accepts being judged harshly due to his behaviour, because he stands behind his food.

“I know exactly what I deliver. I taste all my food before it goes out, and if they want to lie to themselves, that’s Manu’s fault.”

After Michael received the note from the judges, Rielli told producers that her partner “can’t handle criticism”. However, she doesn’t think that it’s necessarily a negative thing.

“I think Michael just oozes confidence and optimism and positivity, and all of that,” Rielli explains. “So when he gets criticism, he refuses to believe it, because I think he genuinely thinks it’s not true. I don’t think it’s [a] delusion.

“I just think he truly believes that he’s right and they’re wrong. So I don’t think he can take criticism because he doesn’t believe he’s ever wrong.”

Rielli Michael and Manu Feidel in the My Kitchen Rules MKR 2025 kitchen
Rielli, Michael and Manu in the kitchen. Image: Seven

MKR’s Michael and Rielli believe they can win the competition

While Michael and Rielli received the lowest team score yet, their judges’ score was much higher than their first Instant Restaurant, and they now sit above OG cooks, Lol, Lil, Maria and Bailey.

“We definitely redeemed ourselves,” Michael says, before Rielli adds, “I enjoyed this cook a lot more than the first one.

“I feel like we worked really well together, and I was really happy with what we put out, and I love everything that we cooked. So redemption was 100 per cent there, and it shows in the score as well.”

With Michael and Rielli’s sitting in third place on the MKR Leaderboard, there’s no chance of them going home after this Instant Restaurant round. They’re looking forward to the next challenge, and believe they have what it takes to go all the way.

“100 per cent we could win [MKR],” Rielli says. “[I’m excited for the] drama [to be] put aside [so] the cooking shines.”

Somehow, we think that while Michael and Rielli are still in the competition, there will be plenty more drama to come.

My Kitchen Rules (MKR) airs on Monday and Tuesday nights at 7:30pm on Channel 7 and 7Plus.

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The Amazing Race’s Melissa Leong spills on whether she prefers being a judge or contestant

by Danica Baker

From serving up critiques on MasterChef Australia and Dessert Masters to competing in epic food challenges on The Amazing Race Australia, Melissa Leong traded in the judge’s chair to be a contestant— and she’s revealed which one she prefers.

Melissa and Leah Wilson placed sixth on The Amazing Race Australia, and were sent packing in Episode 9 after being the last team to hit the mat. In a post-elimination interview with Chattr, Melissa admitted that she prefers judging to competing.

“The shoe is definitely on the other foot with this particular show, isn’t it? I’m very comfortable in Beau’s position, you know, being standing there on the mat, and you know, knowing what’s going on with the challenges and who’s doing what and all of the rest of it,” she explained.

“I can say now that the shoe has been put on the other foot, that I much prefer being in the driver’s seat,” she added.

Melissa explained that while she’d rather be in a position of power on a reality show, stepping into the shoes of a contestant gave her an even deeper appreciation for what they go through.

“But having said that, look, I’ve always had a huge amount of respect for contestants, especially when I’ve been judging on MasterChef, or any of the other shows that I’ve been on, and it just really drives home how much effort and heart must go into it, and I really respect every single contestant that I have ever judged for doing their very, very best, because you have no control over the remains of the day. You don’t know how you’re going to respond, and you have to just be with yourself in it. And that’s a really confronting thing for a lot of people to do, I think.”

Melissa and Leah on The Amazing Race 2025. Image: Ten.
Melissa and Leah on The Amazing Race 2025. Image: Ten.

Had Melissa been asked to do The Amazing Race before?

Melissa has cemented herself as one of Channel 10’s most well-known faces thanks to her judging stints on MasterChef Australia and Dessert Masters — so her leap into The Amazing Race felt like a natural next step. However, she told Chattr, this season was actually the first time she’d been invited to join the cast.

“This is the first for me. Look, I haven’t been in the television space for a great deal of time, and you know, a big chunk of that was in the pandemic,” she explained.

