The Block 2023 contestant Ash Milton has revealed how much the cast was paid to be on the show.
Contestants must take at least three months off work, as filming for the show takes over 12 weeks.
During an appearance on Triple M Breakfast with Margaux, Marto and Dan, Ash, who competed on the The Block with his wife Leah, was asked how much the contestants are paid for their time.
“I’m still under a contract. I don’t know how much I could say, but it’s probably a public thing,” he replied.
“But you get a, you get a little bit of pocket money a day. I think it was around $100 per person per day, which isn’t bad.”
Ash added that while he was on the show, he still had bills from home to pay.
“But you still got to run a house at home. I mean, I actually shut down my whole business while I was down there. You know what I mean?”
A The Block 2022 contestant reveals how much she was paid
Sarah Jane, who competed on The Block 2022 with her husband Tom, echoed Ash’s revelation.
Shortly after her season finished airing, Sarah Jane took to her Instagram for a Q&A session, during which she revealed the dollar amount the contestants on Season 19 recieved.
“So lot of questions about ‘do you get paid’ and ‘how did you lose money?’,” she began, adding: “$100 a day” per person. Which works out to $1400 a week between the team.
The amount is significantly less than that of the Married At First Sight 2024 participants, who told the Daily Telegraph that they were paid $150 a day and an additional $125 for food.
The Block airs on Sundays at 7pm and Mon – Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
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