JIMMY & TAM ‘THEY ALL HATE US!’
The couple have been shunned by their jealous co-stars
Tensions on The Block have reached an all-time high after Brisbane frontrunners Jimmy and Tam have been left ostracised by the rest of the Blockheads following rumours of favouritism swirling around the building site.
Despite the teams pretending to be the best of friends while the cameras are rolling, an on-set spy tells Woman’s Day the Queensland couple found it hard to mix with the contestants after winning a series of controversial room reveals.
“They’re definitely being excluded from the group,” the source tells.
“The couples are trying to play happy families while filming, but it’s like walking on egg shells with Jimmy and Tam behind the scenes.”
The insider adds that the green-eyed monster has got the better of many of the couples who believe Jimmy, 33, and 31-year-old Tam’s 1950s house is a lot easier to renovate and style than their own. They also feel the judges – Shaynna Blaze, 57, Neale Whitaker, 58, and Darren Palmer, 42 – are favouring the pair.
“There’s really a bit of pent-up animosity towards them – they feel Jimmy and Tam have been given an easier hand with their build,” says the source.
“They just don’t think they should have won so many room reveals.”
The revelation comes after the usually happy Jimmy and Tam were snapped on set looking pained and stressed.
At one point, plumber Jimmy appeared to wipe tears from his eyes while talking to a producer, while Tam made several frantic phone calls.
Talking to Woman’s Day, the fan favourites were determined to put on brave faces, claiming their fiercely competitive streak “makes the show more interesting”.
“It’s always good to have competition, I think it’s healthy,” says Tam.
After a rocky start to the year, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have finally found comfort in the beauty of Byron Bay in the NSW North Coast. Last week it was revealed that the lovebirds, along with their daughters Sunday, 12 and Faith, nine, are calling a rumoured $20,000-a-week eco-estate – that boasts a housekeeper, macadamia trees and sweeping sea views – home while the 53-year-old actress films her new TV show, Nine Perfect Strangers.
Now, a source close to the famous family exclusively tells Woman’s Day that the Spanish-style property is about to serve as a stage for a vow renewal ceremony between the couple, who celebrated their 14th wedding anniversary in June.
“Nicole had barely dropped her suitcase when she was struck with the idea of doing this with Keith at the house,” says a source.
“It just feels made for a romantic ceremony, and Nicole has this fantasy of exchanging sweet nothings with her husband in the macadamia orchard surrounded by twinkling fairy lights and their closest family members.”
After missing her mother Janelle’s 80th birthday earlier this year, the Big Little Lies star has made no secret out of the fact she has struggled being away from her family in Australia.
“Feels so good to be able to hug my mum! It’s been 8 months. I missed her 80th birthday but I’m here now. Love you Mumma” she captioned a series of sweet snaps of them together in August.
FAMILY REUNION
Nicole is also close to her sister Antonia, 50, who lives in Sydney with her husband Craig Marran. The pair share two sons Nicholas, 10, and Alexander, eight, as well as Antonia’s children, Lucia, 22, Hamish, 19, James, 17, and Sybella, 13, from her first marriage.
‘They’re excited to create a beautiful day for their family’
With Nicole and Keith dividing their time between Nashville, Los Angeles and New York, family get-togethers with the whole brood are few and far between.
In a bid to reunite them, the source reveals Nicole is planning to mark the upcoming six-year anniversary of her father Antony’s death with the heartfelt family celebration.
DAY FILLED WITH LOVE
“It’s been a rough year full of separations and stress for Nicole and Keith, and this could be the perfect way to put this all behind them,” says the source.
“At the back of Nicole’s mind is always her mum’s health worries, and she wants to put on a day for Janelle to bask in – and she loves nothing more than being surrounded by family.”
Despite being hard at work on set, Nicole is said to be using her downtime to plan the ceremony.
“She’s organising mocktails for Keith, of course, and plans to turn the stunning deck overlooking the fields and ocean into a giant dancefloor. She wants it to be extremely intimate, so it will most likely just be her mum and sister, his mum and brother, and their nieces and nephews,” reveals the source, adding that Nicole is also making Sunday and Faith bridesmaids for the big day.
Meanwhile, “hopeless romantic” Keith, 52, is already working on a speech!
“He’s pottering around writing a speech that he knows will be a tear-jerker,” says the source. “Nicole and Keith are excited to create a beautiful day for their nearest and dearest – and give their marriage some much-needed TLC as well”.
When Sonia Kruger departed Nine – and The Voice – last November, nobody could have predicted that almost a year later she’d be reinstated as the show’s host on a rival network. But following news the reality series will be rehomed at Seven, sources tell Woman’s Day that the 55-year-old presenter masterminded the plan all along.
“Nine never had any intention of re-signing The Voice and Sonia knew that. The top dogs realised it had run its course and she managed to talk Seven into picking it up,” reveals the source, who claims the mother-of-one is calling the shots behind the scenes.
“She is the real boss,” quips the insider, noting that Sonia, whose partner is Seven’s news boss Craig Macpherson, has become such a force at the network that she’s being offered every job available.
Now, the source tells, the future of The Voice coaches – Delta Goodrem, Guy Sebastian, Kelly Rowland and Boy George – hangs in the balance, with rumours of a major overhaul.
Fans are especially concerned that Delta, 35, who was criticised for her judging style this year, might not return.
Who stays and who goes might come down to salaries – and Delta reportedly rakes in a whopping $2 million.
“It’s no secret Seven’s budgets have been hit hard, so they’ll be looking at whose costing them the most – and if they’re worth it,” says the source.