The 18th season of The Block has sprinkled some star power on its Tree Change edition, and we’re not talking about Scotty Cam. Former Neighbours actress and Melbourne socialite, Sharon Johal, 34, and her husband Ankur, 41, are already fan favourites – and it’s not hard to see why. They’re gorgeous, have bucketloads of personality and they’re the only couple without renovation experience.
Here, WHO chats to the underdog duo’s most glamorous half about the new season, tossing in her law degree and her gruelling journey to motherhood.
You’re finally back home in Melbourne after a very long and tough few months.
I’m still kind of recovering, but we’re doing really well. We finished filming a couple of weeks ago and I’m like, ‘Why am I still so tired?’ I’ve had past contestants tell me it does take a couple of months to get back into your routine, and also your nervous system has been exploited for three months – no sleeping and hard labour. I’m one of those people that can’t just sit idle, so I’m trying to be kind to myself and recover. But the show is now on the telly, so I’m reliving it all again (laughs).
We’re loving the new tree change concept.
I’m curious to see whether the audience will understand the real scale of it all. When you’re there it’s very different, particularly this season where so many elements are different. It’s a beautiful landscape, but it was brutal. Australia seems to be really connecting to the whole tree change concept, as we did.
Would you consider a tree change yourself?
This story is from the August 29, 2022 edition of WHO.
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