The Block 2023‘s Eliza and Liberty Paschke have hit back at suspicions they’re being favoured on the show because they’re spying for host Scott Cam.
Yep — we can’t believe we’re writing that either, LOL!
For those wondering WTF is going on, let us quickly fill you in. Leah and Ash Milton, as well as Kristy and Brett Beams, haven’t been too thrilled with sisters Eliza and Liberty seemingly receiving handouts from production.
Conspiracy theorists Kristy and Brett even think they’re Channel Nine producer plants, mainly because Eliza was a long-time assistant for Hamish Blake and Andy Lee.
However, the gals have put their foot down, telling WHO that the accusations “cross the line”.
“When people are using the words ‘special treatment’, ‘cheating’, things like that… We just weren’t having it,” Eliza confessed.
“We’re just no longer playing nice because it was just not fair. It was time to start standing up for ourselves.”
The 37-year-old also said there was a simple explanation for their so-called “special treatment”.
“We all started out with the same level playing field. But what happens is when you treat people somewhat disrespectfully, when you snap at them, when you tell them to ‘eff off’, you put people off and they maybe don’t have as much patience for you,” Eliza says of the situation.
“But when you’re kind to people, you get kindness in return. So, what they tried to say was that we were treated differently. But no, we were just treated the same way that we treated other people.”
The Block’s Eliza and Liberty address allegations that they’re Channel Nine ‘spies’
In a subsequent interview with New Idea, Eliza laughed off Kristy’s suspicions that she is a “plant”, dubbing them “quite humorous”.
“Kristy loves a conspiracy theory. Unfortunately, she and Brett will sit on those theories and stew rather than actually going to the person and confronting them and getting the truth,” Eliza said.
“The fact is that we [are] not plants, I have never worked for Channel Nine… You’d think if we were plants we would wreak havoc and win some rooms and cause more drama.”
She added: “If we were plants, I would have sacked us for doing a bad job.”
In fact, she neglected to tell producers she used to work for Hamish and Andy until the last casting round.
“I kept all of it out,” she explained. “You’re not allowed to have worked at Channel Nine [if you want to apply]. I didn’t know anyone from The Block, I didn’t say what my role was. I just said I was a personal assistant.
“Then, in the final round [of casting], I thought I better mention to someone what’s going on as a courtesy. I made sure I did everything right.”
Case closed! Seems it’s about time Kristy and Brett bin their tin foil hats.
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