Block star reveals raw childhood behind $2.5bn empire

The Block judge Marty Fox has addressed rumours he could host Celebrity Block instead of Scott Cam as his Whitefox agency targets $2.5bn in active and pipeline listings. The Block judge Marty Fox has addressed rumours he could host Celebrity Block instead of Scott Cam, declaring he would “never say never”. The Whitefox founder said Cam was “an institution”, but any television role would have to make sense creatively, commercially and personally, with his real estate business remaining his priority. Talk of a Celebrity Block gathered pace last year when Nine confirmed it had explored a shorter, star-studded overseas version of the hit renovation show. RELATED: Melb $4m home with river inside – and panic room Melb buyers face smokestack property shock Portelli stunt sparks supermarket shock Dubai, Monaco and Italy were floated as potential locations, while Cam later ruled himself out of hosting a celebrity edition. “I would not want to do a celebrity Block,” Cam said at the time. “Not on my watch. “The next bloke might do it.” Marty Fox said he would “never say never” to the right television opportunity, but insisted building Whitefox remained his main focus. Picture: Nine Mr Fox, wh...