The Block finale winners post cheeky photo with millionaire bidder to Instagram

The latest move by the newly-crowned The Block winners has stirred up even more finale drama.

The Block finale drama is still heating up.

The newly-crowned winners of the reality TV series Omar Slaimankhel and Osman ‘Oz’ Said have snapped a smiley selfie while enjoying a hot spa with their millionaire bidder Adrian Portelli.

The photo was posted to Portelli’s Instagram page with the cheeky caption reading “too soon?”.

Users flooded the post’s comments, with one person summing up the snap as “just a few millionaires having a bubble bath”.

Another user pointed out what appeared to be a “low key” broadcasting of The Block series on a television in the background.

Others threw their support behind the winners with one saying “[s]neaky work boys. Keep those denials coming”.

Another commenter labelled it the “best post of 2022 hands down … absolute s**t stirrer [sic] love it”.

While the majority of commenters were in support of the three men, a handful of people took aim at their credibility and the how insulting the picture was to other contestants.

“Not great outcome given their efforts during the rest of the show. Well of course it just shows there are no straight millionaires. No integrity in mainstream TV neither,” one person commented.

“The three of you are a disgrace,” another said.

Controversial Block bidder Adrian Portelli has hit back at social media uproar after Omar and Oz took home a combined $1.5m from the auction. Picture: Channel 9

Following Sunday’s finale, Omar and Oz took home a figure just shy of $1.7 million, but faced some tough questions about their relationship with Portelli – dubbed the ‘Lambo bidder’ – at their record-breaking auction.

The Channel 9 reality juggernaut has faced a major credibility crisis after the millionaire bidder turned up to the series finale auction and got into a bidding war over a property renovated by two contestants he knew.

Viewers, former contestants and even one of the hosts were left scratching their heads, trying to make sense of the shocking result.

During Sunday’s season finale, Omar and Oz scored a sale price for the Gisborne property of $5.67 million, well above the reserve of $4.08 million.

They also secured $100,000 prize money for gaining the highest price above reserve.

The Block host Scott Cam reacts to the bidding. Picture: Channel 9

Serial Block buyer Danny Wallis bought the property, as well as two of the other homes, while it was later revealed that mystery bidder Adrian Portelli was known to Omar and Oz.

“We actually reached out to a mutual friend (who) suggested that he might be interested and he wanted to come have a look at the house. And when he did come, he absolutely loved it,” Omar said.

Portelli also defended the connection, saying he was a legitimate bidder amid a social media frenzy of claims he was there simply to drive the price up.

The Block's Omar and Oz.

“For everyone questioning the legitimacy of the auction, I was a genuine buyer with every intention to purchase that property,” Portelli wrote on Instagram.

“Nobody is to blame for what happened. It’s an auction. Believe it or not but if you’ve got two people that genuinely want the property a bidding war will commence.

“I’m happy to show my bank account for anyone that suggests these were dummy bids.”

Portelli hit back at social media users who suggested he was an auction "plant". Picture: Instagram

Social media was aflutter with questions over Portelli’s interest in the property.

“Why would he bid so much for their house and walk away from the rest?” wrote Twitter user Jennifer Lee.

“And if Danny didn’t buy the houses every season, the show would collapse.”

The Block host Scott Cam though was pushing for answers when he did the media rounds on Monday.

“If anyone can explain what happened, I’d love to hear it,” Cam told Fitzy and Wippa on Nova.

“Everyone, crew, cameramen, producers – we were all flabbergasted. One joint goes for $5.6 million and the next joint goes for $4.1 million – and they’re virtually identical.”

Former contestant Josh Packham, also of Love Island fame, said the reserve price was unrealistic.

“There is nothing in the rules that says you can’t have friends look to buy a house. Is it fair? No,” he said.

“But the whole show is not fair. There is not a whole lot of credibility left in the show.”

Sydney real estate agent Romany Brooks, of BresicWhitney, said there was very little reality to the series.

“Let’s face it – the only people making money were Channel 9,” he said.

“The suggestion the auction is representative of reality is a big stretch.’’