{"id":949515,"date":"2026-11-02T05:14:15","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T05:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/949515\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T05:14:15","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T05:14:15","slug":"the-block-2026-winners-courtney-and-sev-exclusive-duo-respond-to-backlash-for-their-win-reveal-charity-donation-reason-and-plans-for-what-is-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/949515\/","title":{"rendered":"The Block 2026 winners Courtney and Sev exclusive: Duo respond to backlash for their win, reveal charity donation reason and plans for what is next"},"content":{"rendered":"

Exclusive: Courtney and Sev<\/a> are still coming to terms with the fact that they not only won the 2026 season of The Block, but are walking away with the biggest prize in the show\u2019s history of $1.87 million. <\/p>\n

The besties are still coming to grips with what actually happened<\/a>, and have responded to some of the backlash from fans of the show after their mammoth win in an exclusive interview with nine.com.au.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Courtney and Sev have walked away with the biggest prize in Block history, and have got some blunt words for those who aren\u2019t happy about the win. \u00a0Nine<\/p>\n

Block winners hit back at critics<\/p>\n

The girls faced plenty of warnings from Scott Cam about their budget through the season<\/a> and continued to push with grand designs, big ideas and bespoke pieces right until the final week.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But they\u2019ve brushed off any criticism that surrounds that aspect of their journey on the show.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople didn\u2019t like us from day one,\u201d Courtney said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, from the get-go,\u201d Sev added.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd they failed to see that we obviously brought in our budget, from Week 3, 4, 5, 6,\u201d Courtney continued.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cBut they only saw what they wanted to see with us when they decided they didn’t like us from day one.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sev felt like it didn\u2019t matter what they did, there was \u201cno way we were changing the narrative in their mind\u201d which she admitted \u201csucked\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone played a really hard competition,\u201d added the interior designer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe way that Courtney and I approached the strategy of what we wanted to do was thought out – I think – and it paid off for us.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s sort of like, just because you didn\u2019t come up with it, don\u2019t be mad at us.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"EMBARGO<\/p>\n

Your Block 2026 winners, Courtney and Sev! \u00a0Nine<\/p>\n

Both ladies agree that it\u2019s an unfortunate situation to be in but people are entitled to their opinions and at the end of the day, they played the game the best way they thought they could.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cBut sucked in, because we won,\u201d Courtney laughed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That win is still sinking in, with both admitting that it\u2019s hard to process the last 48 hours.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was the scariest day on Saturday,\u201d Courtney said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe nerves were so high, I think we were just so quiet, we were so shaky and that result\u2026 it\u2019s out of this world.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The besties admitted that the reality of their life-changing win is still setting in. \u00a0Nine<\/p>\n

Courtney and Sev\u2019s permanent third wheel <\/p>\n

Standing beside them on the sidelines was Sev\u2019s husband Nelson, who has been the biggest supporter of them both.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has well across our four-year journey of us trying to get on the show,\u201d Sev laughed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was the guy helping us make the audition tapes and, giving his two bobs here and there and to sort of support us through the 12 weeks and experience that news and outcome with us was really, really special.\u201d<\/p>\n

While 12 weeks of renovations and a nerve-wracking auction may feel like the hard part is over, it\u2019s only just beginning for the friends who now have to split the $500,000 prizes in Scotty\u2019s Prize Pool<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Courtney and Sev have donated the $75k in cash to the My Room Children\u2019s Cancer Charity. \u00a0Nine<\/p>\n

Although the girls joked that the $15,000 Rolex watch may already have Nelson\u2019s name on it after how patient he\u2019s been with them through this whole journey.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sev joked he\u2019ll be coming to their mediation of how they\u2019re going to split the prize pool up, seeing as though he and Courtney have their eye on a few of the same things.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The duo give back to charity <\/p>\n

While the prize pool hasn\u2019t been split, the piles of cash in it have already been decided.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Courtney and Sev have donated the $75,000 in cash to the My Room Children\u2019s Cancer Charity, something they decided they would do during the show. <\/p>\n

\u201cAfter we did the charity challenge, we saw an opportunity there that if we did make a buck [on auction day], and we were in a position to make a donation, that was always high on our agenda,\u201d Sev said. <\/p>\n

She explained that their auctioneer was linked to the My Room charity and a couple of weeks before auction, they hosted 18 families at House 4. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe kick that we got out of that day, and what we were able to give those families just felt so beautiful,\u201d she added. <\/p>\n

\u201cSo Courtney and I just wanted to further lean into that.\u201d <\/p>\n

\"EMBARGO<\/p>\n

The girls don\u2019t have a clear plan for their winnings, or for what\u2019s next, although it\u2019s looking very likely that there will be another renovation. \u00a0Nine<\/p>\n

The duo decided on an amount they were going to donate if they made over a certain figure when House 4 went under the hammer. <\/p>\n

\u201cBut then, because we surpassed it, we were like, \u2018You know what? The prize pool money we weren\u2019t ever banking on, we\u2019re just gonna donate that,\u2019\u201d she explained. <\/p>\n

The besties are hoping to be able to work with My Room more in future and help the charity grow in Queensland. <\/p>\n

What will they do with the rest of the money?<\/p>\n

As for what\u2019s next, they\u2019ve got no real plan for the rest of their money, or the prize pool \u2013 aside from mediation to split it all \u2013 but they\u2019re already eyeing off a new project. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe would love to do another renovation,\u201d Courtney confirmed. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe absolutely love it, we love the residential space. So to be able to go and do a renovation together, and see how we go and have a bit of fun with it \u2013 and not have a six-day turn around \u2013 it would be pretty cool. <\/p>\n

\u201cSo hopefully the stars can align and we can do something like that, but nothing is set in stone yet.\u201d <\/p>\n

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