“So to be, this is an iconic show. It’s renowned around the world, and especially the Australian format is particularly loved. So it was a real honour to be asked to do it. And I mean, of course, you’re going to say you’re going to do it — you’re going to do your best to try and make it happen, aren’t you?”

The celebrated food critic said she didn’t think twice when the opportunity landed in her lap.

“I think when you are offered the proposition of running around the world, doing zany and amazing things in aid of charity. I mean, that’s a pretty compelling thing to be asked to do. So it didn’t require many brain cells to say yes to that one.”

The Amazing Race Australia airs on Sundays at 7pm and Mondays at 7:30pm on Channel 10 and 10Play.

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MKR’s Michael and Rielli call out Mark’s ‘hypocritical’ moment: ‘A fool’

by Rachel Choy

Meat master Michael and partner Rielli wowed judges Manu and Colin with their rack of lamb during their My Kitchen Rules (MKR) 2025 Instant Restaurant, but not everybody around the table was happy.

While Mark previously told Chattr that Michael was “rude and disrespectful” for interrupting judging during their Instant Restaurant, he ended up doing the very same thing.

When Manu told Michael his lamb was cooked to perfection, Mark interrupted and said, “Nah, I think it should be cooked a bit more. Do you think that’s cooked? Has that fat there been cooked?”

Rielli tells Chattr Mark has “shot himself in the foot” with that moment, and labels him a “hypocrite”.

“To make an uproar about Michael being disrespectful and cutting Tan’s moment off only to do the same thing. That’s a hypocrite, and that’s embarrassing,” she exclaims.

“Mark wants to be Michael. Mark speaks up because he wants to be the head of the table. He just can’t, because nobody cares what he says.”

Michael wasn’t annoyed by Mark’s interruption; instead, he says he felt “joy”.

“The fact that Mark would make a fool of himself in front of everyone and act as though he knows something [was satisfying], he acts as though he’s better than the professional chefs, you know,” Michael says.

“Only the meat master knows when the meat is cooked to perfection, not Mark the mini-Michael pretender.”

Mark on My Kitchen Rules MKR 2025 with Michael's lamb
Mark showing his piece of lamb to Michael and Rielli. Image: Seven

Rielli and Michael call out the MKR gatecrashers for strategic scoring

Michael and Rielli received the lowest team score from the entire Instant Restaurant rounds yet, but this didn’t match up with the judges’ scores. They believe people were judging them based on if they liked them as people, rather than on the merits of their food alone.

Rielli says everybody’s “true colours” are showing now, and believes some contestants have been “cheating”.

“How can we get a lower team average than Lol, Lil and Maria and Bailey, but still be higher [on the leaderboard] than both of them? That didn’t make sense,” she says.

“That’s strategic scoring, and that’s cheating. You’re a cheater.”

Thanks to Michael and Rielli’s high scores from the judges, they are now safe from elimination. Will it be Maria and Bailey or Amy and Lara going home next week?

My Kitchen Rules (MKR) airs on Monday and Tuesday nights at 7:30pm on Channel 7 and 7Plus.

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Jessika Power on why she’s so pleased to be attending SXhibition this year: ‘Come together’

by Rachel Choy

Former Married At First Sight (MAFS) star Jessika Power has carved out a successful career as a sex worker, with a large following on adult content creation platform OnlyFans. While she’s used to interacting with fans from behind a screen, she’s been invited to SXhibition in Brisbane as a celebrity guest.

The lifestyle and relationship festival is billed as a space where adults can celebrate desires and be educated without judgment. “SXhibition is that space — a bold, vibrant and inclusive event where sensuality is not just accepted, but celebrated,” the website reads.

Jessika will be meeting fans, holding a photo booth and potentially hosting some events at SXhibition — and she couldn’t be more excited to celebrate the sex industry.

