Adelaide sisters Eliza and Liberty Paschke talk about winning $1 million on The Block and their feud with SA’s Kristy and Brett Beams

Adelaide sisters Eliza and Liberty Paschke talk about what they’re going to do with their $1 million from The Block, and the aftermath of their feud with SA duo Kristy and Brett Beams.

The Block sisters from SA – Eliza and Liberty Paschke. Picture: Supplied

Almost a week after winning $1 million on The Block, Adelaide sisters Eliza and Liberty Paschke are still pinching themselves – and trying to figure out what to do with their massive cash windfall.

“It’s annoying we have to split it actually,” laughs Eliza.

“But it’s incredible. We never in our wildest dreams thought that it would be possible for us and we haven’t even thought about what we might do with it.

“I personally would like to buy a handbag more expensive than what I’d normally get at Sportsgirl.”

The fan favourites secured just over a million dollars – $1,050,00 to be exact – after eccentric billionaire, Adrian Portelli, bought their house for $4.3m at final auction.

Adelaide sisters Eliza and Liberty Paschke are still unsure what they will do with the $1m they have won from the series, The Block. Picture: Supplied

Liberty says a European holiday – perhaps with Block winners and good friends Steph and Gian – plus some property investment might be on the cards.

“We have to speak to a financial adviser, we’ve never come close to this amount of money in our lives,” she said.

“We wouldn’t know where to start.

“It still hasn’t sunk in yet but we’re very grateful, we feel incredibly lucky.”

Their success on The Block is just reward for the siblings, who took a huge gamble to star on Nine’s reality show.

Eliza, 37, quit her job as Hamish Blake and Andy Lee’s personal assistant, while neither had any renovation experience going in.

“We knew it was going to be hard … we came in not knowing anything about anything,” said Eliza.

Liberty, 35, who works as a media producer, added: “But we both needed the show”.

“We are both so set in our ways, living in our comfort zones,” she said.

“We needed to give our life a bit of a shake-up.

“Now after this, we feel like we can do anything.”

That’s not to say that it was all smooth sailing for the sisters, who grew up in Adelaide’s eastern suburbs and attended Seymour College before moving to Melbourne over a decade ago.

They initially struggled with the building tasks, as their lack of knowledge was compounded by sleep deprivation from long nights on the tools.

Then there were the controversies, as fellow contestants, SA team Kristy and Brett Beams, complained publicly that Eliza and Liberty were the show’s “biggest cheaters”, receiving special treatment.

The sisters struggled with building tasks having no previous knowledge or experience to draw on. Picture: Supplied

The sisters strenuously denied the claims and Eliza said it was “confronting” watching back some of the episodes when they finally aired.

“Seeing people talk about you, then it gets heated in the media … I just wanted the truth in every scenario,” she said.

“It was very hard for me to just let things slide.

“That was the hardest part for me to be honest.”

While their relationship with Kristy and Brett was far from cordial on the series, the girls say they have mended their fences and are now on “amicable terms”.

“Kristy sent us a kind message after the auction saying we deserved every dollar – we were humbled,” Liberty said.

Eliza said she can forgive, but she can’t forget what happened.

“I wasn’t loving the stuff I was seeing (on TV) … and I can’t forget that,” she said.

“But they’ve put out an olive branch, we’ve worked through a few things and we genuinely feel like it’s time to start again.

“We really do wish them all the best.”

The sisters hope to continue working together in some form going forward. Picture: Supplied

Helping them get through the tough times were their SA-based parents, aunties and uncles, and close friends, including Toop & Toop chief executive Genevieve Toop, who came to Melbourne for The Block auctions.

Eliza’s old bosses, media superstars Blake and Lee, were also there offering support.

“They’ve been incredibly kind and they were so proud of us the whole way through, that’s been awesome,” she said.

So what’s next for the bubbly, yet contrasting pair?

It’s back to their old lives for now, though they’re hopeful of finding a way to work together.

“We just don’t know … this sounds weird but even hosting charity nights or corporate events,” Liberty said.

“We just like the dynamic we have with each other, but we’re not shooting for the stars.

“We’ll just see what happens.”

One thing’s for sure though – you won’t see either of the single Paschke sisters on a reality dating series.

“Everyone on social media keeps saying, ‘MAFS, or the next Bachelorettes’, but no, we will not be doing any love reality show, and nor have we been offered it,” Liberty said.

“You can scratch that off the list.”

“Maybe we’re just oozing desperation a bit too much,” Eliza said. “But I just think we’re going with the flow at the moment, we’re enjoying our freedom.”