The Block’s controversial duo Han and Can once again found themselves at the centre of the drama in Monday night’s episode when a texting scandal erupted with their old builder, Ben. The West Australian couple decided to sack Ben in week 7, despite winning the room reveal the previous week, and continue the rest of the season with their new builder, Shan, and his team of apprentices.
However, much to their surprise, Ben made an unexpected return to The Block when House 4’s Sonny and Alicia recruited him to help complete this week’s rooms. Han admitted to producers in her piece-to-camera interview that she was “shocked” to see Ben back on site after “the way he spoke to [her]” via text.
“The texts that we received after sending some lovely texts were quite gross, actually,” she said, adding that they were “highly upsetting”.
RELATED:
Channel 9 then shared a snippet of Han and Ben’s text exchange two weeks earlier, in which he insulted their new builder, Shan.
Shan tells Yahoo Lifestyle that while he was unaware of the insult before watching the episode, he has no hard feelings towards Ben.
“I don’t get involved in drama; you can’t be everyone’s cup of tea,” he says.
“I don’t carry feelings around weighing me down. I wish Ben the best in the future, and that’s about it, not much to say really.”
Shan said he has no hard feelings towards Ben. Photo: Channel 9
What did the texts say?
When approached by the show’s producers in Monday night’s episode to hear his side of the story, Ben explained that he had received a “long-winded text” from Han apologising for letting him go.
The message mentioned being “strapped for cash”, with Han saying that she “genuinely loves” Ben and would love to see him again soon. She also wrote that she hadn’t been able to locate one of his tools on site, but offered to buy one with her own money to replace it.
Here’s the full text from her:
“Hey Benny. Hope you had a good weekend. Missing you loads. Cried like a little sissy girl yesterday when they were asking me in interviews about you.
“I was thinking about all the late nights and the laughs we had and that night we painted whiskers on and it killed me.
I really need you to know the decision for you not to come in for kitchen week wasn’t something we wanted to do at all it’s literally just came down to budget and being strapped for cash and not enough hands up front in the early days of the week and I really hope you can come back at some point for a few things here and there.
“If we had endless money I would have you by my side every day.
“I genuinely love you and I appreciate you and everything you have done so much. We went through so many highs and lows together and smashed it just you and I for the first 6 weeks.
“I found your hole saw kit and your jumper but the multi hasn’t turned up yet so let me know which one you want and I’ll buy one out of my own money and return it to you.
“If you’re keen I would love to come and see you out at your place or something and give you your stuff. Love always Han.”
Ben told Han that he was ‘really disappointed’ by how things unfolded. Photo: Channel 9
Ben’s surprising response
Ben argued that he was “very amicable” in his response to Han, and he was surprised to hear that she had claimed his texts were “mean”.
He replied that he was “really disappointed” by how things unfolded, as he was “left in the dark” with no communication and was unsure of his workload moving forward.
“As you know, I’m the sole provider for my family, so being left to figure out that I was no longer needed at House 2 was incredibly frustrating, especially considering the time and effort I dedicated to helping make your vision a reality,” he continued.
“The uncertainty of having to restructure my work plans has been challenging, and I’m still trying to sort it out. I won’t be returning to House 2 for several reasons, with working alongside Shannon being high on the list.”
Ben’s insult towards Shan
Ben went on to say that Shan is “easily the top 10 w**kers” he’s ever met, adding: “But I’m sure he’ll be able to handle whatever work you need out there, and heaps easier and better than I ever could (just ask him).
“As for my belongings, I plan to come out in the next few weeks to work with some of the other contestants, and I’ll grab everything then. It’s a shame things didn’t go the way I’d hoped for the Block experience. Thanks again for reaching out, and take care.”
SHOP:
Meanwhile, Han told producers that she didn’t want to unpack the drama and was more than happy to move on.
“I just don’t want to revisit it. I’m done with it, I’ve grieved it,” she said.
Want the latest lifestyle and entertainment news? Make sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.