“They’ve asked me to come down as a celebrity guest, just to do some signing. I do OnlyFans as well, so I’m quite familiar with the industry, and what they’re trying to achieve, the equality and to be comfortable within your own skin there,” Jessika tells Chattr.

“[It’s] definitely important to have these events where we, us as a community, can come together and we can showcase… it’s not all just doom and gloom and sex and this. It’s about feeling comfortable. It’s about feeling confident. It’s about opening up your eyes to different parts of what you’re interested in.”

The Big Brother star adds that she’s never felt “pressure” when working in the sex industry, so it’s more about celebrating each other and having fun.

“I’ve never felt pressured to do anything. I’ve never felt pressured to have to expose more than I’ve exposed,” she adds.

The former ‘villain’ has had her share of criticism, both online and from her own family, but it doesn’t faze her one bit. “My family were a bit taken aback when I started doing online work, I work with OF, but I mean, I’m a grown adult. I’m able to make my own choices,” the MAFS star says.

“Yeah, some people criticise, but I mean… It’s all how you just take it in, isn’t it?”

MAFS star Jessika Power
Jessika Power. Photo: Instagram

Jessika Power likes to connect with her OnlyFans customers

Many OnlyFans creators use a team to help manage their accounts, and when clients talk to their favourite OnlyFans personalities, it’s not always them behind the screen. Jessika says it’s important for her to speak directly to customers.

“I’m at a point in my life where I do have the time to monitor the page myself, and I think my fans, they much prefer that where I can, I’m engaging with them. It’s one-on-one. It’s not somebody else,” she explains.

“I know a lot of creators they do use like chatters, and they use people online to sort of get it together… when they talk… they’re talking to me.”

This also means that when the reality TV star makes appearances at conventions like SXhbition, she won’t get “caught out” by any of her fans, for something a team member has said on her behalf. It’s a win-win!

Jessika Power will be appearing at SXhibition, held at the Exhibition Building in Brisbane on November 28-30, 2026.

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MKR’s Rielli reveals unseen moment when Mark tried to fight Michael: ‘Just childish’

by Rachel Choy

There was drama on My Kitchen Rules (MKR) 2025 during Lol and Lil’s Instant Restaurant, with Mark storming outside after Rielli made a lighthearted dig at his height. While Mark told Chattr he thinks Michael and Rielli are “rude and disrespectful people”, the couple claim there was a big chunk of the night that was cut from the episode, which doesn’t paint Mark in such a good light.

According to Michael, Mark took some personal jabs at him, saying that he was a “loser” who looked like he “grew up with no friends”. Plus, Mark wanted to fight Michael outside — which he confirmed on his Instagram Story.

“What you didn’t see… is that [Mark] told Michael to come outside, insinuating he wanted to fight and handle the conversation with violence. So I just think, I don’t know. That’s more of a personal attack than what I said,” Rielli tells Chattr.

“Mark likes to play innocent. But one, he’s not. And two, at least I was the bigger person who apologised and knew I was in the wrong. Mark is just childish and couldn’t even be bothered to talk to me or look me in the eye when I tried to apologise.”

My Kitchen Rules MKR 2025 Mark Instagram story about Michael
Image: Instagram
My Kitchen Rules MKR 2025 Mark Instagram story about Michael
Image: Instagram

While Rielli said she regretted her joke at the time, she no longer does. Mark has been fuelling the fire online and sharing messages from his friends, including one that says, “Bro, I’ll help you bash this Michael. Genuine flop”.

The MKR contestant says she usually likes to approach interviews in a “light-hearted” way, because she knows how much pressure contestants are under during the Instant Restaurant rounds, but believes Mark has taken it a step too far.

“Mark is really showing [his] true colours outside of filming… there’s really no reason to be posting hate comments and bashing about Michael on your public Instagram Story,” Rielli explains. “I don’t think there’s any right time to be saying it’s okay to ‘bash’ somebody. But you know, if they want to make me out to be the bad guy about calling somebody short, then I think people really need to get their priorities in order.”

