FROM FRIENDS... TO LOVERS... TO BLOCKHEADS!

Love often strikes when you least expect it. And that’s exactly what happened for Victorian

- By Celia Whitley

EMMA AND BEN ARE IN IT TO WIN IT

Blockheads Emma and Ben, who took years to realise there was something more than just a close friendship between them!

Dance teacher Emma says she and Ben, an engineer with goals of becoming a firefighter, grew up together but were just “really good mates” during their high school years.

“We were in Red House together in Year 7, and shared each other’s electives all the way through to Year 12,” Emma, 33, tells New Idea in a chat to mark The Block’s 2025 return.

“It was the year after Year 12, where we started going on a few more dates without all our friends there,” she adds.