The Block Australia: Where Are The Contestants Now? | Homes To Love (2024)

Steph and Gian’s win on The Block 2023 was a milestone, seeing the pair leave with an eye-watering sum of$1.75 million in prize money. In the short time since their departure from Hampton East, the couple completed the renovation of their home in Sydney and started their very own homewares brand, Japandi Estate.

After selling their home (for $1.8 million, mind you!), Steph and Gian have been providing their Instagram followers with sneak peeks of their latest project, the revival and renovation of a rundown home in Sydney’s inner west. It has also been rumoured that they are set to return to our screens on The Block 2024, but exactly how remains to be seen!

Leah and Ash’s experience on The Block in 2023 was embroiled in drama and controversy, but that’s certainly not to say the pair are rookie renovators. Their bold ‘psyche-deco’ home on Charming Street in Hampton East was the source of much anxiety on auction night after it was passed in. In fact, it took until February 2024 to bring down the gavel, finally selling for $3.125 million.

Since, the couple has been operating under their build and renovating business, The Milton Project, which they started well before they ever set foot on any Block site. Aside from tackling the challenge of their own family home, the pair have been working on the side with AFL legend Josh Dunkley and his partner, netballer Tippah Dwan, to breathe new life into their “beautiful Queenslander”, a project which began in the bedroom.

Tom and Sarah-Jane won the hearts of both fans and judges during their stint on The Block in 2022. While they were well-loved for their cracking jokes, candid moments and, of course, their style, the pair walked away slightly disappointed with a profit of only $20,000.99, landing them in third place.

Despite a hugely demanding 12 weeks spent renovating and building in freezing, rainy Gisborne, this Melbourne-base pair have barely slowed down. First came the renovation of their beloved caravan, in which their family has spent many a holiday both before and since. Then, in April 2023, the couple announced that they were expecting a new baby via a celebratory Instagram post.

Both Tom and Sarah-Jane have also spent time fostering personal projects; Tom has reappeared as a Hipages ambassador and resident plumber The Block, while Sarah-Jane launched a successful podcast alongside Block-bestie, Rachel Carr.

Despite hailing from Wangi Wangi, Kirsty and Jesse were no strangers to a property flip, having caught the reno bug while they were still teenagers. Although the judges loved just about every room the country couple created in The Block‘s 2021 Fans vs Faves season, the pair placed fourth in the final auction, which came as a shock to many. Regardless, they still took home a generous sum of $301,523.67 in prize money.

Since the show wrapped, Kirsty and Jesse have taken on another personal project in the creation of their dream home. Located in Lake Macquarie, the duo’s “asbestos shack”, now dubbed The Lake House, is currently receiving a huge makeover, with plans to add a pool, entertaining cabana and elevated front verandah.

The Block 2020 winners Jimmy and Tam were a cut above during their season, winning five out of 12 room wins, impressing the judges with their excellent craftsmanship and ability to truly channel the mid-century design brief their home demanded.

While they were crowned the winners of the season, their celebrations were short-lived. The winning bidder’s offer quickly fell through, and after months of uncertainty, Jimmy and Tam’s house finally sold in June 2020 for a reported $3 million.

Luckily, the drama hasn’t deterred them from sharing their talents with the world. The pair opened their very own homewares store in Pomona QLD, Velzy Lane, and more recently shared their stunning backyard and outdoor entertaining area transformation.

The stylish Sydney grandads returned as contestants during The Block 2021 Fans vs Faves season and were tasked with renovating a home with a Queen Anne exterior facade. They were the ultimate winners of the season, taking out a whopping win of $744,444.44 in prize money. They first appeared on the show in 2019, however, where they ended up coming last, taking home a total winning of $384,000.

The pair further realised their passion for homes and interiors in late 2020 when they launched their own homewares and fragrance brand, Mitch and Mark Home. They’ve also launched their own podcast, designed a range of gender-fluid fashion, become the hosts of Location, Location, Location Australia, started a renovation on their “hot mess” 1970s home in Newport, and most recently, have listed their Potts Point apartment for sale.

Underdogs Tess and Luke shocked the nation when they won the 2019 season of The Block. Despite their enthusiasm, the Cairns couple struggled through the season, landing the bottom score five times during the competition. In the end, they had the last laugh walking away with $650,000 at auction and the $100,000 prize money.

Since their time on The Block, the couple have been busy starting a family and improving on their home styling talents with Tess even enrolling in Three Birds Renovations popular Reno School. At the beginning of 2023, they embarked on the exciting new build of their forever home in Cairns, which is now in its final stages.

Mid-north coast couple Andy and Deb were fan favourites during The Block Oslo. In 2021, Andy and Deb made a return to our screens with their own show on 9Life called Renovate or Rebuild, where they appeared alongside other former Blockheads including Bec and George, Jesse and Mel, Michael and Carlene, and Jess and Norm.

They also sold their luxury lakefront holiday home, ‘Bask at Green Point’ and launched a new web renovation series called DNA of Design, where they’ve so far shared two beautiful home renovations: a luxe Gold Coast home with a bright and breezy aesthetic, and relaxing bush retreat-style home.