Rielli calls out MKR contestants for adding to Michael’s hate train

Michael has emerged as one of the most divisive contestants on MKR this year, with some labelling him as a ‘villain’. However, his partner Rielli isn’t pleased with how gatecrashers Mark, Lara and Amy have been piling on outside of the show.

“We’ve had a lot of beef with Mel and Jacinta. Do you see Mel and Jacinta going online and promoting violence against Michael, or creating pages to hate Michael? Amy and Lara have created a page on TikTok which primarily just posts videos of Michael talking and it’s promoting hate against Michael,” Rielli claims.

Michael and Rielli on My Kitchen Rules (MKR) 2025
Michael and Rielli on My Kitchen Rules. Photo: Seven

“Do you see Michael and I posting about other contestants? Or trying to egg on hate comments? No, because we’re genuine people who have better things to do than to worry about what other people are doing. It’s just sad. It honestly infuriates me so much.”

Michael and Rielli are next to cook in the Instant Restaurant round, so will their beef with the gatecrashers affect their place on the MKR leaderboard? We’ll have to wait and see.

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The Block’s Britt and Taz slam jealous reaction to their win: ‘That’s not how we play the game’

by Danica Baker

The Block’s Britt and Taz took out the win for their final interior rooms, but instead of receiving congratulations from their castmates, they were met with insults about how their rooms weren’t deserving.

Perhaps the most vocal among the bunch was Britt’s former bestie, Alicia, and her husband, Sonny, who told Britt and Taz to their faces that they thought Han and Can should have won the week.

When the couple headed off to Samurai Villas as part of their reward for their win, the rest of the cast met for their weekly dinner at Blackwood Hotel and openly vented their frustration over Brit and Taz’s win and the fact that they broke a rule by working ahead on their deck.

During an interview with Chattr, Britt and Taz admitted it was deflating to have their win overshadowed by criticism from their castmates.

“We were very disappointed,” Taz told Chattr. “We were very flat, you know, because we’ve all been through it. We’ve had great wins, and then we’ve had some losses, and during the losses, I feel like, you know, we’re there for people just as much as we are during the wins. And we get up and around people. So to have no one really hyping around us, it was pretty flat.”

Britt agreed, telling Chattr that the criticism from their castmates cast a shadow over their win.

“Because you’re feeling high, and then to just be quickly brought back down with, you know, comments about your space that you’ve put so much time and effort and soul into. So, it is a bit hard to hear that, but, you know, just proves back to the point that we’re just really, just trying to stay in our lane. And, you know, it’s trying to stay focused on ourselves and trying to enjoy our time here.”

The Block's Sonny and Alicia discussing Britt and Taz's room win. Image: Nine.
Sonny and Alicia discussing Britt and Taz’s room win. Image: Nine.

Britt and Taz reveal which teams criticised their win the most

While it was clear to viewers that Sonny and Alicia weren’t thrilled about Britt and Taz’s victory, the Blackwood dinner made it seem like the entire cast felt they didn’t deserve it. But according to Britt and Taz, it was really just two teams who led the charge with relentless criticism.

“It was not so much all the other teams. Just obviously our neighbours, Sonny and Leish and Hannah and Can had their issues,” Taz said.

He added that while he agreed that Han and Can did a great job on their final interiors, he didn’t agree with the idea that his and Britt’s rooms weren’t worthy of the win.

“We understand the frustration from them; [Han and Can’s rooms] were absolutely stunning. [The judges’] critiques were that they weren’t very much Daylesford, but that might work in their favour. But yes, we said it ourselves, it was unbelievable.”

Brit pointed out that she thinks Sonny and Alicia’s heated reaction ran much deeper than not believing her and Taz’s room deserved the win.

“They haven’t won [a room reveal], so they’re feeling the pressure, and you know the way they play the game is coming out, and that’s not how we play the game,” she said.

