Controversial Block couple Jesse and Paige call off wedding

Just weeks after their very dramatic stint on the series came to an abrupt end, Jesse and Paige have shared some devastating news.

The Block’s Jesse and Paige have postponed their wedding. Picture: Nine

Controversial Block couple Paige Beechey and Jesse Maguire have called off their wedding following their abrupt exit from the show earlier this month.

Following weeks of on-air drama and being branded this season’s “villains”, producers were forced to step in after tensions came to a head during one late-night fight that was captured on audio.

The engaged Perth-based couple have now sent their wedding guests a note informing them their planned nuptials have been postponed.

“Dear friends and family, life, in its unpredictable course, has presented us with unforeseen circumstances that has led us to postpone our upcoming wedding on 12 December,” the message read, according to Yahoo Lifestyle.

“While we were eagerly looking forward to celebrating our love and commitment with you all, we believe it is essential to acknowledge when a moment is not right. This year, it is not.

“We extend our sincerest apologies for any inconvenience and disappointment this news may bring. A new date for our celebration is unknown at this time, but we will keep you abreast of any rescheduling.”

They abruptly quit the series earlier this month. Picture: Supplied

Despite their decision, it’s understood Paige and Jesse are still together, even telling Yahoo Lifestyle that their challenging reality TV stint had brought them “closer” together.

Their Block argument shocked viewers when it aired, with an emotional Paige heard

suggesting to her electrician partner that their relationship was in trouble, telling him: “There is no us.”

“I don’t give a f**k how you feel – deal with it yourself,” she told him.

She also repeatedly threatened to quit the show.

At 11.30pm, with the couple’s raised voices audible throughout The Block, the show’s executive producer Justin Sturzaker intervened. He pointed out it was not the first time they’d been recorded yelling at each other at length.

“It seems like a relationship that’s getting pretty bad. Your neighbours can hear you too, you know?” he said, asking Paige if she’d reached out to the counselling services the show offers.

“You don’t have to voice all of your stuff just to Jesse. We need to get some other people in to talk to you, where you guys need to make a big decision,” he told them.

Paige was stuck in a “cry for help” on the show. Picture: Nine

After a weekend meeting with a health professional Jesse and Paige rose on Monday morning and gathered the rest of the teams to tell them they’d decided to quit the show, effective immediately.

Jesse said Paige had been stuck in a “cry for help” for the past week, which he’d been trying to downplay as he wanted them to stay on.

“It was just like a black hole in my head,” Paige explained.

It was then up to host Scott Cam to give the pair a final farewell, less than halfway into the season.

“We feel as though you need to get to a place that’s out of here, to take care of yourself,” he told the couple, adding that their departure was “for the best”.

Cam later spoke about the couple’s departure in a video published on 9Now, insisting they left of their own accord.

“It was a duty of care moment,” Cam said in the new video of the producer stepping in.

“We’ve always said we’re not doing anything important here, we’re just renovating. Health, wellbeing, happiness, always comes first on The Block. We always make sure contestants’ wellbeing is number one.”

Cam said that when it became clear how much Jesse and Paige were struggling, “we got professional help and had extensive chats. They made the decision themselves – we didn’t force them out. They made the decision they wanted to go home. We followed it up with professional care in their home state for as long as they needed it.”

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