New Idea — 14 August 2017

Contestants

at war...

Ronnie, put

your weapon

down!

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sleep and wake up in the

morning refreshed,’ Ronnie

reveals. ‘Josh and Elyse are

our strongest competition,

but we’ve got nothing to do

with them because they sided

with Sticks and Wombat.’

However, the young

Melbourne couple admit

they have got a friendlier

‘I don’t care if there’s five people in

a room, I say what’s on my mind‘

revealed!

approach to their rivals.

‘You’ve just got to

remember one day you might

be in a situation where you

need a favour, and if you’re

rude, you’re not going to get

it in return,’ Elyse explains.

‘We’ve been brought up to

be kind and treat people as

we want to be treated.’

Away from The Block,

Wombat – Clint Price – is a

dad to seven-year-old Jake.

Jake’s mum (who Wombat

has requested to remain

unnamed) and Wombat were

married, but have been

separated for four years.

‘I still get along really well

with my son’s mum. I even

rang her throughout the show

for advice,’ says the 37-year-

old. ‘It was a totally amicable

split – it was just time to go

our separate ways.’

And while Wombat may

now reside in a shipping

container, before

separating from his ex, he

lived in and owned a house.

The former couple share

custody of Jake, as well as

home-schooling duties.

‘I have my son Friday,

Saturday, Sunday,’ Wombat

says. ‘I home-school Jake

with his mum. We’ve

done it for two years now

and we’re still enjoying it. He

might go to [a regular] school,

it depends.’

Being away from young

Jake, Wombat made sure his

home-schooling would continue.

‘I’ve got a tutor who does

my side of things. That’s

a big thing for me

while I was on

The Block.’

WOMBAT

,

S

MARRIAGE

SPLIT

Already in

tears, Georgia

is furious.

There’s tension

in the air

as The Block

teams face off.

There’s tension

in the air

as The Block

teams face off.

Eyes on the

prize – Ronnie

and Georgia

want to win.

Clint is

a dedicated

single dad.

WOMBAT’S

BURROW

NI

Wombat and

Jake show off

matching smiles.

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