The Block 2025 airs on Sundays at 7:30pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.

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MKR’s Mark responds to Rielli’s sledge about his height

by Rachel Choy

Things got heated on My Kitchen Rules (MKR) 2025 tonight after Rielli grew frustrated with Mark’s consistent digs about Michael’s buttered beef tongue, which only scored a three from the judges.

When Mark said he could guarantee he was better at cooking meat than Michael, Rielli replied with a scathing, “When you can reach the bench you can say that”, insulting Mark’s height. Mark responded by storming off and was comforted by Tan outside the house.

Mark tells Chattr he thinks both Michael and Rielli are “rude and disrespectful people”, and says that while he wasn’t “phased” by the sledge, he didn’t feel the need to stick around at the table to be insulted.

“Obviously, I’m not going to sit around and be disrespected by people and listen to their sort of crap and [it’s] funny, like I was the third-tallest person on the show other than those two,” Mark says.

“I’m not that short, but you know, obviously they’re just doing it because they got a three. They just want to somehow get back at us.”

Rielli did feel remorse and apologised to Mark when he came back to the table, but the MKR contestant wasn’t buying it.

“She’s just doing it for the cameras, I guess. She’s trying to look nice, but I think, yeah, at the end of the day she’s got Michael’s back,” Mark claims.

Mark and Tan outside the My Kitchen Rules MKR 2025 instant restaurant
Tan had to check on Mark and bring him back to the dinner table. Image: Seven

Are Mark and Tan friends with Michael and Rielli after MKR?

Even though Mark and Tan have clashed heavily with Michael and Rielli on screen, according to the home cooks, there’s no bad blood between them.

“We’re all good with them. You know, at the end of the day, it’s like when you jump onto a field or something in a game, you know you’re going to be competitive,” Mark explains.

“But off the field, you know what I mean, it’s different. I don’t think they’re bad people. I think they’re quite nice, but I think they probably just go a little bit far with certain things.”

Michael and Rielli are next to cook, and Mark and Tan don’t have high hopes for their second Instant Restaurant.

“I don’t think that they’ll do as well [as they think they will],” Tan says.

“If it’s like his tongue, it’s not going to be very good,” Mark jokes.

As per a bet made earlier in the season, whoever has the lowest score out of these two teams will be required to do a shoey out of Manu’s boot. It’s going to be very interesting.

My Kitchen Rules (MKR) airs on Monday and Tuesday nights at 7:30pm on Channel 7 and 7Plus.

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MAFS’ Nasser reveals spicy reason why he was dropped from The Traitors Australia 2026

by Rachel Choy

Former Married At First Sight (MAFS) contestant Nasser Sultan was apparently supposed to be part of The Traitors Australia 2026 celebrity cast. However, after a long casting process, he wasn’t asked to the castle for the devious game, which is supposedly filming in New Zealand at the moment.

He tells Chattr it’s “the biggest disappointment [and] let down in Australia’s reality TV history”, that he didn’t make it on The Traitors Australia Season 3. His suspicion is that some other former reality TV stars made it a non-negotiable that Nasser couldn’t participate on the show, which is spicy.

“I did like over an hour and 20 minutes Zoom interview… and she said, ‘Oh my god, we know all about you, we would love to have you on’,” Nasser claims. “She said, ‘Look, that’s a big tick for me. I think I’d love to have you on board. I’ve got to go back to my producers’.

“She went back, made me wait a month, and then came back and wrote an email saying, ‘Oh sorry, he missed out’.”

The former MAFS groom also claims he has been approached for numerous Channel 10 shows but never made it to the final cut, including The Bachelor, Big Brother, and I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!

“Something is going on that I don’t know. So either someone hates my guts or someone is afraid that I will take their limelight,” Nasser theorises.

