Scotty Cam joins in on Block challenge
In a series first, Scotty Cam will be both hosting and taking part in The Block, having been tasked with renovating a 154-year-old country retreat.
Season 18 of The Block will see Cam tackle a “weatherboard House” built in 1866 by Scottish immigrant Joseph McGeorge.
But, the 59-year-old had a headstart on this season’s contestants, starting to make over the home - which has been desolate for 25 years and left “falling to bits” - three months before the contestants.
As the teams work on their houses each week, Cam will continue to renovate his property and even be included in the room reveals.
So far, Cam has completed three rooms, including a bedroom, bathroom, and kitchenette, though the exterior of the property is covered in scaffolding and the exterior walls, roof and verandah have been ripped apart.
The formerly drab and aged bedroom has been given a modern country vibe, with navy blue panelling on the walls and a bed frame panelled with rattan.
Cam continued the navy theme into the bathroom, transforming the grimy room with its pink sink and sky blue tiles into a spacious area with a grey tiled splashback, more navy wood panelling, a free-standing bath and a spacious shower separated by a glass screen.
As for the kitchenette, the dirt-filled room still had remains of old kitchen utensils on the tables and a barren oven cavity which was transformed in a modern space with navy furniture and decor, beige wall panelling, timber floorboards, under-cabinet lighting, a bar fridge under the new bench, and new cabinetry.
It was revealed that Cam would be picking up renovating tools during the show last year, and his progress comes amid stellar ratings following the controversial departure of Elle Ferguson and Joel Patfull.
The engaged couple left after being on-set for just two days, after Patfull’s mother was hospitalised following a fall, though Cam described their behaviour as “p*** poor” and “un-Australian”.
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