{"id":788377,"date":"2026-07-09T03:49:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T03:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/788377\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T03:49:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T03:49:14","slug":"gone-block-stars-tell-of-cash-reality-after-hit-show-as-new-chapter-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/788377\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Gone\u2019: Block stars tell of cash reality after hit show as new chapter begins"},"content":{"rendered":"

Once the cameras stopped rolling on the 2025 season of The Block<\/a>, contestants Sonny and Alicia Aplin walked away $120,000 richer.<\/p>\n

But almost a year on from the duo\u2019s life-changing reality TV appearance, they have a candid admission: the money has gone.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not that the married couple from Queensland\u2019s Gold Coast splashed the cash on fancy holidays or a souped up car \u2013 rather Alicia told realestate.com.au<\/a> that the duo ploughed the windfall back into renovations at the family home in Bonogin, which they purchased for $1.24 million four years ago.<\/p>\n

\"SonnySally and Alicia walked away with $120k after their time on The Block. (Credit: Channel Nine)<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wouldn\u2019t have been able to renovate this house without that money, because honestly, that\u2019s where all of it has gone,\u201d she told the outlet in an interview published on July 8.<\/p>\n

The five-bedroom abode, where Alicia and Sonny live with their three kids Aria, 12, Boston, 11, and Koa, eight, is now listed for sale with Ray White Robina<\/a> \u2013 with offers over $1.795 million anticipated.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur end goal is that we\u2019ve got our eye on a little off-market property at the moment, and we\u2019d love to dive deep into that and do a really extensive renovation on the next home,\u201d Alicia explained.<\/p>\n

A source tells Woman\u2019s Day that the couple are, in fact, more proud of what they\u2019ve achieved with their family home than the transformation they made to their allocated property on The Block.<\/p>\n

That home, in Daylesford, Vic, was relisted for sale just seven months after it sold at the auction finale. The relisting meant that three of the five homes from the 2025 season of The Block were all on the market at the same time.<\/p>\n

\"SonnySonny and Alicia\u2019s Daylesford property was relisted for sale seven months after the show finale. (Credit: Channel Nine)<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be fair, when Sonny and Alicia heard their house from last year\u2019s auction on The Block was already back on the market, their first thought was they just hope whoever ends up with it is not an investor \u2013 they really would love it if a family like their own actually get to enjoy the fruits of their labour,\u201d an insider tells Woman\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n

While there are suggestions that Channel Nine got it wrong with the Daylesford project, and the style of homes weren\u2019t particularly in line with what buyers were looking for at the country location, Sonny and Alicia were still able to use their modest gains to the best advantage.<\/p>\n

\"SonnyThe couple\u2019s Bonogin home is listed for sale with Ray White Robina. (Credit: Ray White)<\/p>\n

The source describes the renovation of their family home as a \u201creal labour of love\u201d to create a \u201cdream\u201d property for any family.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s where they raised their brood and now hope that tradition will live on with whoever buys it,\u201d the insider explains.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe plan now for them is to buy another fixer-upper somewhere closer to the coast because they\u2019re a real surf family and the ultimate dream is to live right on the beach.\u201d<\/p>\n

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