The Block fans slam contestant after wild off-camera comment: 'Sprung big time'

The Block viewers have begun to turn against one of this year’s fan-favourite contestants after they were caught gossiping about their co-stars during Monday night’s episode. Following a group dinner, Mimi was captured via a spy shot sharing her brutally honest opinion on newcomers Maddy and Charlotte with Kylie, Ricky and Haydn.

“House 1, the girls, I feel like they need more depth and drama in their personalities,” she said. The restaurant manager and aspiring actress then screamed as she spotted the camera operator in the distance and realised that she was being filmed.

“F**k, I’m a villain,” she remarked, to which Kylie replied, “No you’re not”.

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Elsewhere in the episode, Kristian and Mimi were asked to share their opinion on Maddy and Charlotte in their piece-to-camera interview.

“I have made it clear to the girls that I don’t like being touched, so stop touching me,” she said with a laugh. “They play with my hair and [touch my hands] and I’m like, ‘Just letting you know, I don’t like being touched’.”

Viewers turn on Mimi after 'disappointing' move

Fans were outraged upon seeing Mimi’s comments in Monday night's episode, with many admitting that they now see her “in a different light” and have “lost all respect”.

“Did anyone else notice how Mimi's character changed when she thought she was off camera? Not so cute now!” one person commented, while another added, “Yeah she wasn't happy when she saw they were being filmed”.

“She was sprung big time. They still have microphones on. Silly move,” a third replied, followed by someone else who said, “So disappointing! After her mean dismissal of the two girls I see another, less pleasant side of Mimi”.

“Are we finally seeing Mimi's true colours?” a different user shared. “Is the nice girl persona we've been seeing all along just an act so she's not portrayed as the villain? Disappointing because they've been my favourite team since day one and I love the rooms they've been producing.”

Meanwhile, plenty of people defended Mimi and argued that her entire character shouldn't be based on one moment.

“We are all villains, just not all of us get caught on camera,” one viewer said.

“Context is important. We don’t know the context of that conversation. She’s earned the benefit of the doubt,” another commented, with someone else writing, “I still like her but that was very sus”.

Mimi responds to 'villain' rumours

It was reported earlier this year that Kristian and Mimi were set to be the next ‘villains’ on the renovation reality show, with an insider telling Yahoo Lifestyle that the South Australian newlyweds would be even more “divisive to viewers” than 2023 stars Kristy and Brett. The production source claimed: “The feeling is that we have bought some serious dynamite with these two and we are just waiting for an explosion.”

While Kristian and Mimi have indeed been divisive this season, with fans left outraged after the electrician forged Foreman Dan’s signature in a never-before-seen ‘cheating scandal’ earlier in the competition, the pair have since shut down reports that they are ‘villains’.

“The description of villain is like how you'd see in Disney movies, like an evil person that’s cruel,” Mimi told Yahoo Lifestyle. “I’m just not that type of person in real life, or in any life, and neither is Kristian.”

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Kristian admitted he “had a laugh” and “brushed it off” when he saw reports that he and his wife were tipped to be the ‘villains’, however, Mimi said she was “absolutely shocked”.

“It made me question myself and it made me go, ‘Oh wait, is this true?’. It made me doubt myself,” she detailed, before sharing that she ultimately decided not to change anything about her behaviour on camera.

“My biggest thing is authenticity, and I was like that from start to finish. I loved everyone so much as well, all the other contestants, so it didn't change anything.”

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