The Block 2024: Are Paige and Jesse still together?

Paige and Jesse have caused quite a stir on this year’s season of The Block, with the engaged couple shown arguing in almost every episode of the reality show. Viewers have described the Perth-based team as this year’s “villains” on social media and accused them of having a “toxic relationship”, with many people suspecting that they may have broken up since filming wrapped earlier this year.

“Jesse and Paige will absolutely break up at some point... not the first couple to come undone by #TheBlock!” one person posted on X, while another said, “I smell a divorce on the horizon”.

Despite their occasional clashes, Paige and Jesse have confirmed to Yahoo Lifestyle that they are still together after making the emotional decision to leave the competition.

“We actually walked away quite closer. That’s what’s insane, we walked away from The Block closer,” Jesse tells us. “Not one bit did we ever question our relationship. For me, I just questioned parts of myself and how I can be a better person in general.”

“Likewise,” Paige adds.

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The couple recently travelled to Europe with friends visiting the United Kingdom and Cyprus, and Paige shared a sweet Instagram post celebrating Jesse’s 30th birthday in June.

“Loved doing your 20s with you 🫶🏽 Happy 30th to the best man I know,” she wrote alongside a gallery of loved-up snaps, to which Jesse replied, “Just getting started”.

An insider tells Yahoo Lifestyle: “Paige and Jessie really struggled with the high pressure of The Block and away from that pressure the two are a very happy couple and get along famously.”

How long have Paige and Jesse been together?

Paige and Jesse have been together for seven years and announced their engagement on social media in April 2022.

“All the feels 🤍 23.04.22,” Paige captioned a photo of the proposal on Instagram, while Jesse shared the same photo and wrote, “Forever 🤍”.

The couple, who bought their first house together five years ago, met when Jesse was celebrating his rugby grand final win and Paige was enjoying a night out with a friend.

“I chased her down the street and I said, ‘Can I please have your number? I really want to take you out,” Jesse told Domain. “The rest is history.”

The Block's builder speaks out about Paige and Jesse amid backlash

In an effort to combat the intense social media backlash Paige and Jesse have received over the past month, their builder, Zak Sydenham of ZS Custom Builds, recently defended the pair on social media.

The carpenter posted an Instagram Story last week telling his followers that he had a “great time” working with the couple on The Block.

“Despite what you see, it was full of laughs, shenanigans, and an overall enjoyable experience. Thank you for trusting us to bring your ideas to life,” he wrote.

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Speaking with Yahoo Lifestyle about his experience on the reality show, Zak asserted that he had a “great working relationship” with the couple.

“When we were all on-site, we all would be cracking jokes and laughing. There was a lot of light-hearted fun which helped bring a bit of normality to the Block site,” he shared.

Zak added that watching the reality show and seeing how the engaged couple have been “edited” has been a “real eye-opener”.

“They definitely had their moments, as did every couple, but it was never as bad as it's being portrayed,” he detailed. “Obviously, what has been shown has happened and those conversations [took place], but there has been a whole lot that hasn't been shown that makes it seem like their reactions and comments are way out of line.”

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