Block hosts open up on show’s past scandals and latest season

The Block hosts Scott Cam and Shelley Craft have opened up about the seasons that left them uncomfortable as the renovation show prepares to return for its 22nd season. Scott Cam has revealed several seasons of The Block left him and Shelley Craft uncomfortable, but the veteran hosts have no intention of walking away from the show. Speaking ahead of its 22nd season, Cam said the program’s extraordinary longevity had not come without moments that tested its direction and the type of television the pair wanted to make. The comments followed years of headline-making controversies, including the 2021 production schedule cheating scandal, Elle Ferguson and Joel Patfull’s abrupt departure in 2022 and the relationship fallout involving Kylie and Brad Baker in 2024. RELATED: Scott Cam’s secret $353bn Block ultimatum Inside Block’s wild judge shake-up The Block 2026 contestants revealed “We’ve had a few series that got away from us and we felt really uncomfortable during those,” Cam said. “But we reset.” Cam did not identify which seasons he was referring to, but said he and Craft remained committed to continuing beyond the new Mount Eliza edition. “It’s also not lost on us that we want to ...