The Traitors Season 3 cast
The Traitors has been a massive hit overseas, so it’s returning to Australia. Image: Peacock

Nasser spills secrets about The Traitors Australia cast

Nasser also says that producers contacted other MAFS contestants, but we won’t be seeing anyone from MAFS 2025 — such as Jamie Marinos, Carina Mirabile, or Jeff Gobbels — because they’re still under contract with Channel Nine.

“I’ve heard [past MAFS contestants] have been approached, not last year, the year before,” Nasser claims. “You know with… Dom [Calarco] and Ella [Ding], that sort of season. I think they’ve been approached because they’re all out of contract.”

He also says that Real Housewives of Sydney’s Krissy Marsh is supposedly one of the cast members for The Traitors Australia 2026, and thinks there are also some former Love Island Australia contestants in the mix.

The show will air on Channel 10 sometime in 2026, and we have other juicy details about The Traitors Australia here, including the Australian Survivor player rumoured to be in the cast.

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Meet MKR’s Lol and Lil: The youngest ‘Logan bogan’ duo competing for $100K

by Rachel Choy

Bubbly friends Lol and Lil are hoping for redemption during the My Kitchen Rules (MKR) 2025 second Instant Restaurant round, after almost going home during round one.

Lol, 26, and Lil, 25, are the youngest duo in the competition, and have already clashed heavily with Michael and Rielli — with the former contestant writing them off due to their age.

However, Lol and Lil hate this sentiment. “We are definitely underestimated in this competition,” Lol tells Chattr. “You don’t have to be, as I said, 83 to know how to cook. I mean, there’s so many TikToks, there’s social media these days. It shows you different cuisines from all around the world.”

The duo have one aim this Instant Restaurant round, and that’s to prove Michael wrong.

“We are definitely after redemption. We are hoping to beat Michael and Rielli next round and prove him wrong again,” Lol says. “It absolutely feels like we’ve got a second chance and we are not going to let it slip this time.”

Where are MKR’s Lol and Lil from?

The pair are from Logan, Queensland, which is located between the Gold Coast and Brisbane. When Michael attended their first Instant Restaurant, he labelled the area “the slums” and called the girls “Logan bogans.” For Lol and Lil, it was hard watching it air on TV.

“It’s a bit rough. We definitely don’t go saying that to anybody else. I don’t think it’s necessary to judge someone based on where they live,” Lol tells us.

Before MKR, Lol had never been on a plane or left Queensland, but the best friends aren’t intimidated by Michael’s loud declaration that travel makes you a better cook.

“You don’t have to travel to know how to cook,” Lol hits back.

Lol and Lil on My Kitchen Rules MKR 2025
Lol and Lil on My Kitchen Rules. Image: Seven

How did Lol and Lil learn to cook?

For Lol, her grandma is her “biggest inspiration”.

“I was in the kitchen with her for as long as I can remember and I learned so much from her,” she says.

Lil’s passion for cooking came later in life. “I always loved watching cooking shows growing up, they inspired me to learn. Cooking for my friends and family brings me so much joy,” Lil says.

What do Lol and Lil want to use the My Kitchen Rules prize money for?

Lol tells Chattr the pair have big plans if they walk away $100,000 richer at the end of MKR. They are hoping to release a three-part cookbook named Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice.

“And then, eventually, down the track, we would love a little cafe together,” she adds.

We’ll be the first ones at the cafe when it opens!

My Kitchen Rules (MKR) airs on Monday and Tuesday nights at 7:30pm on Channel 7 and 7Plus.

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MAFS star reveals the advice she’d give the Season 13 cast: ‘Know your truth’

by Tahlia Pritchard

As Married at First Sight (MAFS) prepares to unleash its Season 13 cast into the spotlight in a mere matter of months, one former bride is offering up her time and advice to current participants filming.

Katie Johnston had a short-lived but memorable stint on MAFS, with the Season 12 bride going through the absolute wringer with her match Tim Gromie, who didn’t even try to give her a chance.

With those days behind her, and Katie surviving and thriving post-MAFS experience, she took to Instagram to pen a heartfelt message to the 2026 cast members.

