The Block is rocked by a CHEATING scandal as ‘Dirty Harry’ Pavlou is caught ‘snooping around the building site taking measurements’ during the COVID-19 lockdown
The Block’s Harry Pavlou was recently accused of sneaking into the building site when the contestants were supposed to be at home during the COVID-19 lockdown.
And the 57-year-old, who is competing on the show with his daughter Natasha, admitted on Monday to snooping around on set to ‘take some measurements’.
While the interstate couples were back home, Harry was within walking distance of the construction site in Brighton – and his decision to discreetly work on his reno has sparked a cheating scandal.
‘I got sprung!’ The Block’s Harry Pavlou (left, with his daughter Natasha) has admitted to sneaking on set during the Melbourne lockdown to ‘take measurements’ before being caught
‘We live not too far from the site of The Block, and having that time to reflect, I decided to change what we were doing with the room upstairs, so I dropped by to take some measurements,’ Harry explained to TV Week.
‘I was only there for probably half an hour but I got sprung! The senior producer saw me. I tried to hide but it didn’t work.’
Other contestants were ‘disappointed’ in Harry after they found out he’d visited the set, with SA couple Daniel and Jade Joyce taking it the hardest.
Local bloke: While interstate contestants were at home during the pandemic, Harry lived within walking distance of the The Block’s building site and decided to ‘drop by’
But Harry said he was not aware that people were ‘cranky about what I did’.
‘If anyone did have an issue they should have come and talked to me about it. But no one came and talked to me,’ he said.
Following the scandal, he has been nicknamed ‘Dirty Harry’ – but he has ‘owned it’ rather than being offended by the moniker.
Production on The Block was suspended in March before resuming with COVID-19 safety precautions in May. It was during this lockdown period that Harry snuck on set.
Caught in the act: Harry went to the Brighton construction site to take some measurements and tried to hide from a senior producer before he was discovered
On Sunday’s episode, Harry and Natasha revealed their master ensuite to the judges, who gave them a 28-and-a-half score.
The father-daughter duo tied with Sarah and George, while Luke and Jasmin tied in first place with Jimmy and Tam on 29 points.
Daniel and Jade finished third on 28 points.
The Block continues Monday at 7:30pm on Channel Nine
Embracing it! Following the scandal, the 57-year-old has been nicknamed ‘Dirty Harry’ – but he has ‘owned it’ rather than being offended by the moniker