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Scott Cam will be back with Shelley Craft for 2026. Picture: Channel 9<\/p>\n
Australia\u2019s favourite tradie and host of The Block, Scott Cam, has addressed speculation he is planning to quit the popular reality series after 15 years at the helm.<\/p>\n
The entertainment industry\u2019s rumour mill went into overdrive this week after The Block\u2019s 2025 season wrapped in Daylesford.<\/p>\n
As fans grappled with a disappointing finale that resulted in two homes being passed in at auction, an anonymous caller to Triple M\u2019s breakfast program suggested Cam was ready to down tools on the Channel 9 asset.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of my mates was a tradie on The Block this season, and the rumour going around within the production crew is that this was Scott Cam\u2019s last season,\u201d the caller told hosts Beau Ryan, Aaron Woods and Cat Lynch.<\/p>\n
But the man himself has squashed the rumours, with Cam claiming he planned to remain on-board with The Block indefinitely.<\/p>\n
MORE: Block seller: Real reason 2 houses \u2018fell flat\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n Scott Cam on The Block in 2025. Picture: Channel 9.<\/p>\n MORE: \u2018Sh*t\u2019: Ch9 act slammed in Block failed set-up<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThe press think that I am quitting every year \u2013 for the last 10 years,\u201d the 61-year-old said.<\/p>\n \u201cBut I am coming back next year. Definitely. And the year after. And the year after that.\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s a view that appears to be backed by a rumoured new $2.5 million deal Cam now has with Channel 9.<\/p>\n The lucrative contract will see Cam continue in his role with The Block when it moves to the Mornington Peninsula in 2026 as well as a starring role with the network\u2019s new reality celebrity show Shark!.<\/p>\n Scheduled to be filmed in the Bahamas in November, Shark! plans to drop six celebrities \u2013 including Cam \u2013 into shark-infested waters.<\/p>\n Cam\u2019s inclusion, and subsequent pay bump, will see him become one of Australia\u2019s highest paid TV stars.<\/p>\n MORE: Detail exposes brutal problem with Block<\/a><\/p>\n Cam will feature in new reality show Shark!. Picture: Channel 9<\/p>\n MORE: Shock results from Block auctions<\/a><\/p>\n Cam\u2019s star has continued to rise since he took over hosting duties of The Block back in 2010 and the new $2.5 million deal will be just the next chapter in his journey from humble tradie to household name.<\/p>\n The tough-as-nails operator began work as a carpenter in 1984, when the average Aussie wage was $278.40 a week or $14,476.80 per year.<\/p>\n Assuming Cam survives the Bahamas in November, he will lead The Block in 2026 when it takes on Mt Eliza in Victoria\u2019s Mornington Peninsula.<\/p>\n Despite criticism about how The Block auctions played out on Daylesford, Cam doesn\u2019t believe Channel 9 will change its approach in 2026.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019ll [the auction results from 2025] impact future auctions at all,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cEvery Block is different. Every house is different. Every area is different. Mt Eliza will be a whole different ball game. And I think that it will just be a new year, and we\u2019ll attack the auction as we always do, with as much effort as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n MORE: What happens to failed Block homes now<\/a><\/p>\n Scott Cam will be back with Shelley Craft for 2026. Picture: Channel 9<\/p>\n MORE:Block seller: Ch9 off-air debrief sparked panic<\/a><\/p>\n Britt and Taz won the reno series after their house sold for $420,000 above the $2.99 million reserve.<\/p>\n Sonny and Alicia made $120,000 at auction, and Robby and Mat made $109,999.<\/p>\n Han and Can\u2019s property was passed in without a single bid while Em and Ben\u2019s home was also passed in at auction.<\/p>\n These properties have now come onto the market as regular sales and contestants can still attain a profit under certain conditions.<\/p>\n Emma and Ben\u2019s home has been listed with the couple as the preview image, while Han and Can\u2019s home has a regular house picture as the main image.<\/p>\n A source close to the show said the price expectations for the houses were likely to be $3.1 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Scott Cam will be back with Shelley Craft for 2026. Picture: Channel 9 Australia\u2019s favourite tradie and host…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":252473,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[64,63,134,427],"class_list":["post-252472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=252472"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252472\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/252473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=252472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=252472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/p>\n
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