The twins say they’ve moved on from last week’s nasty bust-up with judge Shaynna Blaze.
Last week’s furious run-in with Shaynna had the twins fuming, threatening to leave The Block, and claiming the famed interior design ‘had it in for them’. But what a difference a few days make!
Now that the dust has settled, they admit they’re feeling far more circumspect about her harsh criticism. “If anything it made us come back fighting that bit more, says Alisa.
These comments are a far cry from what the two 28 year-old twin mums from South Australia were saying just seven days ago, tearfully telling the cameras they felt they were being picked on.
“[Shaynna’s] got it in for us. We should never have come on this show,” Alisa said, biting back tears.
“I’m f***ing sick of it. Enough is enough. If you’re going to be like this then we may as well go home.”
Later, when chatting to Woman’s Day, she was just as fired-up.
“Her comments were that we were ‘try-hards’ and that she couldn’t stand to be [in our bathroom],” she added, pointing out that the comments stung particularly badly as they’d risked so much to set up their new interior business, including leaving their young sons again for another shot at The Block.
“It was a blow to our confidence… It felt like a bit of a personal thing. She’s got it in for us.
“I definitely think there’s an expectation of us, because of what we have done in the past. We have felt that all the way through the competition – with the challenges as well.”
Social media went into a tailspin with fans siding with the twins, and claiming Shaynna was ‘jealous’ of their success, something the judge was quick to contest, pointing out that with over two decades in the business, she’s more than qualified to criticise.
“I’m a big supporter of women so for [viewers] to say I’m jealous of them is laughable,” Shaynna told Daily Mail Online.
“For people to say I’m being mean to the twins is just not true. I judge it from what I see.
“Last year I was battered for giving them favouritism but this year I’m being pounded because I’m the total opposite and jealous of them — which is hilarious.”
A few days later, the girls issued a statement on Facebook, saying they were prepared to rise above the furore.
“We are certainly being judged more harshly this series but maybe we just need to take it as a compliment,” they wrote. “We will just have to try even harder to impress our judges.’
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