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Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Dramatic scenes on The Block as Alicia has the worst meltdown of the series and admits the show is destroying her marriage
There were dramatic scenes on Wednesday's episode of The Block as contestant Alicia Aplin suffered a series of setbacks. The 42-year-old Gold Coast mum first shed a tear in frustration when she couldn't complete her first-choice buys. And to make matters worse for the popular Blockhead, she found that her bathroom reno was spoiled over a wrongly placed towel rail - sending her into meltdown. Alicia's trouble began when she was informed via phone call that she couldn't get the chair she wanted. 'I just keep getting pipped at the post. This happens to every single time I try to buy something. I lost my vanity this weekend, I lost my mirror,' she said in an emotional outburst. 'I'm sick of being last in line,' she said before reflecting, 'I'm just frustrated. I'll be right. I need to let it out. I just move on.' However, Alicia pointed out that the setbacks contribute to the competitive atmosphere of The Block, adding to the pressure. 'But right now this is our whole world, you know, and so these small things make a difference,' she said. 'If I were at home and I couldn't get a couch or couldn't get a chair, it'd be like "oh well, no biggie." 'But when you're in a competition and you want to do well, these are the things that count, so it just adds up.' Things got worse for Alicia when she checked out the work that Sonny and the tradies had been doing on their en suite. Alicia unleashed when she discovered that the towel rail had been fitted so high on a wall that she had to go into a full arm extension to reach it. 'That is ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous,' she told her husband, dismissing his attempts to demonstrate it would work if he draped a towel over it. 'It doesn't matter where the towels f***ing hang!' she said. Meanwhile, the tradies got to work on adjusting the rail. But Alicia had the last word. 'You know someone asked us today, "How you going, you're married, how's your relationship,"' she said. 'F***ed, that's how it's going today.' The pair have previously admitted the show has put strain on their marriage - but they have fought through it. Despite the drama and pressure, they say their relationship is now even stronger. 'We've been together 14 years. We made a pact to always have each other's backs,' Alicia said. 'We bicker, sure. But that's how we roll. We don't let it linger.' Dental practice manager Alicia, 42, and plumber Sonny, who hail from the Gold Coast, have three kids - a daughter Aria, 12, and sons Boston, 11, and Koa, 8.
News.com.au
11-08-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
The Block contestant Han rushed to hospital
The Block contestant Han was rushed to hospital during Monday's episode of the reno show, after complaining of severe, worsening stomach pains. The latest episode saw all teams begin the main ensuite of their builds – all except for Han and her partner Can, busy dealing with Han's acute stomach problems. 'I was up all night vomiting … it felt like someone was cutting me up the guts with a knife,' she said. 'The pain was too much for me to think it was a normal bug.' Can rushed her partner to hospital, amid fears she may have appendicitis. Instead, after a number of tests, she's diagnosed with 'acute stomach inflammation,' likely caused by a severe infection. She's eventually released from hospital and ordered to stay in bed for the rest of the week. That means she'll be largely confined to the caravan she and Can live in on-site, but the couple have devised a plan so that she can still contribute: Can will regularly phone her so she can give her input from her sick bed. While she's on the mend, Han says it was pretty scary how unwell she felt when she was admitted to hospital. 'I was in a lot of pain, feeling really sick, and just in and out of consciousness from the painkillers. I was dribbling on myself! It was bad,' she says. The health scare came the day after the WA couple scored second-last from the judges during Sunday's double kids' room reveal. They earned a respectable score of 24, with judge Shaynna Blaze praising their colour palette while questioning their decision to make one of the rooms a baby's nursery. Fellow contestants Britt and Taz won the week with a score of 28 points out of 30.
