“But it’s better that the changes were made early on rather than getting halfway through the build.”
The pressures of the show have also left the couple butting heads at times.
“Luke and I have a solid relationship and we have had a lot of ups and down in the past, but The Block is very different … I don’t think we have ever fought like that before,” says Tess.
“However, at the end of the day we had each other’s backs. Our marriage was new and there was no way we were going to let a TV show ruin that, so we just tried to focus on our relationship and make sure each other was OK.”
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