Winners of The Block 2017, Josh and Elyse, made headlines not just for their success on the show but for who they sold their home to. Funnyman Dave “Hughsy” Hughes was the successful bidder on their renovated Elsternwick home, snapping up the property for a cool $3,067,000. The best part? He only decided the day before the auction that he was going to place a bid!

After The Block wrapped up, the couple renovated and sold their Coburg home in 2017, achieving a tidy $1.63 million sale price. The couple now live in Byron Bay and have welcomed two children, Sunny in March 2021 and Zaii in May 2023. The pair are engaged and continue to pursue their passion for building, running their own construction company, J&E Projects.

Seasoned renovators Ronnie and Georgia breezed through their time on The Block 2017, picking up plenty of room wins along the way. Prepared to go to all lengths to win the competition, the couple quickly became known as the black sheep of the competition that fans either loved or hated. Like Mitch and Mark, Ronnie and Georgia returned to our screens in 2021 as contestants, taking out a considerable number of room reveal wins, but ultimately placing fifth.

Since then, the pair have hosted a renovation show, Quick Room Flipsy, in 2019, and Ronnie appeared on Celebrity Apprentice in 2022. They also completed a renovation of their own home, a 1920s cottage in WA named Rosebery Cottage, and flipped and sold a once-asbestos-ridden bungalow in Embleton, WA.

Central Coast power couple Kyal and Kara first landed on The Block in 2014 during the Fans vs Faves season. Up against veterans Alisa and Lysandra, and Brad and Dale, the pair took home more room wins than any other couple that year. Despite their popularity with the judges, they placed third on auction day, behind Steve and Chantelle, and Alisa and Lysandra.

Kyal and Kara haven’t stopped renovating since! The pair have now completed over 30 renovation projects (and counting). Their most memorable include their Toowoon Bay home, their Long Jetty renovation, and the construction of their dream family home, the Blue Lagoon Build. Their most recent project, Bay Builds, also saw the pair build two side-by-side properties, which are currently on the market.

Twins Alisa and Lysandra have appeared on two seasons of The Block, taking out the win during the Sky High season. They returned in 2014 to compete in The Block Fans vs Faves, where they placed second.

Shortly after their time on The Block, the twins left their former profession as police officers to enter into careers in design full-time, founding Alisa and Lysandra Interiors in 2014 and their own personal care range, al.ive body in 2020.

In 2018, they produced their first online renovation series The Design Duo, which documented their Albert Park project. In 2022, they filmed another season of the show, a luxe waterfront build on the Gold Coast. Their most recently completed Design Duo project saw them each design and renovate side-by-side properties (their ‘forever homes’) in seaside Adelaide.

Gold Coast couple Michael and Carlene arrived on The Block: Glasshouse with an ace up their sleeves. Michael, a project manager and carpenter by trade was ready for the high-pressure environment of the show. Carlene’s eye for design led them to take home four out of 11 room wins. But, in the end, favourites Michael and Carlene and Darren and Deanne placed equal fourth, taking home a mere $10,000 each after months of hard work and time away from their families.

The lousy auction result hasn’t stopped Michael and Carlene from pursuing their dreams in the interior design and construction space. The couple hosted their own renovation series ‘Ready Set Reno’ in 2017. In the years since the show, they founded design business Cedar and Suede, renovated a classic Queenslander, and completed the renovation of their own home in Tallebudgera in 2020, as well as Carlene’s sister’s New Farm home.

They’re also well known for refreshing vintage caravans, with examples including one named Dolly, one called Milly, and another named Goldie. They’ve even released a book on restoring caravans, called This Old Van.

You might recognise Dan as foreman Keith’s sidekick. But before he was foreman/foreboy, Dan was just a regular competitor on the show. Dan appeared on the show alongside his partner Dani first in 2012 before returning in 2013 to compete in The Block: Allstars.

After years working as a master builder and foreman on other people’s builds, in 2021, Dan and Dani have knuckled down to build their own home, Blairgowrie House. While the modern minimalist home took the couple five years to complete, they have since sold it and are on the look out for their next project.

Dan and Dani are also the co-founders of recently rebranded Manna Made, a design and construction company where Dani serves as the CEO and Dan serves as the construction manager. Dani is also a co-host on TV show, Healthy Homes Australia, and her podcast All Manna of Things.

Josh and Jenna were just 23 and 24 years of age when they first landed a spot on The Block. While auction day wasn’t quite the success they had hoped for (they took home just $50,000 for their efforts), it’s still a day the pair remember fondly, as it’s when Josh proposed live on air! They returned as contestants for The Block: All Stars in 2013 where they placed second.

Josh and Jenna are yet another post-Block success story. In the years since, they launched Design School, an interior decoration course with a hands-on practical approach. More recently, they launched Plan Proofing, a pre-build consultancy.

Until 2021, the couple resided in inner-Melbourne with their two children in a renovated cottage, which they later sold. The move was spurred on by a listing on Facebook of a crumbling homestead in rural Victorian Rutherglen, which they have since purchased and are currently restoring. The pair also renovated an old RV, Sundancer.