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A new season for The Block is here and we're already knee-deep in the drama.

This year, the reality reno program has returned to the suburbs after contestants had the mammoth task of renovating properties in the countryside of Victoria's Macedon Ranges last year.

Watch this snippet from The Block Auction 2022. Post continues after video.

Despite being only merely weeks intoThe Block, the drama is coming in hot.

Here's absolutely everything you need to know about the goss aroundThe Block2023.

Eliza and Liberty talk about "mean girls culture" onThe Block.

The dynamic sister duo fromThe Blockhave given us a hint of what's to come on the reality reno show.

The pair sat down withKIIS 101.1's Jase & Laurenon Friday, where they revealed that the situation between all the teams is so dire they predict "no one will be speaking to each other," by the time they all reunite to film the auctions.

"You’ll already sense sort of an undertone, for those watching, of a mean girls culture between a couple of people, and that, unfortunately, intensifies to a point where it comes to a head," Eliza confessed.

"We’re amicable with everyone, but there are so many shattered relationships. I think the real struggle is that Leah and Kristy from Houses 2 and 3, they just formed this clique and it was mean. So the rest of us are wounded."

Liberty said that despite the fact all five couples are part of a WhatsApp group chat, "not a single message has been sent" since the show premiered.

The pair also shared that their personal relationships with other contestants are bleak. They "love" Steph but have their "ups and downs" with Leah and Ash.

"The whole thing’s triggering to watch back," Eliza added.

Eliza and Liberty reckon the newThe Blockjudge Marty is "a bit w*nky."

In their chat withKIIS 101.1's Jase & Lauren,Eliza and Liberty shared how they really feel about the newBlockjudge and real estate mogul, Marty Fox.

So far, the sisters have been criticised pretty harshly by Marty this season, and during the chat they described him as "a lovely man" who is a "bit w*nky."

"It’s the real estate bravado," Eliza said. "He’s very polished and he loves a little Gucci loafer without socks.

"He is really fun in real life but on the show, we did not like him or appreciate anything he had to say, if I’m going to be honest, because he was so mean and harsh and had no constructiveness for us."

Steph says she and Gian were "isolated and alienated" onThe Block.

Things went south quickly when Blockhead Kristy lied about her fellow renovator, telling Leah that Steph had refused to share where she got her bedhead from.

Since there are approximately 20 million cameras on site, we quickly learned that was a lie.

Kristy later said that Steph has two sides. "One's on-camera and one's off-camera and it's very different conversations that you're having at both points."

Following the episode airing, Steph sat down with Maz & Matty on August 10.

She defended herself by saying Kristy 'doesn't know her.'

"What I put that down to is someone that clearly doesn't know me and someone that doesn't necessarily have the time to get to know me," the contestant said.

"There are different sides to everyone in life and what you're seeing, I believe, is that there's an anxious person who's really overwhelmed."

"That’s off-camera, I guess, and I'm trying to hold it the best I can."

On-camera, Steph shared that she was "trying to be okay" and "all good" as a "coping mechanism".

"People just have to get to know me before they judge me, and I will never judge them based on knowing them for a couple of days — I wish people would think the same way," she said.

While things are starting to look up for Steph and Gian, she confessed they felt "isolated and alienated" at the beginning of the competition.

However, we can expect to see that change in the coming weeks.

Steph discusses alliances onThe Block.

It's clear to anyone watchingThe Blockthat there is an alliance forming between Leah and Kristy, who formed a close relationship early into the season.

Watching it back, Steph seemed surprised the pair could make any time for one another.

"Of course, there are alliances, that's happening," she acknowledged. "We reflect on our journey and we think back to week one and we had no time to even do anything with anyone or speak to anyone in week one.

"But it's okay, there are 12 weeks to build these bonds and relationships and they do flourish."

Price guides for auction week have been revealed.

For the first time ever, Domain has revealed the price guides for the properties on Charming Street, so we're able to know how much the houses will sell for before the final episodes.

Kyle and Leslie have House One and they are expected to bring in around $2.5 million to $2.75 million.

Leah and Ash are renovating House Two and also have the same price guide of around $2.5 million to $2.75 million.

Similarly, Kristy and Brett's House Three is set to sell for $2.5 million to $2.75 million.

Steph and Gian have House Four and agents expect theirs to only sell between $2.2 million to $2.4 million. This is the lowest expected figure this year.

Eliza and Liberty are in House Five and are expected to sell for the highest price. Their property has a price guide between $2.7 million to $2.85 million.

Sarah-Jane Calleja defends her brutal auction line-up duringThe Block2022.

Sarah-Jane became fast friends with her fellow contestant Rachel Carr when they competed on season 18 ofThe Block.

So it only made sense that the pair announced a new podcast together in June, called I Just Can't with Sarah & Rach ,where the two Blockheads share behind-the-scenes gossip about the season's final episode.

In case you need a reminder, Sarah-Jane and her husband Tom came in at the top of the score leaderboard after winning multiple rooms during their season.

As a prize, the pair got to decide on the order of the auctions.

The couple put House Five, renovated by Omar Slaimankhel and Oz Malik, on the chopping block first. The two friends were furious.

But in the first episode of Sarah