Do you want a celebrity spin-off?

The Block has become a firm fan favourite during its 22 years on air, with the cast each year often rising to celebrity status.

After running for 21 series, there has been much chatter about a potential All Star season. However, host Scott Cam does not want a bar of it.

“I would not want to do a celebrity Block. Imagine dealing with all those egos!” he told Nova 100’s Jase & Lauren, confirming that it’s not happening.

The show’s co-creator and executive producer, Julian Cress, previously teased that a new spin-off was in the works.
The Block is in talks to get an All Stars version overseas, creator Julian Cress has revealed. (Credit: Channel Nine )
He hinted that there were talks going on behind the scenes about launching a celebrity version overseas, which would welcome back some of the show’s biggest names.

“We’ve started talking about doing an extra season – a short one with All Stars of celebrities overseas somewhere,” he told our sister publication TV Week.

“Maybe in Dubai or somewhere that is a really crazy place to renovate, where all the tradies would not speak your language.”

A celebrity version could see The Block favourites, such as 2024 winners Steph and Gian, return alongside other Aussies, including Robert Irwin, or even stars from Channel Nine’s other reality TV hit, Married At First Sight.

An insider told Pedestrian TV that two former MAFS stars are in talks to join the show.

“They’ve been told not to tell a soul,” the source said.

“The secrecy has been next-level. You can tell Nine’s trying to build something big here.”

No names have been confirmed, but the insider said it was a way to combine the network’s two biggest shows.

But don’t fear, there are no plans to sideline the original series, with planning already well underway for the 2026 series.
Steph and Gian were rumoured to join the All Star season. (Credit: Channel Nine)

Where is The Block being filmed in 2026?

Once again, The Block will be filmed in Victoria, with Scott Cam confirming it will be heading to the Mornington Peninsula suburb of Mount Eliza this time around.

The building sites have already been selected, and the Herald Sun understands that six blocks at 109 Old Mornington Road were bought by the show in August, after “an extensive negotiation”.

Channel Nine was believed to have secured the site in a deal worth $11 million, as reported by realestate.com.au.

Scott is already gearing up to visit the site, as well as finding somewhere for himself and his family to live during filming.

“I’m going to go down there next week; I’m going to pop into Mt Eliza and have a look for a house to rent for three months. So, if you have a house that I could rent in Mt Eliza for three months, give me a call,” he revealed on The Fox’s Fifi, Fev and Nick.
Six of the blocks on the Mount Eliza site have already been marked as sold, with four more still up for grabs, it has been claimed.

“However, rumours have it that The Block has made arrangements to lease the remaining four sites in the shorter term,” a source claimed.

Excitement is already building for the 2026 series, despite the fact that the 2025 auction hasn’t even taken place yet.

The price guides have already been set between $3 million and $3.3 million, but Adrian Portelli won’t be buying up all five properties this time around.

However, he was spotted checking out Emma and Ben’s property, so who knows!
The 2025 auction is yet to take place, but it will see a major shake-up as bidder Adrian Portelli won’t be present. (Credit: Instagram)
Though Scott insisted Adrian has not been banned from the auction, it is unlikely he will attend after quitting the show before joining new Channel Seven rival, My Reno Rules.

“We didn’t ban him; it’s a public auction, anyone can turn up,” Scott explained.

“We just kindly said, ‘You’ve had a good run – why don’t we leave it to some families to try and buy the houses?’”

“But I think Adrian has gone over to another network to do something anyway, so he wouldn’t be coming to our auction if he’s doing something over there, Scott continued. “If he wants to turn up, he can.”

He told Jase and Lauren that the show preferred if he didn’t buy them all, but he was “more than welcome to buy one”.
There’s already talks of a celebrity spin-off of The Block, and the 2025 auction hasn’t even happened yet! (Credit: Channel Nine )

What date is The Block 2025 auction?

The auction will be filmed on October 25 and air on Channel Nine on October 26.