Exclusive: Wyatt's family furiously defend The Block star over Jolene's 'outrageous' revenge act

The share house situation on The Block has quickly turned ugly, with a nasty argument unfolding this week over dirty dishes.

Jolene’s frustration with Chantel and Wyatt boiled over after the couple repeatedly cleaned only their own dishes after family dinners before heading to the gym. Fed up with what she saw as their lack of effort around the shared house, Jolene threw Wyatt’s half-full protein powder in the bin and left Chantel’s dirty bowl on the bench with a note telling them to clean up after themselves.

Chantel quickly suspected Jolene was responsible, while Wyatt realised his protein powder had been deliberately dumped. The petty kitchen feud further intensified tensions between the teams and now Wyatt and Chantel’s family want to set the record straight.

In an exclusive with Chattr, Wyatt’s sister, Indii Violett, spoke about her reaction to Jolene’s revenge act. “It was pretty outrageous,” she said. “I could be wrong, but it’s not a normal way to respond to someone leaving a bowl in a sink, especially when it’s not even Wyatt’s bowl.”

Indii went on to explain that Wyatt’s protein powder serves a higher purpose for his health. “Something I think people don’t understand with Wyatt is that he self-manages his diabetes, so he doesn’t have an insulin pump, which means exercise and diet are super important to him because they’re his main tools in managing it,” she continued.

“Not meeting his protein requirements, which he uses the protein powder to do… decreases muscle mass, which means his body can’t store as much glucose, and his blood sugar can spike and become much harder to control.”

This makes Jolene’s actions much more serious. “For her to tip that out is actually detrimental to his health, which is why I find it so wild,” Indii added.

However, Indii did want to clarify that she was unsure whether Jolene was aware of the important role that protein played in Wyatt’s health regimen. “I don’t think Jolene fully understood why he’s the way he is with certain things or why he needs protein powder,” she said.

Chantel’s sister Tijana Bundalo echoed Indii’s sentiments that Wyatt’s condition is misunderstood on The Block. “Jolene tipping out Wyatt’s protein powder was inappropriate and insensitive to Wyatt’s disability. The way he eats and prioritises his health helps with his type 1 diabetes and from what I can see, helps him live a relatively normal life without health consequences,” she said.

“I have witnessed Wyatt inject his insulin in the kitchen every single day, after every single meal. I can’t even imagine what it’s like to have to do that, just to stay on the good side of health,” she continued.

“I feel really disappointed with the way Wyatt’s character is being portrayed. I have lived with Wyatt for a while now and he is the biggest teddy bear.”

It’s unclear how much information has been shared with The Block cast about Wyatt’s diabetes, but Courtney has previously defended Wyatt, telling Chattr there is more to his ‘health obsession’ than meets the eye.