“I’ve seen something recently where the MAFS 2026 cast have been branded ‘ick’ when reaching out for help (mind you I think this would have been taken out of context by the publication but I have not seen the original content). It’s absolutely not ‘ick’ to ask for help (call it ‘coaching’, ‘mentoring’, ‘a friendly chat with people with shared experience’),” Katie wrote.

“Breeding shame around people for seeking help isn’t OK. Some people don’t have the capacity to help, that’s ok too. If you guys and gals need help you just reach out to me, somethings aren’t easy to share in that environment, things are hard to navigate after that environment (knowing what’s fair or not)… and it’s hard to trust as there is an agenda during filming and that is filming a story (not necessarily an accurate one reflecting your perspective or reality). My time was brief but enough to witness the way it works. Be safe xxx.”

MAFS’ Katie reveals advice for Season 13 cast: ‘Everything comes to light eventually’

Katie revealed to Chattr that she’s had numerous upcoming MAFS participants reach out to her, but didn’t disclose their names.

Katie MAFS 2025
Katie has put the darker days of MAFS behind her. Image: Nine

She credited Andie Thompson and Lucinda Light as two former participants who were generous with their time after her stint on MAFS.

“I connected with Andie after I got home (a fellow Sunshine Coast local) she was such an amazing support and really understood,” she told us. “Later I got amazing advice from Lucinda too. The absence of gatekeeping was so refreshing with these two.”

On advice for the upcoming participants, Katie had this to say.

“Reach out to trusted ex-cast – it’s such a unique experience and not many people get all the nuances. There are a lot of sharks out there too, so exploitation is a real thing. Having a support system with people who are transparent and have no agenda to make money off you is crucial.

“I wish I knew ruthless the media are to generate clicks – unfortunately there is not much you can do but I would have been more mentally prepared for it,” she continues. “Seeing my fellow cast shrink and be overshadowed by whoever was the loudest and most ruthless was a microcosm of the world at large… sometimes there is nothing to do other than understand and know your truth. Everything comes to the light eventually.”

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The leaked cast of Australian Survivor 2026 Redemption has some spicy reality TV names in the mix

by CHATTR Team

Australian Survivor lovers have already been spoiled this year with two seasons of the hit reality show, and now, there’s more good news for the fandom, as the cast of Australian Survivor 2026: Redemption appears to have leaked.

RealityTV_Fan, an Instagram account that’s usually bang on the money when it comes to leaked cast lists, has dropped names and photos of the 24 rumoured castaways, and you might recognise more than a few familiar faces.

If the leaked cast list is correct, the upcoming season, hosted by David Genat, will not only feature returning Survivor players but also familiar faces from Big Brother, The Traitors and The Voice.

There are whispers on the rumour mill that there will be four team captains — made up of returnee Australian Survivor players and TV Blackbox has confirmed that Brooke Jowett will be one of those.

Read on to find out more about the leaked cast of Australian Survivor Redemption.

The Instagram accounts of the leaked Australian Survivor 2026 cast

Returning Survivor players

Brooke

Brooke Jowett competed on Australian Survivor 2016 and Australian Survivor: All Stars. While she hasn’t won a season, she has a whopping seven Immunity Idol wins under her belt, proving she’s a fierce competitor.

Simon

Simon Mee was the loveable villain who competed on Brains v Brawn and Heroes v Villains. During the latter season, George Vlandenov had a target on Simon’s back, but he found it very hard to get rid of him due to his multiple challenge wins.

Harry

Harry Hills is known as one of the most devious players in Australian Survivor history, thanks to his strategic ways and smart game play, earning him the nick name Dirty Harry. He competed on Champions v Contenders and All Stars.

Mark

Mark Warnock was largely considered one of the biggest masterminds on Rebels v Titans, and he narrowly missed out on the finals, coming in third place.

