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The Block bidder Adrian Portelli to give away $2.3 million waterfront mansion

<p dir="ltr">After missing out on a new home, one of <em>The Block</em>’s bidders has announced he will be giving away a $2.3 million home in Queensland instead.</p> <p dir="ltr">Adrian Portelli was thrust into the spotlight after the show’s recent season finale, amid accusations <a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/property/real-estate/block-winners-hit-back-at-dummy-bid-claims">he placed “dummy bids”</a> to ramp up the price of winning team Omar Slaimenkhel and Ozmand ‘Oz’ Abu Malik’s property.</p> <p dir="ltr">The duo made a record-breaking $1.6 million on their house in Victoria’s Macedon Ranges, but came under scrutiny after they greeted Portelli by hugging him on the show and it emerged that <a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/property/real-estate/block-winners-under-pressure-to-explain-their-relationship-with-mystery-bidder">the three were friends</a>.</p> <p dir="ltr">After Portelli engaged in a bidding war with veteran <em>Block </em>buyer Danny Wallis and came out unsuccessful, he didn’t bid on any of the other five homes offered on auction day, sparking the accusations of false bids.</p> <p dir="ltr">While speculation has continued to grow, the 33-year-old property investor and car enthusiast has said he will be giving away a waterfront mansion in the Gold Coast’s Sanctuary Cove.</p> <p dir="ltr">The property will be given away through Portelli’s promotions company, LMCT+, which offers giveaways of both houses and cars.</p> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-3cf99503-7fff-2735-40fd-632f58f57f52"></span></p> <p dir="ltr">“We didn’t win The Block house to giveaway so we’ve found a replacement. This will be our next HOUSE GIVEAWAY on the Gold Coast 🤯,” he wrote on the company’s Instagram.</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CkprH1MyAgr/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"> <div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CkprH1MyAgr/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by LMCT+ (@lmctplus)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p dir="ltr">The house is one of a few Portelli owns in the area, including one in nearby Hope Island and another he is building in the neighbourhood, and “was never meant for a giveaway”, according to <em><a href="https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/reality-tv/the-blocks-controversial-bidder-adrian-portelli-is-giving-away-23-million-mansion-after-missing-out-on-oz-and-omars-pad/news-story/30b16da4e02a7a5cec321f4c14e8828a" target="_blank" rel="noopener">news.com.au</a></em>.</p> <p dir="ltr">“It’s a stunning house. It was never meant for a giveaway but here we are,” he said.</p> <p dir="ltr">As for the bidding controversy, Portelli said he was interested in the other homes, adding that his intention had been to give the home he wanted to purchase away.</p> <p dir="ltr">“People thought I was a dummy bidder and mate of Omar and Oz. I was simply wanting to buy the four-bedroom house to give away through my business LMCT+, to give everyday Aussies the chance to win a house they’ve all become attached to over its renovation on <em>The Block</em>,” he said.</p> <p dir="ltr">“It’s not my fault Danny let his ego get in the way and drove the price up to a point where it didn’t make sense to me, so I backed out.</p> <p dir="ltr">“The other houses just weren’t appealing to me for its intended use.”</p> <p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-f31b0a7e-7fff-6f37-3b4e-bead0b925a7a"></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: @adrian_portelli (Instagram)</em></p>

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Block winners under pressure to explain their relationship with mystery bidder

<p><em>The Block</em> winners Omar Slaimankhel and Ozman ‘Oz’ Abu Malik are facing pressure to explain their mysterious relationship to the bidder who drove up the price of their multi-million dollar home.</p> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p>In Sunday's finale episode, the Sydney mates are seen high-fiving millionaire bidder Adrian Portelli, before the auction had even begun.</p> <p>Omar and Oz then emerged as the winners of <em>The Block</em>’s ‘Treechange’ season, earning by far the biggest win in the show’s near-20-year history with a profit of $1,686,666.66 for their luxe home in Gisborne, country Victoria.</p> <p>The victory came after serial Block bidder Danny Wallis, who ended up buying the three homes that actually sold at auction, became locked in a battle with two other bidders, among them Portelli.</p> <p>With the battle driving the price up, Portelli, who arrived in a Lamborghini and greeted Omar and Oz with a hug, was eventually outbid by Danny Wallis.</p> <p>With Portelli left empty handed, he promptly left the auction site and expressed no interest in any of the other properties, despite beginning Omar and Oz's auction way above the reserve price.</p> <p>These behaviours have since raised questions about how well Portelli knew the Block winners, given they were on good enough terms to share a pre-auction high-five.</p> <p>“Oz and I got together with our agents a fair bit and they mentioned we had to reach out to all our networking and see who would potentially be able to come to the house and have a look at it,” Omar told <a title="www.dailymail.co.uk" href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11397325/The-Blocks-Omar-Oz-reveal-truth-relationship-Mr-Lambo.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daily Mail Australia</a>.</p> <p>“We reached out to a mutual friend (Portelli) who said he might be keen. He’s watched the show. He’s seen our house and he absolutely loved it when he did come and see it a few weeks ago.”</p> <p>He added that he was “disappointed” people felt Portelli may have been a ‘dummy bidder’ designed to push the price of the home up.</p> <p>“He also saw another couple of houses and unfortunately for the them he wasn’t interested. I’m pretty sure he went to house three or four on auction days,” Omar added.</p> <p><em>Image credits: The Block</em></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="media image" style="box-sizing: inherit; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; width: 705.203px; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #000000; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"> </div>

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Daniel Radcliffe's Melbourne apartment sells to the highest bidder

<p>A Melbourne apartment that once belonged to Daniel Radcliffe has sold for an impressive $2 million.</p> <p>The two-bedroom apartment in the inner city suburb of Toorak was purchased by Radcliffe's family in 2004 when the <em>Harry Potter</em> actor was working in Australia.</p> <p>When he turned 18 in 2007, the house was transferred to the star, which became a base when he was both visiting and working in Australia. </p> <p>He listed the home for sale in 2015 with a $2.5m asking price, but it was later withdrawn from the market after just eight days.</p> <p>A company that listed Radcliffe’s parents Marcia Gresham and Alan Radcliffe as directors purchased the property for $2m in 2021.</p> <p>They recently sold the apartment for an undisclosed price which the Herald Sun understands is in the low $2 millions. </p> <p>The home boasts two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a two car garage, an open plan lining area and stunning views of the Yarra River. </p> <p>Radcliffe is best known for his role as <em>Harry Potter</em> in the world-famous movie franchise, which began filming in 2000.</p> <p><em>Image credits: realestate.com.au</em></p>

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The 5 bidders for 2024 Olympics have been named

<p>Los Angeles, Hamburg, Rome, Budapest and Paris are the cities that will compete to host the 2024 summer Olympic Games.</p> <p>But you’ll have to wait until September 2017 for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to elect the winner at a vote in Lima, Peru. </p> <p>IOC president Thomas Bach said his organisation will conduct "confidential polls" to judge public support in each of the five bidding cities. </p> <p>"The IOC wants to send the athletes only in cities where they are welcome," said Bach. "This is why public support for a bid is so important."</p> <p><strong>Related links: </strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em><a href="/finance/insurance/2015/06/foods-that-promote-sleep/">10 foods that help promote sleep</a></em></strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em><a href="/finance/insurance/2015/06/strength-exercises-for-walking/">If you’re a walker, you should be doing these simple strength exercises</a></em></strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em><a href="/finance/insurance/2015/07/colouring-helping-adults-destress/">How colouring is helping adults de-stress</a></em></strong></span></p>

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