From topless yacht parties to headline-grabbing on-set antics, Suzi Taylor remains one of The Block’s most unforgettable contestants. Picture: NewsWire / John Gass
When the tools dropped, so did the clothes, these Block stars stripped off, stirred controversy, and made headlines for all the wrong and right reasons.
From a yacht-topless scandal that nearly derailed a season to Block judge Marty Fox baring his backside for his multimillion-dollar listing, nudity has become an unlikely recurring theme in The Block’s off-site drama.
Whether accidental, outrageous, or just tongue-in-cheek, these moments have kept fans talking long after the hammers stopped swinging.
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Naked Lambo Guy? Adrian Portelli’s raunchy raffle shoot (Post-The Block 2023)
In one cheeky shot, Portelli lies naked with just a fruit bowl for cover, while Gian pretends to snack beside him. Photo: Instagram / adrian_portelli
He bought The Block 2023 winning house, then he stripped down to celebrate.
Controversial billionaire Adrian Portelli, aka “Lambo Guy”, posed nude throughout Steph and Gian’s Phillip Island home to promote a house raffle, and yes, they were in the photos with him.
The Instagram shoot featured Portelli sprawled across a kitchen bench with nothing but a fruit bowl, snuggling in bed with Gian, and lounging in the sauna.
Adrian Portelli posed nude with Block winners Steph and Gian to promote his raffle, lounging in bed and sprawled across their kitchen bench.
In one shot, he jokingly steals a bottle of wine, a pointed reference to past allegations of stolen goods.
The photos went viral for all the right, and weird, reasons, with fans calling it “the most cooked Block content ever” and “the best ad I’ve ever seen.”
It was dubbed bold and bizarre.
The bizarre photo shoot, which featured sauna cuddles and wine-thieving gags, left Block fans speechless, and the internet in stitches.
And it cemented the billionaire as The Block’s most unforgettable buyer ever who then went onto buying the entire Block in the show’s 2024 season.
Marty Fox strips off to sell $13m pad (Pre-The Block 2025)
Block judge Marty Fox stripped nude in his Toorak backyard to show off the privacy of his $13m listing, and yes, it went viral.
If you’ve got it, flaunt it, especially when it comes with 1400sq m of privacy in Toorak.
In May 2025, Block judge and Whitefox director Marty Fox literally bared all to promote his own home listing, posting a photo of himself completely nude, for a cheeky pose and a prime piece of Toorak landscaping.
Fox captioned his bare-bum Instagram post, which even drew a spray-tan tip from Bec Judd.
“Not a single person can see you if you walk this property nude,” the caption read.
His bum, a backyard and a $13m price tag.
The post went viral, with celebs like Bec Judd offering spray tan advice and fans applauding the gutsy marketing.
No rules were broken, just a few eyeballs scorched.
But it proved once and for all when it comes to The Block and its stars, nothing’s off limits … not even their backsides.
Strip-drama: Suzi’s topless yacht snaps spark Block meltdown (The Block 2015)
Suzi Taylor sparked a media frenzy after topless photos of her partying in front of the Melbourne Star leaked during her 2015 Block season.
She was the model-turned-renovator who made The Block’s 11th season Nine dubbed “unmissable”.
But Suzi Taylor’s Blocktagon stint turned full tabloid when topless photos of her partying on a boat in Melbourne with a back drop of the city’s dud Melbourne Star Observational Wheel – clad only in a pink G-string and heels – hit the press mid-season.
Leaked after a Crown Oaks Day afterparty, the snaps sent producers into crisis mode.
Suzi blamed a “so-called friend” for selling the pics, and Nine quietly scaled back her promotional duties.
The drama didn’t end there. Suzi caused waves on set for cheeky one-liners with tradesmen — including an infamous compliment about the “size of a crane” — and reportedly asked foreman Keith Schleiger to “squeeze her boobs.”
Her antics strained her relationship with co-star Vonni, and a dramatic mid-season collapse added to the chaos.
Suzi later apologised for the leak, but the damage was done.
Her marriage ended shortly after filming, and the scandal remains one of The Block’s most infamous, a topless storm that turned reno TV into tabloid gold.
Jess’s accidental Insta nude shocks fans (Post-show The Block 2023)
Jess Eva accidentally posted her bare bum to Instagram while filming a ‘get ready with me’ clip, and fans couldn’t get enough. Photo: Toby Zerna
Former 2018 Blockhead alumni and presenter Jess Eva gave fans an unexpected peek behind the curtain — and her dressing gown — when she accidentally uploaded a nude Instagram Story ahead of a TV segment.
Jess, filming a “get ready with me” clip, forgot about a mirror in the background.
“#Bumcrackwarning”: Jess Eva’s now-deleted Instagram story quickly went viral after a mirror exposed more than she expected.
The result? A bare bum on full display, live to her followers.
Realising the mishap, she edited the caption with a cheeky warning: “I’m so sorry, I forgot there were mirrors in the dressing rooms that you could see! #bumcrackwarning!”
Rather than backlash, fans lapped it up, flooding her comments with puns and praise for her honesty.
No scandal here, just a relatable overshare that proved even Block royalty can get caught with their pants down.
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