The highest-profile duo set to compete on the upcoming season have pulled out after only three days on set.
Filming for The Block has taken a big turn with one team choosing to walk away from the competition after only three days of filming.
According to the Daily Telegraph, fashion and beauty influencer Elle Ferguson and fiance, former GWS Giants AFL player Joel Patfull, have quit the show.
The team made the difficult decision after Patfull’s mother, Trish, fractured her neck in a nasty fall at home in Adelaide.
She is also believed to have possible bleeding of the brain, a broken coccyx and a fractured wrist.
Ferguson took to social media to address the accident, although did not comment on her time competing on the show, which is adopting a Tree Change subtitle.
She shared an image from Melbourne airport, and wrote on an Instagram story:
“Wherever you are in the world. Whatever you are doing. Family always comes first.”
The Daily Telegraph is reporting The Block producers were taking a different route with casting for 2022, attempting to veer away from dramatic storylines.
Along with the casting of Ferguson and Patfull, former Neighbours star Sharon Johal and her husband Ankur Dogra were also cast for the new season, that began shooting last week.
TV Blackbox understands a new couple has been cast to replace the departing team, and are making their way to The Block set already.
A Nine spokesperson said:
“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.”
