What will the Neighbours say? The Block producers finally achieve their decade-long dream of taking over ‘Ramsay Street’
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The Block producers have long believed the fictional Ramsay Street from Neighbours would make the perfect setting for the renovation series.
And that dream is finally about to be realised, with the latest season of the Channel Nine hit set to take place in the Hampton cul-de-sac of Bronte Court, which bears a striking resemblance to the setting of the popular Australian soap.
‘We really think it’s the perfect setting for our show,’ The Block’s executive producer Julian Cress told TV Tonight on Tuesday.
Goals: The Block producers have long believed the fictional Ramsay Street from Neighbours would make the perfect setting for the renovation series – and that dream is finally about to be realised. Pictured: The Block host Scott Cam
‘It just felt like the perfect location for a series of The Block would be Ramsay Street,’ added Mr Cress.
But it took ten years to find an appropriate street with five owners willing to sell.
The producers enlisted the help of resident and buyer’s advocate Nicole Jacobs to convince four of her neighbours to join her in selling to the show.
Their own Ramsay Street: The latest season is set to take place in the Hampton cul-de-sac of Bronte Court, which bears a striking resemblance to the setting of the popular Australian soap
Inspiration: ‘It just felt like the perfect location for a series of The Block would be Ramsay Street,’ said The Block’s executive producer Julian Cress. The fictional street pictured here
The five homes, which are not all side by side, were purchased by Nine for ‘above market value’.
‘It just all worked out beautifully,’ said Mr Cress.
Despite the fortuitous nature of the buy-up, the forthcoming 2021 season will also have its fair share of scandal, according to host Scott Cam.
The 58-year-old revealed to TV Week that a ‘cheating scandal’ – billed as the biggest in the franchise’s history – will ‘change everything’.
Good neighbours indeed: The producers enlisted the help of resident and ‘buyers advocate’ Nicole Jacobs to convince four of her neighbours to join her in selling up to the show
The Block’s biggest scandal: Host Cam has revealed a cheating plot on the new season will ‘change everything’
‘There’s something massive on the horizon that comes from the contestants themselves and it turns The Block on its head,’ said the TV tradie.
Returning contestant Ronnie Caceres, who starred alongside wife Georgia in the 2017 season, described the moment as ‘the biggest cheating scandal in TV history’.
The as-yet undisclosed scandal will be one of several shake-ups this season as the contestants renovate a cul-de-sac of homes in the Melbourne suburb of Hampton.
The 2021 series will also see contestants building with ‘no plans’ for the first time.
The new season of The Block: Fans vs Faves is set to premiere on August 8.
Big call: Returning contestant Ronnie Caceres, who starred alongside wife Georgia in the 2017 season, described the moment as ‘the biggest cheating scandal in TV history’
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