“There’s been some pretty nasty people on the show.”
The Block is making a comeback in 2025 with five fresh teams, all set to build from scratch—and yes, there’s plenty of drama ahead. But this time, it’s going to feel different from the past few seasons.
Sonny and Alicia, Robby and Mat, Han and Can, Britt and Taz, and Em and Ben make up the new lineup for this year’s cast. While it’s still early to tell who will stir the pot, Robby and Mat hinted that viewers should get ready for a drama-packed season. That said, the longtime best friends told Chattr the drama this year is expected to be more wholesome than what fans are used to.
This year’s different to other years, last year and the year before; there’s been some pretty nasty people on the show, and I think they cast very well this year, I guess it is a competition at the end of the day, and it’s all happy families, until probably week five or six, when the competition stiffens up and one team does really well.
Robby said
Adding to that, Mat pointed out that although the drama won’t be as toxic as in previous seasons, there’ll still be plenty of tension.
There’s not drama that is intentional or malicious or mean,” he explained. “The only drama you will see is people fighting for fairness. So if they think something is unfair, that is the only time that you’ll see someone get their back up. It will never be to put someone down or to drag someone through the mud or to make somebody’s day not good.
Being on The Block is no easy feat—the intense experience spans nearly three months and often takes a toll on contestants. In past seasons, viewers have witnessed friendships fall apart and relationships suffer under the pressure. With that in mind, Mat and Robby shared with Chattr that they had a game plan going in, focused on keeping their friendship strong throughout the journey.
I guess we’re very proud of saying now, we’ve come off this huge 12 – 13 weeks away, and we had the best time, and we laughed hard, and we’re still friends now,
Robby said
The main thing we said is, like number one, we can’t let it come between our friendship. Yeah. And number two, we have to laugh every day, and we laughed until we cried every day,
Mat added
The Block kicks off on July 27 on Channel 9 and 9Now.
Source: chattr