While there are many success stories from the popular Channel Nine series, the show has also been plagued with a string of controversies over the years.
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12:46 EDT, 4 April 2021
Talented contestants have made hundreds of thousands of dollars from their amazing home renovations on The Block.
But while there s many success stories from the popular Channel Nine series, the show has also been plagued with a string of controversies over the years.
From arrests, to surprise break-ups and an auction scandal, here are some of the biggest shocks to rock The Block.
Suzi Taylor:
Fall from grace: She rose to fame as a bubbly contestant on The Block in 2015, but has made headlines for the wrong reasons since. Pictured: Suzi Taylor (left) and The Block co-star Yvonne Cosier (right)
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The Block has been rocked by its biggest ever scandal, after a mysterious buyer was accused of failing to pay for the home she won at auction in November.
At the centre of the controversy is Emese Abigail Fajk, a 28-year-old cyber security expert who bid $4.2million on Jimmy and Tam Wilkins home but didn t stump up the money.
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Ms Fajk, who also goes by the last name Fayk, was born in Hungary and previously lived in New York City, before relocating to Australia a year ago.
Issues: Cyber security specialist Emese Fajk, 28, (centre) was the mystery buyer who bought Jimmy and Tam s winning property during The Block s finale last month. Ms Fajk presented receipts of bank transfers indicating the money for the home had gone through, but the large sum never reached Channel Nine s bank accounts