Auditions: The Block
The Block at The Gatwick is set to begin filming in mid January.
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The Block recently announced casting for its 2018 season, which has previously been confirmed as The Gatwick hotel in St. Kilda.
Couples must be aged between 18-65, available for a 10-12 week shoot period from mid January until April 2018.
Previous home renovation experience is an asset, but not required from both partners. Successful participants are paid a nominal weekly fee during filming to cover basic living costs and expenses.
Producer Julian Cress has today told News Corp what it takes to be cast: persistence.
“People shouldn’t feel disheartened if they don’t make it on the show first time,” Cress says. “So many couples have tried a number of times before they made it.”
30 short-listed teams are flown to The Block headquarters in Melbourne and given the challenge of styling a room in 30 minutes.
“We get to see how they work as a team on camera — how quickly they make and execute decisions — by giving them a choice of 200 items they can put in a room,” Cress says.
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watched a few episodes from season 1 the other day, it was like night and day to what it is now and a 40k budget lol that’s a bathroom budget in 2017 lol.. would love to see another gay or lesbian couple on the block again. sad to see them going back to apartments, I like the family home idea