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The Block's Keith reveals why he really quit the show: 'D**khead'
Keith Schleiger has shared an insight into his life post-show.
The Block’s former foreman Keith Schleiger has opened up about his experience on the reality show and revealed why he decided to step back this year. The carpenter and builder, often referred to as ‘The Blockinator’, starred on 16 seasons as chief foreman but only made a handful of appearances this season.
While he previously said he chose not to appear on The Block 2024 in a full-time position so he could spend more time with his two daughters, he’s now revealed that his decision also had to do with the contestants. Speaking on Your Haus and Home Podcast this month, Keith admitted that he had grown tired of dealing with difficult cast members who didn’t respect his authority.
“Imagine you’re a builder and you’ve got some contestants who’ve got no idea about building, and you’re giving them an instruction and they tell you to get stuffed,” he remarked.
“All these amateurs have got no idea what they’re doing. We’re building beautiful homes for people, and I never got why people would argue with me. It just didn’t make sense. If I’m a subbie [subcontractor] going on site and I’ve got a foreman giving me instruction, you’ve just gotta follow it. There’s no ifs or buts, otherwise, you’re off.”
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He continued: “I used to get grumpy on telly, but there was a reason for it. [I had] some d**khead just giving me grief, and it wasn’t warranted.”
Keith famously clashed with several contestants during his time on the show, including 2023 couple Leah and Ash. He “spat the dummy” after the Queensland couple repeatedly asked for feedback on their build, with Keith arguing that his job wasn’t to “hold every builder’s hand for every piece that goes in”.
Will Keith return for The Block 2025?
Elsewhere in the interview, Keith admitted he had fond memories of The Block and described the experience as a “big adrenaline rush”.
“I must admit, when I was doing The Block initially, I was actually doing other projects, and when I was on those other projects it was quite boring,” he said. “One thing we did learn was how to do things quickly, and we had to work hard.”
While he is yet to announce whether he will return for next year’s season in Daylesford, he admitted he’s been enjoying his time away from the show and “not having the stress of working 24 hours a day”.
This year’s season saw Foreman Dan, who previously competed on the show in 2012 and 2013 before joining as a foreman in 2015, step up to take over Keith’s role.
Keith debuts major transformation
The Block fans noticed a major change in Keith’s appearance when he made a brief appearance on this year’s season of The Block, with the 50-year-old sporting a brand new set of teeth.
Keith underwent a dental transformation earlier this year and shared videos on social media in collaboration with Bec Dental in February documenting his journey. Dr Belinda Feldman explained in one of the clips that they used a procedure called DSD Direct, an evolution of an injectable resin guide technique, to reshape Keith’s teeth and give him a brand new smile.
“I didn’t like my teeth and my smile, and being a TV presenter, it’s very important to have a good smile and good teeth,” he said in the video. “I was finding I was actually hiding my teeth from the camera.”
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Keith’s transformation certainly didn’t go unnoticed on social media, with one person commenting: “Keith has new teeth!”
“Yes! They look great,” another replied, while a third said, “Yes, they are very noticeable”.
“Looking good Keith,” someone else shared, followed by a different user who remarked, “Living for this transformation of Keith”.
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