The Block’s Shaynna Blaze breaks her silence on the show’s ‘toxic behaviour’ controversy
The Block’s Shaynna Blaze broke her silence on the show’s alleged “toxic” behavior on set on Wednesday.
The serial judge, 60, told it Yahoo lifestyle that the judges make it a point to focus only on the quality of the contestants’ homes and not get involved in their personal drama.
‘We know nothing about what is happening, we do not meet the participants. We are not told anything, so we can purely judge the rooms and not the drama,” she said.
She said at the time that she wasn’t surprised that the contestants often brought their personal lives into the show.
‘They are in a bubble and there is so much drama during construction. It carries over into their personal lives,” she said.
The Block’s Shaynna Blaze broke her silence on the show’s alleged “toxic” behavior on set on Wednesday. Pictured
The 60-year-old series judge told Yahoo Lifestyle that she makes a point of focusing only on the quality of the contestants’ homes and not getting involved in their personal drama. Pictured: Shaynna with fellow Block judges Marty Fox, Neale Whitaker and Darren Palmer
‘Maybe the stress is too great and people are just doing all the wrong things. But I’m quite shocked by what’s coming out,” she said.
Her comments come amid reports that Channel Nine’s popular renovation show has come under fire over persistent ‘bullying’ claims, with dozens of viewers voicing their concerns.
Now women’s Day has claimed that some believe the show has ‘run its course’ after it was criticized with ACMA complaints.
‘We know nothing about what is happening, we do not meet the participants. We’re not told anything, so we can purely judge the rooms and not the drama,” Blaze said
The furor could spell the end of the show, with viewers dropping out en masse and investigations being launched.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has been inundated with complaints about the current season of The Block and in just one week, ACMA has recorded a total of 28 complaints.
This is what an ACMA spokesperson said The Australian: ‘The majority of investigations involved allegations of bullying, intimidation and the promotion of anti-social behavior between participants.’
This comes in the wake of many articles and discussions about the increased drama between contestants during this season.
She went on to say that she wasn’t surprised that the contestants often brought their personal lives into the show because the high-pressure environment they worked in could affect people. In the photo: the current participants of The Block
Blaze’s comments come amid reports. Channel Nine’s popular renovation show has come under fire over ‘bullying’ claims, with dozens of viewers voicing their concerns. Pictured: The Block presents Scott Cam and Shelley Craft