Adrian Portelli has come out swinging against The Block, following the show’s lacklustre finale on Sunday that saw two houses passed in.
Portelli, 36, announced earlier this year he would be turning his back on the popular renovation series, after buying all five Phillip Island homes on last year’s season for a whopping $15million.
On Wednesday, the controversial billionaire branded the Channel Nine show ‘out of touch’ for building homes for the ‘super-rich’.
‘They’re completely out of touch and unrealistic,’ he told news.com.au.
‘The Block pitches themselves as a good opportunity for families to buy these famous homes, but these houses aren’t built for everyday Australians,’ he continued.
‘They are meant for the super-rich. Who is going to go and bid on them when they know they’re competing against billionaires?’

Adrian Portelli (pictured) has come out swinging against The Block, following the show’s lacklustre finale on Sunday that saw two houses passed in

Portelli’s remarks come after WA couple Britt and Taz (both pictured) offloaded their house for an impressive $3.41million.
Portelli’s remarks come after WA couple Britt and Taz offloaded their stylish house for an impressive $3.41million.
With a reserve of $2.99million, the pair went home $420,000 richer – adding to that, a $100,000 bonus prize, netting them a total of $520,000.
Elsewhere in the chat, the 36-year-old claimed he ‘pitched’ Seven’s upcoming renovation show My Reno Rules to Nine, but was turned down.
‘It was initially going to be with Channel Nine, but they lost interest,’ Portelli said, adding that the knockback was the real reason he parted ways with The Block.
It’s not the first time Portelli has lashed out at The Block.
On Sunday, just as fans learned that only three out of five of The Block’s Daylesford properties found buyers, Portelli took to Instagram to gloat over the poor results.
The businessman shared a graphic of The Block logo scribbled out in red, replaced with Channel Seven branding and a plug for My Reno Rules.
Portelli announced his involvement with MRR in July and has been promoting the show relentlessly on his platforms since then.

With a reserve of $2.99million, the Britt and Taz went home $420,000 richer – adding to that, a $100,000 bonus prize, netting them a total of $520,000. Pictured: The winning home

The entrepreneur shared a graphic of The Block logo scratched out, replaced with Channel 7 branding and a plug for My Reno Rules
My Reno Rules will be produced by MasterChef creators Endemol Shine.
It’s set to rival The Block and will follow four teams of renovators as they competing on rundown houses in Melbourne.
Known as ‘Mr Lambo’, the high-flying entrepreneur has continually used social media to promote himself as one of the ‘faces’ of the series.
But insiders close to the troubled production have told Daily Mail that Portelli’s profile behind the scenes is near invisible.
According to a statement released by Seven last month, part of Portelli’s role will be to ‘manage’ the show’s ‘live prize draw’.
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