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Two erstwhile contestants connected The Block person lashed retired astatine big Scott Cam aft he made 'distasteful' comments astir caller participants connected nan show.
Last month, Cam said contestants of nan Channel Nine renewal person little grit than they did 20 years ago, erstwhile nan show began.
'They are little resilient than they were 20 years ago, 15 years ago,' Cam told news.com.au at nan time.
'There's much anticipation of it getting easier, but it's not. It gets harder… And group aren't fresh for really difficult it is.'
Paige and Jesse, who dramatically left nan show halfway done nan existent season, deed backmost astatine Cam's comments.
Speaking to Yahoo Lifestyle, nan WA-based squad were not impressed pinch nan Cam's remarks.
'A batch of group didn't for illustration what Scott said. A batch of group did not for illustration that. I deliberation that was very distasteful,' Paige said.
Jesse went connected to constituent retired that that nan show is wholly different these days, and nan contestants don't person clip to build because they are caught up successful regular consultations.
Two erstwhile contestants connected The Block person lashed retired astatine big Scott Cam aft he made 'distasteful' comments astir caller participants connected nan show. Last month, Cam, 61, said contestants of nan Channel Nine renewal person little grit than they did 20 years ago, erstwhile nan show began
Paige and Jesse, who dramatically near nan show halfway done nan existent season, deed backmost astatine Cam's comments. 'A batch of group didn't for illustration what Scott said. A batch of group did not for illustration that. I deliberation that was very distasteful,' said Paige
'We're 20 years done and nan show's changed. We astir apt don't do arsenic overmuch building arsenic 15, 20 years ago, because you can't. You person consultations each azygous day,' she said.
The mates past went connected to kick astir nan magnitude of driving required connected this year's season.
The building tract connected Phillip Island is astir a 2 hr thrust from Melbourne wherever contestants are expected to caput for challenges and sponsorships daily.
'This twelvemonth was a batch of driving, for illustration you're connected nan roadworthy for 8 to 10 hours a day...a batch of group don't realise that,' Jesse added.
This week fans of nan deed renewal show have threatened to move off en masse because of each nan play connected nan existent series.
Viewers flocked to Reddit this week to telephone retired scenes which person near them emotion 'anxious and angry', pinch concerns raised for newcomers Maddy and Charlotte.
Supporters of nan Sydney sisters fumed nan brace were 'being group up to fail' aft they were thrown into nan heavy extremity successful week 5 and faced disconnected against their fiery builder.
The mates past went connected to kick astir nan magnitude of driving required connected this year's season. The building tract connected Phillip Island is astir a 2 hr thrust from Melbourne, wherever contestants are expected to caput for challenges and sponsorships daily
'Last fewer episodes person made maine consciousness anxious and angry. Which is not really what you want from a spot of fluff building show,' 1 personification wrote successful a lengthy post.
'There is simply a definite benignant of man who, erstwhile dealing pinch young women, particularly beautiful young women, instantly effort and get 1 complete connected them, effort and exert dominance, nary matter really debased nan stakes.
'They conscionable effort and thwart you astatine each turn, for what? To punish you for being a young woman?
'This twelvemonth was a batch of driving, for illustration you're connected nan roadworthy for 8 to 10 hours a day...a batch of group don't realise that,' Jesse said
'Ever since Maddy and Charlotte person arrived I've felt this rising hostility successful my shoulders watching this show successful nickname of nan measurement they're being treated.'
The Redditor went connected to opportunity it felt for illustration Maddy, 24, and Charlotte, 22, person received small support from nan show, pinch nan sisters precocious near successful tears erstwhile their builder Zak brutally turned connected them and discontinue nan series.
'Anyway, I dream things commencement to alteration because it's not nosy to watch 2 young women being group up to neglect done nary responsibility of their own,' they added.
Many viewers agreed pinch nan Reddit post, pinch immoderate saying they person since stopped watching nan show wholly aliases only tune successful for room reveals each Sunday.
'I stopped watching. I did see conscionable watching Sundays, but The Amazing Race started. Life's excessively short to watch this bulls**t,' 1 personification wrote.
Another added: 'How is this behaviour not only NOT called retired connected screen, but really utilized arsenic a melodramatic storyline pinch nary consequences for nan appalling behaviour?'
'I utilized to watch each episode, now I grounds Sunday's section truthful I tin accelerated guardant done nan crap and conscionable watch nan judging,' different instrumentality remarked.
