Gay couple on The Block

Nine’s upcoming season of The Block will feature its first female gay couple when it begins, likely after the Olympics.

Melbourne couple Julia, 31, and Sasha, 42, have been partners for four years, and mark the first same-sex couple on the series since 2004.

They join the show’s oldest ever couple Dan, 55 and Carleen, 52, from Perth.

Also featuring are:

Andy (25) and Ben (24), best mates, from Geelong
Kim (32) and Chris (34), married four years, from Newcastle
Dan (55) and Carleen (52), married 30 years, from Perth

Shooting is currently underway at a vast art deco building constructed in the 1920s in Port Melbourne.

The huge site will deliver the biggest apartments ever seen on the Nine series.

Host Scott Cam says: “This series has gotten off to a cracking start – one of our best yet. It is going to give Aussie viewers great pleasure watching these Blockheads restore this building to its former glory.

“It’s a magnificent building rich in history, and will hopefully make a few more couples rich too.”

 

Scott Cam will again be joined by co-host Shelley Craft, judges Neale Whitaker, Shaynna Blaze and Darren Palmer, foreman Keith Schleiger and Dan Reilly.