Being a contestant on The Block is a life- changing experience.
But for carpenter Sticks, it also meant having to leave his beloved family on the NSW South Coast.
Sticks told TV WEEK he applied to be on this season of The Block with his best mate Wombat only four days before applications closed.
Despite wife Terri being due to give birth to their second child during filming, Sticks was thrilled to land the opportunity to take part.
“Terri was fine about it,” Sticks explains.
“She sees the bigger picture, and we have a very tight family. So there’s lots of support at home.”
Sticks with his best friend and team mate Wombat.
Sticks and nurse Terri already have a 15-month-old son, Canoa.
And the ever-supportive Terri offered her husband some loving advice before he headed to Melbourne for filming.
“She wants me to make the most of it, work hard for 12 weeks and see where it gets us,” he says.
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