Is Scott Cam leaving The Block?
Channel Nine has responded to rumours that Scott Cam is quitting his hosting gig with the long-running renovation series The Block.
Rumours emerged of Scott's retirement after an insider said producers were “scrambling” to find a way to honour the veteran television presenter, ahead of his apparent shock departure from the show.
The insider told Yahoo! Lifestyle it is believed Cam isn’t signing any more contracts after his current one terminates, which was said to end prior to the 20th season, at the end of this year.
“We want to celebrate while we have Scotty on contract and that may very well mean getting our skates on now,” the insider told the platform.
Another claim made by the publication was that a big reunion special would air before the 20th season of the show, “featuring the most iconic teams from the past”.
Yahoo! Lifestyle alleged that phone calls to memorable stars were already underway, saying, “We are looking at the contestants that made the most amount of noise and those who are still remembered all these years later.”
However, when these claims were posed to The Block’s publicist, a spokesperson denied them, stating, “The report is not true”.
Cam, who has hosted The Block since 2010, has said in the past working on the show is “never a drag” and was thrilled to be kicking off another season this year.
“This series is guaranteed to be a deadset blockbuster,” he said late last week.
“Our five new teams from across the country are all fired up to make their home states proud.”
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