The Block 2025 ‘villains’ Han and Can are in hot water… again. The controversial couple recently fired their builder, Ben, who wasn’t pleased with the way he was treated. When Han secretly removed her microphone during all the drama, suspicions were raised.
However, viewers have called out Han and Can for “disrespectful” behaviour when dealing with Ben, by refusing to call him a builder, and telling producers to call him a “chippy” instead.
“How disrespectful for Han to correct the producer several times saying he’s not a builder, he’s a chippy. They didn’t mind using him to do all that beautiful work, the builder is better off with[out] Han and Can. They have no respect whatsoever,” one angry fan wrote.
“And when they said it to Scott [Cam] at dinner and he cleared his throat, I believe in disgust at the comment, it went straight over their heads,” another added.
“I felt really bad for Ben saying he loved the opportunity and wished he was in another house,” a third chimed in.
“She’s just a nasty person down to her core! Throwing Ben under the bus big time. Now the new builder has to fix what was her fuckup because she didn’t forward on the information she was emailed,” another pointed out.
Han tells Chattr she had to act as the builder due to having Ben, the chippy, on site.
“It was very stressful. What viewers may not realise is that Ben wasn’t a builder, he was a chippy even though they are calling him a ‘builder’ for the purpose of the show. Before we went on the show, production told us that we ‘don’t need a builder, you just need a good chippy’,” Han claims.
“I ended up being the builder and stepping into the role of managing the build, trades, making calls, placing orders, and making countless daily decisions. Our team was just Ben, myself, Can, two plasterers from Ballarat Plaster Specialists, and one tiler in the first bathroom week, so we were running lean compared to other teams.”
What’s the difference between a builder and a chippy?
The word “chippy” is slang for a carpenter in Australia, and there is a difference between a carpenter and a builder.
A carpenter, or chippy, is a skilled tradesperson who work alongside builders, architects and other tradies to get the job done. Their speciality lies in wooden carpentry — such as walls, floors, skirting boards and more.
A builder manages the project, ensures construction is going according to plan, helps coordinate tradies, and ensures everything meets regulations. In Australia, a builder needs to get a special building license or registration (depending on the territory or state).
Who is Han and Can’s new builder?
Han and Can have hired new local builder, Shan, and the reason isn’t so their names can all rhyme. According to the couple, Shan is cheaper and comes with a bigger crew.
“The girls have said they will stick with Shan’s crew because they’ve got three and I have only got one, and I am too expensive and their budget has been blown out too many times,” former builder Ben told Foreman Dan.
“I might have to go and see if House 1 (Ben and Emma) need another chippy.”
Regardless of all this drama, we can now officially call House 2 Han, Can and Shan. Maybe they can hire a plasterer called Anne?
The Block 2025 airs on Sundays at 7:30pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
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