She’s the model who, with partner Josh Barker, took out top honours in the 2017 season of The Block.
And Elyse Knowles has revealed that winning the hit renovation show was not as easy as it may have looked, admitting that producers nearly broke the pair mentally.
Speaking to BW Magazine, the 25-year-old said that there were times during production where she thought the couple wouldn’t be able to pull through.
Tough going: Elyse Knowles has revealed that winning the hit renovation show was not as easy as it may’ve looked, admitting that the show nearly broke the pair mentally
‘It was gnarly and every week got harder and harder,’ she told the publication.
She added: ‘We didn’t know how we’d get through it because they kept putting challenges on us.’
Elyse added that the series was as much about mental toughness as it was about elbow grease.
Hammered: ‘It was gnarly and every week got harder and harder,’ Elyse told BW Magazine adding: ‘We wanted them to know we couldn’t be broken. They’d try to mentally break you down, but if you had a positive mind you’d be OK’
‘We wanted them to know we couldn’t be broken. They’d try to mentally break you down, but if you had a positive mind you’d be OK.’
Elyse and Josh’s mental acuity also stood them in good stead recently after they followed their Block win with a successful sale of their home in Coburg, Victoria.
According to realestate.com.au, the couple’s quaint fixer-upper sold for a staggering $1.61 million in November.
Sold! Elyse and Josh’s mental acuity also stood them in good stead recently after they followed their Block win with a successful sale of their home in Coburg, Victoria
The sale netted a tidy $1 million profit for the couple who bought the property three years ago for $600,000.
Speaking to the Today show recently, Elyse admitted that her and Josh were now homeless, and planned to spend the next few months camping.
‘We sold our own personal home now. We have gone from two houses to none, so we are homeless,’ she explained.
‘I think we will be camping all summer on the beach, which is a good thing. We did sell our home for $1.63 million, which was a record for Coburg, so you beauty.’
Tidy profit: According to realestate.com.au, the couple’s quaint fixer-upper sold for a staggering $1.61 million in November. The pair are pictured with fellow Block contestants Sticks and Wombat