EXCLUSIVE The Block insiders reveal which celebrity made a bid on one of the renovation show's Melbourne homes READ MORE: Roxy Jacenko reveals insane amount of holiday luggage By Kinta Walsh-cotton For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:15, 22 August 2024 | Updated: 05:23, 22 August 2024 e-mail View comments Insiders on The Block have revealed a big Sydney star almost walked away with the keys to House Two from the 2023 season after placing a big-money bid on it. Daily Mail Australia can reveal that PR maven Roxy Jacenko was said to have been in talks with executive producer and co-creator Julian Cress. The socialite, 44, had her eyes on the renovation done by Queensland couple Leah and Ash Milton after their house was passed in at auction.
'Those phone calls started months after the show wrapped. With even the 2023 contestants unaware that those conversations were happening,' one source said. While Roxy did not confirm why she wanted to purchase the property, some speculated she had plans to follow in the footsteps of Adrian 'Mr Lambo' Portelli.
Adrian, 34, who is now one of Australia's youngest billionaires, shot to fame on The Block in 2022 when he got into a bidding war with Block veteran Danny Wallis. Since then, the LMCT+ founder bought three houses from the 2023 season and has used them as prizes in ticketed giveaways sold through his business. At the time Roxy considered purchasing House Two, she was launching her online marketing course Roxy's Bootcamp, which debuted.