{"id":101692,"date":"2025-08-28T08:14:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T08:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/101692\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T08:14:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T08:14:12","slug":"the-block-2025-sonny-breaks-down-as-he-opens-up-about-the-personal-pressure-hes-been-under-its-hard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/101692\/","title":{"rendered":"The Block 2025: Sonny breaks down as he opens up about the personal ‘pressure’ he’s been under: ‘It’s hard’"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Block’s<\/a> S\ufeffonny wasn’t expecting to break down after a pre-start meeting Friday morning.<\/p>\n

Leading the meeting were Daniel Allen and Ed Ross from TIACS, a mental health charity for trades and their families.<\/p>\n

TIACS stands for ‘This Is A Conversation Starter’, a conversation that Sonny, being a small business owner and father, could resonate with all too well.<\/p>\n

\"TheSonny opens up about his personal “struggles”. (Nine)<\/p>\n

Speaking to cameras, the dad-of-three opened up about the mounting “pressure” small business owners and tradies can face.<\/p>\n

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“I’ve been through parts of my life where you’re a tradesman, you’re paying most of the bills, if not all the bills at home… it’s hard.”<\/p>\n

READ MORE:\ufeff The Block’s Courtney and Grant announce they’re expecting their first child<\/a><\/p>\n

Sonny and Alicia explained that in the trade industry, you don’t always get paid, whether on time or at all.<\/p>\n

They open up about the pressure they’ve faced in the video below:<\/p>\n

“We struggle,” said Alicia as she became emotional.<\/p>\n

“We go through patches of… people don’t pay a bill and I’m ringing dad for grocery money because we can’t afford groceries,” she shared.<\/p>\n

\ufeffSonny said he was struggling under “the pressure” of his work.<\/p>\n

“[Alicia] quit her job to help me, then we got on The Block,” he revealed.<\/p>\n

\"TheSonny and Alicia are doing this for their family. (Nine)<\/p>\n

It became clearer then ever, how much The Block experience means to the couple, hoping in the end, it could “help relieve” some of the pressure they face. \ufeff<\/p>\n

\ufeffBack on site, Bunnings put on a barbecue to raise money for TIACS.<\/p>\n

The non-for-profit offers counselling service for tradies, truckers, farmers and blue-collared workers. \ufeff<\/p>\n

\"TheDan and Ed from TIACS. (Nine)<\/p>\n

“We realised there’s more needed to be done in our industry to support the mental wellbeing of our tradies,” Dan and Ed from TIACS explained.<\/p>\n

It was a cause the Blockheads were more than happy to get around.<\/p>\n

\ufeffIf you or someone you know needs immediate or mental health-related support, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or via lifeline.org.au<\/a>. In an emergency, call 000.<\/p>\n

The Block airs Sundays at 7pm and continues Monday to Wednesday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 7:00pm on Channel 9 and 9Now<\/a>.\ufeff<\/p>\n

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