On The Block Glasshouse, the judges find a mobile phone recording their conversation as the room was revealed. Courtesy: The Block, Network Nine
Simon and Shannon are caught red handed. Source: Huffington Post
IN what has been dubbed "the biggest Block scandal ever", brothers Simon and Shannon were tonight revealed as the "cheaters" who placed a phone under the bed to record the judges' secret conversations.
Judges Shayna Blaze, Darren Palmer and Neale Whitaker, as well as host Scotty Cam were not
impressed when they discovered Simon had deliberately hidden a mobile in the room to eavesdrop on the judges feedback.
"That is not on" said Shayna. "That is really bad. Is that cheating?"
Added Darren: "I don't know if it's cheating, but it's definitely giving them something that everybody else doesn't get. Scott delivers our judgments, recording them - that's never been done on The Block before."
Darren Palmer discovers the phone under the bed during judging. Source: Huffington Post
While Scotty Cam said: "So you don't trust me? You had to record the feedback? You don't trust what I was saying?"
Simon told news.com.au it was just a harmless prank borne out of frustration at not getting enough constructive criticism from the judges.
"They spend an hour in each room and we only get to hear a two minute spill of what they think, we never even get to see them (the judges), so I wanted to know more of their feedback, but it was mainly to do something cheeky to see what they're saying and then go from there.
"I don't think when I do stuff stupid things. It wasn't to get the upper hand, I'm not that clever, I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed," he laughed.
Scotty Cam was not impressed. "Don't you trust me?" he said. Source: Channel 9
The boys maintain the whole thing was a harmless prank that was blown out of proportion, refuting Nine's claim that it was the "biggest scandal" ever seen on The Block.
"It can't be," said Shannon, "the biggest (scandal) is those twins. It was just a cheeky little thing to do."
While Simon added: "No way, they're just trying to make a mountain out of an ant hill to try and get viewers, but if they want to play it like that, that's fine."
They also strongly refuted it was "cheating", saying they are honest blokes with good morals.
"I told all the other teams that I did it, so it's obviously not cheating. I don't know how that gives us the upper hand and judges thought it was just a cheeky prank too," said Simon.
Simon said when he went back to the room and discovered the phone had been found and removed he became nervous and was "packing it" at the consequences.
Darren Palmer, Shayna Blaze and Neale Whitaker discuss the "spy phone." Source: Huffington Post
He then confessed to his brother about what he'd done.
"I just called him a cheeky little d--khead, as brothers do," said Shannon of his brother's decision to hide the phone without telling him, "because that's what he is, he is a cheeky little d--khead.
"It didn't surprise me at all that he did it. No word of a lie, he came on the show just to prank people and it's probably not the best place to have fun, but that's what Simon brings to the show, likes to have fun and stir the pot a bit."
Simon said the only repercussion was a slap on the wrist from Scotty and everyone took the prank in good faith.
"I did the walk of shame out to Scotty to get the phone and he said I'm not angry, I'm just disappointed, which is way worse".
Shannon and Simon only got a slap on the wrist. Source: Supplied
But despite all the drama, Simon said he would do it again in a heartbeat.
"To be honest, I'd do it again tomorrow. Why not? I don't regret that I did it, I know my intention wasn't to cheat, it was just something in my character.
"I didn't think Darren would get on his knees looking for an electric point, but if I was doing it properly, I would have thought to have hidden it way better, I didn't think it would turn into what it did."
Scotty Cam told news.com.au that while he was disappointed with the boys dishonesty, he has decided to forgive and forget.
"This has never happened before. I'm a trustworthy bloke so whatever I say in the judges feedback is gospel. I think they got the message from me and I'm sure they'll never do it again."
Meanwhile, Maxine and Karstan won the master suite room reveal with a score of 28.
The boys say they would never cheat. Source: Supplied
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