MILLION-DOLLAR SECRET EXPOSED!
Like the other teams, “stylish grandads” Mitch Edwards and Mark Mckie seemed horrified when they entered The Block’s biggest ever project, St Kilda’s defunct Oslo hotel. However, the NSW couple’s 13 years of experience as serial property flippers has caused an outcry among their fans
– and fellow contestants.
Between them, Mitch, 56, and Mark, 57, have renovated 15 properties with budgets ranging from $30,000 to $250,000, pocketing a reported profit of $3.5 million, and Mitch and
Mark’s renovation and real estate expertise has been seen by some as an unfair advantage.
“It was a big point of conversation behind the scenes,” says the insider. “The other couples definitely felt it was unfair. The last thing you want to find out is that you’re up against a team who essentially do this for a living.”
Meanwhile, fans have been left speculating about the decision to include the duo. “What happened to your average Jane and Joe?” questioned one fan on social media. Another commented, “I certainly wouldn’t want to go up against them.”
What’s more, not only do the glitzy grandpas know a thing or two about renovation, they’ve also been on reality TV before! In 2017 Mitch and Mark starred in Seven’s Aussie Property Flippers, which followed the work of amateur and professional renovators “addicted to the flip”.
A source close to the couple reveals the pair have quite the appetite for reality TV, and had previously considered applying for My Kitchen Rules!
“Mitch has worked in hospitality for a long time and is very well connected in those circles,” reveals the insider.
Mitch is a marketing manager for Porkstar – a pork-focused program for chefs and food industry leaders, and from his social media, appears to be a close friend of MKR judge Colin Fassnidge.
‘You’re up against a team who do this for a living’ They’ve done this before