The Block 2026 Episode 5 recap: First room reveals come with some brutal judge feedback

Courtney and Sev have had the last laugh, clinching victory — and first pick of the official houses — with a guest bedroom that wowed the judges in an otherwise bland field. There were gasps of excitement from judges Shaynna Blaze, Marty Fox, and special guest Alice Stolz when they entered Courtney and Sev’s busy cement palace. Marty declared the friends had knocked it out of the park with their very first room. RELATED: Catastrophe: the errors of The Block 2025 Meet The Block 2026 contestants Raw childhood behind $2.5 billion empire of Block judge Courtney and Sev’s guest bedroom with handmade ruched homemade bedhead. “This is so different. They are pushing the boundaries and really engaging the senses,” Marty enthused, running his hands along the pleated velvet bedhead made by Sev. The only flaw the trio noted was the rendered cupboard doors, which, as everyone had warned, were already chipping and beginning to show signs of wear. As Brisbane’s Courtney and Sev celebrated the first win of the season, fellow Queenslanders Chantel and Wyatt were threatening to walk off the show entirely after harsh feedback, a massive budget blowout, and accusations of cheating. A furious Wyatt and...