The Block: surprisingly sexy cast of season one shows how much the show has changed over 19 years

A shockingly sexy photo resurfaced on Thursday of the very first contestants on season one of The Block which aired back in 2003. 

The four sizzling hot couples embraced one another as they posed on either side of the former host, Jamie Durie, who looked incredibly handsome and youthful.

Most were dressed in cargo shorts with three blonde women sporting the trendy side part of the time, as seen in a photo posted by realestate.com.au. 

Two of the men were dressed in wife beaters which were fashionable in the 00s while Jamie, now 52, kept it classy in a white button-up shirt and green slacks. 

Contestants Warren Sonin and Gavin Atkins became the first gay couple to feature on an Australian TV show when they appeared on the first season of The Block. 

Fiona Mills and Adam Thorn were considered the show favourites and ultimately won the season. 

Contestants Warren Sonin and Gavin Atkins (both pictured) became the first gay couple to feature on an Australian TV show when they appeared on the first season of The Block 

They sold their ground-floor Bondi apartment for $751,000, earning them a profit of $156,000.

The pair later released their own renovation book titled Adam and Fiona’s Renos On A Budget: How We Renovated Our Way To The Block.

These days, Adam works for Freedom Kitchens and Fiona has a job in the beauty industry.

Fiona Mills (left) and Adam Thorn (right) were considered the show favourites and ultimately won the season. They sold their ground-floor Bondi apartment for $751,000, earning them a profit of $156,000 

Early in 2021, they purchased a Federation home in Coogee for $4.095 million with big renovation plans in mind, realestate.com.au reported.

They beat seven other bidders at an auction over the weekend, with the bidding starting at $3.6 million.

Meanwhile, this year’s season of The Block looks vastly different with a more diverse cast of five couples and host Scott Cam, 59, who came to the show in 2010.

Meanwhile, this year’s season of The Block looks vastly different with a more diverse cast of five couples and host Scott Cam, 59, (pictured) who came to the show in 2010 

They include best mates Omar and Oz (second from left) from NSW, engaged couple Dylan and Jenny (right) from QLD, married couple Ankur and Sharon (left) from VIC, and married couple Tom and Sarah-Jane (second from right) from VIC 

They include best mates Omar and Oz from NSW, engaged couple Dylan and Jenny from QLD, married couple Ankur and Sharon from VIC, and married couple Tom and Sarah-Jane from VIC. 

Influencer couple Elle Ferguson, 36, and Joel Patfull, 37, were also a part of the cast but pulled out after only two days of filming. 

Married couple Rachel and Ryan from Sydney happily took their place.  

Influencer couple Elle Ferguson, 36, (right) and Joel Patfull, 37, (left) were also a part of the cast but pulled out after only two days of filming