“Humiliated”: Block star speaks out
The truth about The Block’s dramatic cheating scandal has finally emerged in full detail, after Blockhead Tanya shared a tell-all post on social media.
The truth behind the photo taken of the show’s production schedule first came out in the season finale, with Josh and Luke saying that Tanya had taken it and admitting to their own involvement.
Meanwhile, Tanya stuck to her story of receiving it from an unknown tradie, only to admit to the truth when she found out the twins had spoken out.
Since then, the mother-of-two has taken to Instagram to share her story and apologise for her part in the scandal.
“This is US… A real family! This is the night we found out we were going to be on @theblock. Our whole family were so excited that we had “made the cut” It was truly a privilege to be chosen and we will never ever take this journey for granted,” she began her post, which she shared along with a snap of the whole family beaming.
“We want to take this moment to express our gratitude to the whole Block Production team. I still wonder what they saw in us, to see us fit and worthy of our selection. I still wonder why they kept us there after all that went down, they knew how hard it was for us.”
Tanya went on to speak about the struggles she and Vito had while on the show and how they “left 3 times due to what we knew would be a disaster for our family”.
“Many times we felt unworthy especially due to the scandal, but [the Production team] encouraged us to keep going,” the post read.
“I want to apologise and take ownership of my part in this tumultuous road that I took, it was a long and painful bendy path one I paved for myself and only have myself to blame.”
Tanya explained that it was a “fear based decision” that made her “irrational”.
She continued, “and when your irrational you make stupid decisions and then you dig a [hole] so deep that it’s hard to crawl back out.
“I have regrets and so much that I could say about this season but all I really want to say is Sorry, we let so many people down.”
She also noted that she said more in the apology that appeared on the show, but that not everything she said made the final cut.
“The humiliation on national television is I can assure you is the biggest punishment of all!” the post continued.
Tanya said the experience came with “many dark days, tears, feelings helpless”, and that she still has some growing to do.
“What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. I’m yet to get to the stronger part. But we will get there in Time,” the post read.
“The greatest gift was the lesson learned, and continue to learn and grow through this process.”
She went on to share her love for the other contestants, saying that “it’s been a wild ride and I wouldn’t want to share it with anyone else!”
Her emotional post received a flood of support, with many congratulating them on their success at auction and sharing their love for the pair.
The post marks the first time that Tanya has spoken about the scandal since the details first emerged in the final episode.
Winners Mitch and Mark have since thrown their support behind her, encouraging others to give her a chance.
“Tanya, the purple headed girl & the face of the big lie of @theblock,” the pair wrote on Instagram.
“If you’ve ever made errors in judgement in your life that has embarrassed you, please consider what Tanya has gone thru & is dealing with before you judge her, she deserves a chance - we know this is difficult and we’ve had time to talk with Tanya and support her to move forward, please join us and give Tanya a chance, we all deserve it.”
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