Welp, the rumours are true! The word is out! The Block All Stars is officially happening in 2027!
ICYMI: Nine has unveiled a brand-new companion series, The Block: The House Next Door, which is set to premiere alongside next year’s season of the reno show.
The Stan Original will follow a group of returning fan-favourite contestants as they tackle their sixth renovation in an All Stars competition taking place right next door to the homes featured in the main series.
While the broadcaster has confirmed the new format, the identities of the returning Blockheads are still being kept under wraps.
So, we reached out to a bunch of iconic Blockheads to see if they’d be down to return and their responses were rather interesting!
Which The Block contestants would return for All-Stars?
The majority of the teams we chatted exclusively to said they were keen to get on the tools once again.
Tanya and Vito from 2021’s season said they had changed their stance on never returning.
“We have often said we would never return, our season was quite traumatic (totally self-inflicted) but nonetheless so hard! But the truth is we absolutely would if ever asked,” they told us, adding that they “highly doubt” it would happen.
“Not that we have anything to prove,” they added. “But redemption is always nice. We’d love for Australia to see who we really are if they gave us the opportunity.”
The couple continued, “The real question is: would Australia want us back [and] would the producers want us back? I feel the answer would be a very solid ‘no’, even though our sunken lounge is still the most epic Block room in our opinion.”
Eliza and Liberty from 2023’s season said they’d “absolutely froth the opportunity to go back” but reckon “there’s probably quite a few stylistically talented teams The Block would call before us”.
As for Ronnie and Georgia, they said they’d of course be keen but doubt they’ll be asked to return for a third time and honestly, stranger things have happened!
“We’ve heard a little through the grapevine and the project looks amazing,” they said.
“A build centred around restoration with so much historical significance would definitely be right up our alley. As for us… we’d never say never! But the chances of us doing it for a third time would be crazy… Then again… third time lucky?!”
Kristy and Brett, another couple from 2023, told us: “We’ve heard about it — it sounds like a great season! We loved our time on The Block, so we’ll be interested to see how it all comes together.”
Perth-based pair Kyle and Leslie told us that although they’d be down to return, they’re somewhat doubtful.
“We’ve heard the same intel, although it seems we’re finding out about this All Stars season through the media too,” they said.
“Unfortunately, it seems ‘quietly building a house, getting along with everyone and avoiding the drama’ doesn’t always make for prime-time television… although we maintain that if they’d actually shown us, they might have discovered we’re reasonably entertaining too.”
With that said, “if the phone rang, we’d definitely have a conversation”.
“A few more renos under our belts, still plenty of interest in design, and a lot better equipped for the chaos, cameras and questionable decisions this time around!” they concluded.
And finally, one team, which shall remain nameless, responded to our request for comment with two sneaky words: “Top secret.”
Sneakyyyyyyy!
Which teams are a maybe
Last year’s fan fave Robby (of team Robby and Mat) told us: “We’ve heard, and that’s very exciting!”
“Mat and I have been so busy with our family and the business that we haven’t even had time to see each other, let alone sit down and discuss the current affairs,” he said.
“I guess we’ll just have to wait until the phone rings!”
So it’s more of a ‘we’ll cross that bridge when we get to it’ vibe!
As for Kirsty and Jesse, who appeared in the 2021 season, they told us they have backtracked on their stance about never returning, but they’re still not 100%.
“We have heard lots of rumours and lots of our followers have messaged asking us if we are going back for round two,” Kirsty said.
“We always said we would never do The Block again because our house was such a mammoth task and almost broke us BUT of course time heals all wounds and it’s been a while.”
Her one caveat is that she’d like a little less drama this time, and said her hubby might need “a little more convincing”.
“I would love to experience it again without all the drama that was on our season, it was really hard to enjoy any of it with the constant drama every single week and I also lost my nan who I was extremely close to while filming so it was a pretty shitty time for us,” she said.
“But we haven’t stopped renovating since the show, so Jesse might take a little more convincing.”
Which The Block contestants don’t want to return
Of all the contestants we reached out to, only one team was a no, but it was for noble reasons.
The lovely Tam (of Jimmy and Tam) wrote to us: “We’ve heard the news about the All Stars season — very exciting!”
“We honestly feel like we had our go, and we were incredibly lucky to have such an amazing experience and do so well. The Block opened so many doors for us and will always be a really special chapter in our lives,” she said.
“Because of that, we’d actually love to see someone else get the opportunity to experience what we did. It can be completely life-changing, and it would be so nice to see another couple have their moment.”
She concluded, “Never say never, but for us, there’s something really lovely about being able to look back on our season with so much gratitude and let someone else have their turn.”
The Block 2027 airs Sunday — Wednesday on Channel 9 and 9Now.
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