Wednesday night’s episode of The Block 2024 is gearing up to be a spicy one, with contestants discovering some news via a leaked video about Maddy and Charlotte that seemingly has them up in arms. But do fans of the series care as much as Maddy and Charlotte’s fellow contestants? We took a peek at some early reactions, and it seems the answer to that is a fat N-O.
Here’s a breakdown of the situation at hand so you can draw your own conclusions on the drama.
Maddy and Charlotte’s truth is revealed via a video on The Block
In early September, sisters Maddy and Charlotte stepped in to replace contestants Jesse and Paige. The ladies—who make up the new pink team—are renovating house one on The Block 2024.
Maddy (24) and Charlotte (22) make up the youngest team to ever compete on the show, but as experienced house flippers, they’re hardly a duo to overlook.
Now, fans watching at home have been aware of the above background information since the sisters joined the show, but the other contestants of The Block 2024 were not.
In the episode airing on Wednesday, 25 September, the other teams are made aware of Maddy and Charlotte’s work in house flipping, and the news does not go down all that well.
In a clip from the episode, it’s revealed that other contestants have found a video highlighting Maddy and Charlotte’s house-flipping experience. In response to this, Haydn is heard saying, “They’ve lied about who they are, what background they’ve got, and the experience they’ve got.”
Mimi seemingly feels similarly, sharing comments like, “Don’t lie to my face” and “It’s sneaky”.
While we’ll have to wait until the full episode drops to see exactly how the drama plays out, it does seem as though a heated exchange may be on the cards.
Maddy and Charlotte’s house-flipping background
As we’ve mentioned, the house-flipping history of this duo has been public knowledge for Aussie fans of The Block from the start, but if you’re after some additional insight, continue reading.
Per a write-up on the pair from Nine, Maddy and Charlotte work day jobs in accounting but bought their first home — a “shack in Newcastle” — at 21 and 19.
This would become their first experience of house flipping. The pair renovated and sold the Newcastle property and continued to pursue opportunities from that point.
Nine shares that “they now have three builds on the go with more planned while still juggling their odd jobs and working in the family business.”
Maddy and Charlotte’s house-flipping business, according to Realestate.com.au, is called Wise Property.
The Block fan reactions: Do people care?
The short answer here is: not really.
Fans have taken to Facebook and Reddit to react to the heat in the next episode of The Block, sharing comments like, “So what?”
One Facebook user wrote, “…so what (sic) other contestants have trades, and previous contestants have flipped houses prior to being on [the] show.”
Another wrote, “…they all need to grow up and stay in their own lane.”
Over on Reddit, one user RIPFergusonBishop wrote, “I’ve said it before: had the other contestants shown an ounce of kindness towards the girls, I’m almost positive that they would have told the others about their flipping experience.”
Sugar_Fuelled_God even shared that they think the term “house-flipper” is a tad exaggerated in this case.
“…Essentially the girls experience is being overstated, and the house-flipper title is being applied on only a single sale, which was clearly to a developer who then done their own renovations, subdivision and sale of the same property.”
What do you think? Is their background worth the upset?
The Block airs on Sundays at 7pm and Mon – Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.
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