After months of relentless deadlines, exhausting renovation work and a dramatic auction that delivered them a $455,000 profit, Adam and Jolene finally have something to say about their experience on The Block.

The South Australian couple may have walked away from the 2026 competition with a substantial financial reward, but their latest interview has revealed a very different side to the reality television experience.

Speaking exclusively to WHO, Adam and Jolene pointed to one significant part of the competition they believe viewers barely saw — the actual construction work happening behind the finished rooms, dramatic reveals and on-screen arguments.

And Adam was particularly candid about where he believed the show could have done more.

His comments offered a rare glimpse into the demanding reality behind the multimillion-dollar homes, suggesting that what audiences watched each week was only part of the story.

“ACTUALLY BUILDING A HOUSE”: THE SIDE OF THE COMPETITION THAT NEVER MADE IT TO AIR

When WHO asked Adam and Jolene what viewers had missed most during the 2026 season, Jolene had a surprisingly simple answer.

“Actually building a house,” she laughed.

Adam was even more direct, joking that the producers had barely shown the construction side of the competition.

“Yeah the building side, the bastards [producers] didn’t show any of that,” he said.

It was a cheeky swipe, but it also highlighted a genuine frustration from contestants who had spent months working to transform their properties.

While viewers saw the finished kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms and outdoor spaces, the extensive construction work required to bring those designs to life often received far less attention.

For Adam and Jolene, that was a significant part of their experience that deserved more recognition.

The finished rooms might have been the moments that captured viewers’ attention, but getting to that point was an entirely different story.

THE EXHAUSTING REALITY BEHIND THE CAMERAS

Adam explained that the work did not simply stop when filming wrapped for the day.

Contestants and their builders continued working right up until the end of the permitted working day, often pushing themselves to complete tasks against demanding deadlines.

“Honestly, we work our asses off,” Adam said.

“We just go right to the end ’til knock off time. You just, you run, you run, you run.”

His comments offered a glimpse into the physical demands of the competition, where contestants had to juggle construction, design decisions, budgets and weekly room reveals

The pressure was not limited to the moments when the judges arrived or the cameras were capturing the finished spaces.

Behind every completed room were countless hours of work, coordination with tradespeople and last-minute decisions that could determine whether a team met its deadline.

And according to Adam, much of that effort was barely visible to audiences.

THE BUILDING STANDARDS VIEWERS RARELY GET TO SEE

Adam also wanted to highlight something beyond the long hours and demanding schedules.

He argued that viewers did not always get to appreciate the construction quality, technical requirements and building specifications involved in creating the homes.

“And you probably don’t see how well the houses are really built and the requirements and the specs that back that up,” he explained.

He pointed out that the standards expected of the contestants and their builders were particularly high, with considerable work required behind the scenes to ensure the finished properties met those expectations.

It was an important distinction.

The Block is often remembered for its dramatic room reveals, interior design decisions and occasional clashes between contestants. But the finished homes are also the result of extensive construction work that goes far beyond what can be captured in a weekly renovation episode.

Adam clearly believes that side of the competition deserves more screen time.

For him, the finished photographs and beautifully styled rooms tell only part of the story.

A $455,000 AUCTION RESULT AFTER MONTHS OF HARD WORK

The interview came just after Adam and Jolene had celebrated a successful auction at Mount Eliza.

The couple were the first team to put their property under the hammer on Saturday, October 31.

Their House 1 attracted competitive bidding before eventually selling for $3.905 million, comfortably exceeding its $3.45 million reserve.

The result delivered a profit of $455,000, giving the South Australian pair a substantial reward for their months of work.

They were not the only contestants to secure a strong result.

Lisa and Rosco’s home sold for $4 million, while Rick and Tayla achieved $4.355 million. Chantel and Wyatt secured $3.817 million, and Courtney and Sev claimed the season’s biggest result with an extraordinary $4.72 million sale.

THEIR HONEST COMMENTS OFFER A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON THE BLOCK

After months of being filmed, judged and watched by millions of Australians, Adam and Jolene’s latest comments provided a different perspective on what it actually takes to compete.

The couple did not dismiss the entertainment value of the program or the excitement surrounding the room reveals.

Instead, their message was that the construction work itself deserved greater recognition.

For contestants, the experience involved far more than choosing colours, styling furniture or preparing a room for judging.

It meant working alongside builders, meeting strict specifications, solving unexpected problems and continuing to push forward even when deadlines were approaching.

And much of that happened away from the moments viewers ultimately saw on television.

Their remarks also came at an interesting time: after the auction had brought the season to an end, the contestants finally had an opportunity to reflect on what the experience had really demanded of them.

For Adam and Jolene, the $455,000 profit was certainly something to celebrate.

But their candid comments suggest there was another story behind those multimillion-dollar homes — one they believe audiences deserved to see much more of.

Because while the finished rooms may make for compelling television, the months of hard work that went into building them were, in Adam’s view, the part that got left behind.