The Block quitters Elle and Joel gave up after 48 hours because the show wasn’t ‘on brand’ and the ‘toilet paper was too scratchy’, says host Scott Cam
The Block host Scott Cam has blasted contestants Elle Ferguson and Joel Patfull for their ‘p**s poor’ excuse for quitting the new season.
The couple’s time on the show was over before it really began, after they threw in the towel for ‘family reasons’ after just 48 hours on the building site in country Victoria.
As reported by TV Week, Scott told the other contestants Elle and Joel left because the show wasn’t ‘on brand’ for them as Sydney influencers.
The Block host Scott Cam has blasted contestants Elle Ferguson (left) and Joel Patfull (right) for their ‘p**s poor’ excuse for quitting the show
He also said they had complained ‘the toilet paper was too scratchy’.
Elle, 36, a popular fashion influencer, and Joel, 37, a retired AFL player, have disputed this, insisting they quit because of a legitimate family emergency.
The pair downed tools in April – just two days into filming and after the first challenge – after Joel’s mother Trish fractured her neck during a fall at her home in Adelaide.
They initially tried to stay on the show but left after they ‘couldn’t get a definitive answer’ from producers as to whether Joel could ‘come and go’ from the construction site in Gisborne to visit his ailing mother in South Australia.
Elle later posted a cryptic message on Instagram: ‘Wherever you are in the world. Whatever you are doing. Family always comes first.’
Scott (pictured) told the other contestants Elle and Joel left because the show wasn’t ‘on brand’ for them as Sydney influencers. Elle, 36, a fashion blogger, and Joel, 37, a retired AFL player, have disputed this, insisting they quit because of a legitimate family emergency
Scott wasn’t convinced by this explanation, however, telling TV Week he hadn’t heard anything about Joel’s mother before the couple’s abrupt exit.
‘Of course, family comes first on The Block – we’ve stopped production before when people have had family emergencies,’ he said.
‘And of course, I wasn’t referring to somebody going to visit their sick mother… It was because they’d given us no reason.’
Scott previously said at the Logie Awards that Elle and Joel quitting so soon into the competition was ‘unAustralian’ and ‘p**s poor’.
Scott previously said at the Logie Awards that Elle and Joel (pictured) quitting so soon into the competition was ‘unAustralian’ and ‘p**s poor’
He told TV Tonight: ‘We had a 48-hour challenge to choose the house that you get and they scarpered after 48 hours. It’s something that’s never happened before.’
‘Forty-five thousand people applied to be on The Block and win life-changing money. These guys got on and they just couldn’t handle the pace after 48 hours,’ he continued.
‘Which to me is a bit unAustralian! Have a go! It’s p**s poor.’
The pair downed tools in April – just two days into filming and after the first challenge – after Joel’s mother Trish fractured her neck during a fall at her home in Adelaide
The couple made the difficult decision to leave the Channel Nine renovation show in April, after Joel’s mum suffered the nasty fall.
The former footy star’s mother reportedly broke her coccyx and fractured her wrist.
A Nine spokesperson confirmed their departure to Daily Mail Australia, saying: ‘Over the weekend, we were surprised to have one of our new contestant teams depart The Block a few days into filming for the upcoming season.
‘We wish them all the best for the future and we’re excited to cast two new Aussies for the opportunity of a lifetime on The Block. The Block Tree Change will air as scheduled later this year.’
After their exit, Elle shared this photo to Instagram of their suitcases at Melbourne Airport, and wrote: ‘Wherever you are in the world, whatever you are doing, family always comes first’
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