The Block's original host Jamie Durie 'regrets' quitting TV renovation hit and wants to retake Scott Cam's role in future seasons READ MORE: Photos show The Block's Phillip Island building site still in disarray By Jimmy Briggs For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:00 BST, 13 August 2024 | Updated: 02:04 BST, 13 August 2024 e-mail View comments The Block's original presenter Jamie Durie 'regrets' quitting the TV smash hit after its 2004 season. And the stripper-turned TV star is looking to take back the role from the show's current co-host Scott Cam, according to a new report. Durie, 54, who presented the series' first two seasons from 2003 - 2004 , is 'hurting ' at seeing the show become a regular ratings success, an insider told this week's New Idea magazine .
'It hurts!' said the insider, adding that 'if the opportunity came up to host it again, there's no way he would pass that up.' Jamie's on-screen chemistry and cheeky nature was often cited as one of the key reasons the first two seasons of The Block were such a success. However, Channel Nine decided to rest the program at the end of the second season's run in 2004, and when it was revived for a third series in 2010, the larrikin builder Scott Cam was now the host and Durie was nowhere in sight .
Durie has since been featured on several reality and lifestyle programs for competing networks Channel Seven and Channel Ten , including Dancing With The Stars and The Living Room. It comes after Scott Cam revealed this year'.