Rumoured Australian Survivor 2026 cast members who have been on other reality shows

Cat

Cat Hooker was a Faithful on The Traitors New Zealnd Season 2 and finished in seventh place. She had zero votes placed against her prior to her ‘murder’ on the show, and won three Shields, which are challenges that protect the players from banishment.

Johnson

Johnson Ashak was on Big Brother 2022, which had the theme of Royalty vs New Contenders. He was a newbie who lasted 62 days and came runner-up.

Don

Don Rogers is a country singer and guitarist from Sydney and was a contestant on The Voice Australia 2024. His brother is former professional Australian rugby league player Mat Rogers.

Rumoured Australian Survivor contestants who haven’t been on Reality TV before

Aisha

Jackson

Ben

Sally

Tez

Lyndi

Lottie

Daniel

Blanche

Eliza

Faith

Caleb

Lauren

The other rumoured contestants

Cameron, Paula, Richard, and Keeley, who were confirmed by the RealityTV_Fan Instagram account, were tricky to find on social media. However, as soon as we’re got our hands on their social media profiles, you’ll be the first to know. Stay tuned!

Australian Survivor 2026: Redemption will air on Channel 10 and 10Play.

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The Block fans are warming to Han and Can: ‘People get a hate boner’

by Danica Baker

Throughout the 2025 season of The Block so far, Han and Can have gotten a pretty bad wrap, with many viewers questioning their relationship after numerous snaps and disagreements.

Viewers have seen them argue over painting, disagree on styling choices and exchange more than a few sharp remarks. However, with the season progressing, social media chatter suggests audiences are warming to the pair.

“I think these two have been an acquired taste. Really disliked them at first but now think they are quite funny, especially Can’s sense of humour,” one Reddit user wrote.

Another poster pointed out that perhaps Han and Can are painted to be more villainous than they actually are.

Han and Can on The Block.
Han and Can on The Block. Image: Nine.

“I know that Han does things wrong, like the whole debacle with the builder and exaggerating his texts as an example. She’s also so snappy and rude to Dan when she should absolutely not be. But is she as horrible as they make her out to be? I honestly just think she’s a slightly awkward person who is a bit overwhelmed,” they wrote.

“I agree, I can’t bring myself to ‘hate’ them the way they seem to want us to hate them,” a third added. While a fourth chimed in: “They do seem the most hardworking house, but seem to lack the styling finesse of some of the other houses.”

Han and Can also defended their portrayal in an interview with Chattr earlier in the season.

“We’re both naturally fun, playful, and affectionate when not under extreme pressure. We love to laugh, dream up ideas together, and bring those ideas to life,” they told Chattr.

“We’re both perfectionists, and we take pride in creating something special, which meant during the show, we were often so busy on site or on the road that our lighter moments happened late at night back in the vans. If we had our time again, we’d have a bigger team and start the show with a builder to take some of the pressure off and allow us to enjoy those moments more often.”

The Block cast.
The Block cast. Image: Nine.

How do the rest of The Block cast feel about Han and Can?

While Han and Can may come across as the group’s outcasts on TV — often missing group get-togethers — Sonny, Alicia, Mat, and Robby revealed that the girls actually share a strong bond with the rest of the cast.

“We speak to the girls a couple of times a week, we’ve been texting with them this afternoon. We have a very good friendship with the girls,” Sonny told Chattr in an interview in August.

“We absolutely love them,” Alicia echoed. “They are the kindest girls you’ll ever meet.”

Robby said that there’s no bad blood between any of the Blockheads, and that everyone gets along famously.

“We are very, very proud to say — and I know all the other contestants will be the same — that we went on this show just Matt and I, and we walked off with eight best friends — with Matt and myself making 10.

“Everyone’s still in the group chat. We speak every day, we laugh every day, we send videos to each other, we support each other, which is the first, I think, from feedback from previous years. And we’re, yeah, we’re all very good mates. And, you know, we’re proud of that.”

The Block 2025 airs on Sundays at 7:30pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.

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