There may be a new batch of contestants this season, but fans should already be familiar with The Block 2024 judges.
However, not every judge is back this year. Neale Whitaker has left his role on the show, and the Blockheads will be judged by Marty Fox, Shaynna Blaze and Darren Palmer.
Find out more about each judge below.
Marty Fox
Marty started working as a real estate agent at 21 and has been in the industry ever since. He opened his own firm called Whitefox in 2017, which has helped reshape the luxury property market.
During its early years, Marty’s agency was associated with over a whopping $1 Billion in luxury properties. In 2023, he took the Whitefox brand to New Zealand, further broadening his real estate empire.
Marty has personally closed sales totalling $600 million, with an average property price of $3.6 million and a record-breaking sale of close to $50 million.
Away from the boardroom, Marty is very much the family man. He is based in Melbourne with his wife Charlotte and their three children, Freddy, Olive and Bonnie. The couple has also been actively involved in property flipping, having successfully flipped 12 properties over the past decade and a half.
Shaynna Blaze
Shaynna joined The Block in 2012, alongside John McGrath and Neale Whitaker.
She’s an award-winning interior designer who has transformed interiors in residential homes and commercial spaces for more than 20 years.
On top of that she does product design which includes a line of furniture, artworks, lighting and candles.
Shaynna has her own YouTube TV channel and has written two books – Design Your Home and Design with Colour and Style.
Darren Palmer
Darren Palmer joined The Block in 2013 and joined Shaynna and Neale. Darren was a runner-up contestant on the interior design home renovation show homeMADE in 2009.
He was a guest judge in Season 4 and Season 5 before stepping up to the full-time role.
Darren married his husband Olivier Duvillard in 2011 in Cape Town, South Africa. The couple share a 14-year-old son named Hugo.
If past seasons are anything to go by, Shaynna, Marty and Darren won’t be holding back with their critiques!
The Block 2024 premieres at 7:30pm on Monday, August 12 on Channel 9 and 9Now.
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