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Kristian breaks down on The Block Australia

The walls are closing in on this stressed-out contestant
Kristian on set of The Block Australia

Emotions are running high on The Block Australia this week – and no one is hit harder than Kristian Belperio, who breaks down in tears from the stress of it all.

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“I was on a downward spiral,” Adelaide electrician Kristian, 31, admits. “I was trying to do more than I was capable of – it was the most stressful week to date on The Block.”

When his plasterers quit, his only option is to ask rival contestants Maddy and Charlotte Harry if he can borrow some of their team – despite him having stolen the sisters’ tradies in their very first week on site.

“It was emotional to have to ask for help from Maddy and Charlotte,” tells Kristian. “But when it got to that stage of desperation, I had to. I’ll forever be thankful to them.”

He says that, prior to his breakdown, he’d been running on adrenaline. Foreman Dan Reilly had cautioned him to be wary of this. Kristian recalls, “He said, ‘In the first few weeks, you’re running on the high of being on a TV show. Then you get to a point where everything starts to go downhill.’

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Kristian speaking to Maddy and Charlotte on set of The Block 2024
Kristian has the humbling task of asking sisters Maddy (left) and Charlotte for help.

“He wanted to make sure I could balance everything. Once you get to that point, if you aren’t in a good mental state, you start to reach breaking point. That was where everything started to happen for me – everything was becoming too hard.”

Kristian isn’t the only one driven to tears this week. Maddy is upset, feeling she’s been isolated from the other houses by Kylie, 37, and Brad Baker, 32.

“There was the little secret they hid from everyone [about their jobs] that created a trust issue with everyone else,” explains Kristian, defending why house flippers Maddy, 25, and Charlotte, 22, weren’t invited to certain things.

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Meanwhile, to deal with the drama, Kristian’s wife Mimi, 28, and her Block besties, Kylie and Courtney, grab a few bottles of wine and head to the lunchroom, where they talk at the top of their lungs for hours, much to the annoyance of their neighbours.

“We were very unhinged,” confesses Courtney, 32. “We just needed to let off some steam!”

The Block Australia screens 7pm Sunday to Wednesday on Three and streams on ThreeNow.

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