Georgia tells all ‘WE'RE GUNNING FOR THE WIN!'

The series’ frontrunners say they’re showing their children what hard work looks like

- Olivia O'Brein

Perth couple Georgia and Ronnie are the favourites to take out The Block 2021 thanks to a seemingly unstoppable winning streak. And cheering them on all the way are the reality stars’ biggest fans – their kids!

“They’re so proud,” says Georgia of son Leo, nine, and daughter Scarlett, seven. “We’re doing quite well on the show, so they have bragging rights at school.”

Georgia, who’s also step-mum to husband Ronnie’s 20-year-old son from a previous relationship, Giordano, says they don’t like everything they’re seeing on screen though. “They get really fired up if they hear someone saying something about Mum and Dad, they just go like, ‘What?’ They’re very invested,” she says. “It’s a lesson in social etiquette. We say to them, ‘You’re honest and you treat people with respect, [but] it doesn’t mean you have to get along with everyone.’”

FEELING THE PRESSURE

Indeed, Georgia and Ronnie have clashed with fellow competitors Tanya and Vito and Josh and Luke, but Georgia says she can understand why they resorted to cheating.

“The Block, it’s like a pressure cooker, and every day you’re forced to compete against each other,” she says.

“I would like to think if we were out of The Block, we could get along, but there are qualities there that don’t align with my morals.”

However, drama with her fellow Blockheads hasn’t been Georgia’s biggest challenge.