Married couple from Sydney, NSW

Courtney and Grant have been married for three years, and the opportunity to go on The Block has come at a perfect time. “We don’t have kids, so I feel like this is a really good time. We want to go into it with a positive attitude and have fun,” Courtney said.

They met in Sydney nine years ago when Grant was a bartender, before Courtney moved to Brisbane and Grant to London. They never lost touch and married three years ago. “We originally planned to have a huge wedding in Malta and then COVID hit and that got scrapped,” Grant said. “We ended up getting married on the South Coast of NSW in Milton, in a small wedding.”

Experience

Their pride and joy is their home in the western Sydney suburb of Denham Court, which they built and styled. Although not having a lot of renovating experience, they are not complete beginners. They think their work lives, which include design and landscaping backgrounds, will really help them on The Block when it comes to experience.

Courtney, 32, Event Account Manager and Furniture Designer

In her day job Courtney works as an event account manager at a major events hire company. She also has a growing online furniture business called The Lazy Stylist.

Boasting 57,000 followers on Instagram, the business is her passion. She hopes to expand her business after going on The Block. “Everything feels like a dream at the moment,” Courtney said of her situation, her business, and being a Blockhead.

Grant, 30, Landscape Business Development Manager

Grant is very strong in his opinions. He doesn’t hold back and will say what he thinks. He is also proud of his Maltese heritage, often going back to Malta where he has lots of family. Work-wise, Grant is in the landscaping world, which he hopes will give him a boost on The Block come the latter stages of the competition. “I make sure my work is planned down to a tee, but that sometimes leaves me no time for my personal life,” he said.

Together

At times they might fight like cats and dogs, but overall they work very well together. “I think we will get on each other’s nerves a bit as we will be working long hours,” Grant said. “But every time we argue it doesn’t come from a bad place and we always have a joke afterwards.”

They are set to bring a style the judges have dubbed “Moditerranean” to The Block, which is a modern take on the traditional Mediterranean style that has been prominent in Australia for decades with our millions of European migrants.

Courtney believes The Block is going to be a positive experience and their destiny. “I know it sounds like a cliche, but I always felt there was a bit more for us,” she said.