Adrian Portelli and Scott Cam’s feud is heating up after the bidder’s exit from The Block.
The host of the juggernaut show has broken his silence about the former bidder, after he moved over to rival Channel Seven newcomer, My Reno Rules.
The bidder and businessman dramatically left the show after he bought all of the homes in 2024, which he is trying to sell.
Now, Scott has risked reigniting their war of words as he addressed one big rumour, after he said he wouldn’t miss Adrian at the 2025 auction.
“We didn’t ban him; that’s something he said,” he told Fifi, Fev & Nick.
“It’s a public auction, anyone can turn up, we just kindly said, ‘What do you reckon… You had a good run on the auctions, why don’t we leave it to some families to try and buy the houses.’
“It doesn’t mean Danny Wallace won’t turn up either, so that’s alright. But I think Adrian has gone over to another network to do something anyway, so he wouldn’t be coming to our auction if he’s doing something over there. If he wants to turn up, he can.”
Why are Scott Cam and Adrian Portelli feuding?
Scott previously raised eyebrows when he said that he’d love Adrian not to return to the auction after the bidder bought up all the Phillip Island properties last year.
“You know, we might not get ridiculous prices, but we’re going to give mums and dads the opportunity to buy one of these houses,” Scott told Realestate.com.au.
“And we’re going to get families the opportunity to buy one. Or holiday houses for people. It’s going to open it right up. We want these homes to go to families.
“They eventually do when Portelli buys them, but this way we cut out the middleman. Let’s just get them to the families.”
Adrian then shared an article where Scott claimed he had a conversation with him about his exit from the new season of The Block, but said it was not the case.
“Scotty you’re talking porkies,” he wrote on Instagram, alongside a picture of a Scotty in a clown wig.
“I told you guys I was leaving. There was never a conversation of being told to sit out this season,” he continued.
And he is certainly trying to carve out his own path away from The Block, with the Channel Seven show making a radical shake-up that will no doubt set it apart from its rival.
What is My Reno Rules about?
In fact, My Reno Rules has completely scrapped auctions in favour of multimillion-dollar home giveaways, in what could be seen as a thinly-veiled swipe at The Block.
Houses will instead be given away to viewers through Adrian, solidifying his status as a key part of the buying process after Scott’s subtle jibe.
My Reno Rules will be hosted by Dr Chris Brown, and has been launched as a direct competitor of Channel Nine’s ratings juggernaut The Block.
The 2026 series will pit four teams of Aussie battlers against each other in Bulleen in a tense new competition.
My Reno Rules has caused quite a stir before it has even aired, with The Block‘s host, Shelley Craft, even weighing in.
Chatting to Yahoo Lifestyle in July, Shelley said she was aware of all the drama surrounding Adrian and The Block but still wished him well.
“I was wondering, if he was leaving us behind, where was he going to publicise his next venture? So when I saw him pop up with that, I was like, ‘Oh, there you go, that’s great,” she told the site.
“Obviously, his business has an incredible model of lotteries for different things, whether it’s jet skis or homes or caravans. The way he’s going about this, good luck to them.”
