The Block 2022: Elle and Joel give up because the show isn't 'branded'
The Block layoffs Elle and Joel gave up after 48 hours because the show wasn’t ‘branded’ and ‘the toilet paper was too scratchy’, says host Scott Cam
Block hosts Scott Cam lashed out at contestants Elle Ferguson and Joel Patfull for their ‘p**s poor’ excuses to quit the new season.
The couple’s time on the show ended before it actually started, after they gave up on ‘family reasons’ after just 48 hours on a construction site in Victoria.
As reported by TV Week, Scott told other contestants that Elle and Joel left because the show wasn’t ‘branded’ to them as Sydney influencers.
Block host Scott Cam blasts contestants Elle Ferguson (left) and Joel Patfull (right) for their ‘p**s poor’ excuse to quit the show
He also said they had complained ‘toilet paper is too scratchy’.
Elle, 36, a popular fashion influencer, and Joel, 37, a retired AFL player, have disputed this, insisting they quit because of a legitimate family emergency.
The pair dropped the device in April – just two days after filming and after the first challenge – after Joel’s mother, Trish, broke her neck in a fall at her Adelaide home.
They initially tried to stay on the show but left after they ‘couldn’t get a definitive answer’ from the producers as to whether Joel could ‘come and go’ from the construction site in Gisborne to visit his ailing mother in South Australia.
Elle later posted a cryptic message on Instagram: ‘Wherever you are in the world. Whatever you do. Family always comes first.’
Scott (pictured) told other contestants that Elle and Joel left because the show wasn’t ‘branded’ for them as Sydney influencers. Elle, 36, a fashion blogger, and Joel, 37, a retired AFL player, have disputed this, insisting they quit because of a legitimate family emergency.
Scott wasn’t convinced by this explanation, however, telling TV Week that he hadn’t heard anything about Joel’s mother before the couple’s sudden departure.
“Of course, family comes first on The Block – we’ve stopped production before when people have had family emergencies,” he said.
“And of course, I’m not referring to someone going to visit their sick mother… That’s because they didn’t give us a reason.”
Scott previously said at the Logie Awards that Elle and Joel who quit so quickly in the competition were ‘unAustralian’ and ‘p**s poor’.
Scott previously said at the Logie Awards that Elle and Joel (pictured) quitting so quickly into the competition was ‘not Australian’ and ‘p**s poor’
He told TV Tonight: ‘We had a 48 hour challenge to pick the houses you got and they disappeared after 48 hours. That is something that has never happened before.’
‘Forty-five thousand people signed up to join The Block and win life-changing money. These guys are up and they can’t handle the pace after 48 hours.”
‘Which to me is a bit unAustralian! Try! This is so bad.’
The pair dropped the device in April – just two days after filming and after the first challenge – after Joel’s mother, Trish, broke her neck in a fall at her Adelaide home.
The couple made the difficult decision to leave the renovation show Channel Nine in April, after Joel’s mother suffered a severe fall.
The former footy star’s mother reportedly broke her tailbone and broke her wrist.
A spokesperson for Nine confirmed their departure to Daily Mail Australia, saying: ‘Over the weekend, we were pleasantly surprised to have one of our new team of contestants leave The Block a few days into filming for the upcoming season.
‘We wish them all the best for the future and we are excited to select two new Australians for the opportunity of a lifetime at The Block. Block Tree Change will air as scheduled later this year.’
Upon exiting, Elle shared this photo to Instagram of their luggage at Melbourne Airport, and wrote: ‘Wherever you are in the world, whatever you do, family always comes first’
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