The Block favourites Kirsty Lee Akers and Jesse Anderson have come out swinging against franchise 'villain' Tanya Guccione in their most uncensored interview to date.
In what has been called 'the biggest cheating scandal in the show's history', Tanya was accused of secretly taking a photo of the production schedule in order to give herself and husband Vito - as well as the Packham twins - an unfair advantage.
For weeks Tanya has maintained an 'anonymous tradie' sent her the photo - but high-school sweethearts Kirsty, 34, and Jesse, 33, insist she's just trying to cover her tracks.
They are particularly upset by Tanya's claim the whiteboard with the schedule on it was displayed near a bathroom where all the contestants could see it, with Kirsty saying this is a 'total lie'.
Jesse is also fired up because Tanya's story risks incriminating one of her own builders who is totally innocent and had nothing to do with the scandal.
Their side of the story: The Block favourites Kirsty Lee Akers and Jesse Anderson have come out swinging against series 'villain' Tanya Guccione in their most uncensored interview to date
'It actually sounded like it was her original builder that sent [the photo] to her, but those that know that builder and have spoken to him [say] he's got proof he had nothing to do with it,' the videographer said.
The couple agreed Tanya should have just owned up to it instead of making excuses.
'I think it would have been much better if Tanya said, "Look guys, I stuffed up, I made a mistake, I took the photo, I shouldn't have done it",' Kirsty said.
'Then everyone would have moved on.'
Bad girl: In what has been called 'the biggest cheating scandal in the show's history', Tanya (left, with Luke Packham) was accused of secretly taking a photo of the production schedule in order to give herself and husband Vito - as well as the Packham twins - an unfair advantage
Tanya recently denied breaking into Scott Cam's office to take the photo of the production schedule, saying anyone could have seen it when it was hanging outside the communal bathrooms.
She told Daily Mail Australia: 'There was no weird break-in. That's reality TV. I wasn't the only one that used the bathroom.'
But country music star Kirsty disputed this, saying: 'I've read articles that Tanya has said the schedule was on a whiteboard out the front of some toilet block that apparently we all saw - which is just total lies.
'None of us saw a schedule that was at a toilet block. I think she made a mistake [and] you've just got to own it.'
When asked if they thought Tanya or Vito had taken the photo, Kirsty said: 'I think it's pretty obvious. It's just a matter of time if they own up to it.
'I can't be 100 per cent sure - we don't have proof, so we can't say this is definitely what happened. For us that were involved and for those watching at home - it looks like, to us, that that's been the case.'
Tanya, on the other hand, is adamant she didn't take the photo, and alleges other contestants were involved in the scandal as well.
She said one of her co-stars and a builder even threatened to sue her for defamation if she mentioned them in connection to the cheating plot.
'It's hard to take the full brunt of it when you know there were other willing participants, to be honest,' the makeup artist told Daily Mail.
The board in question: For weeks Tanya has maintained an 'anonymous tradie' sent her the photo of the schedule - but Kirsty, 34, and Jesse, 33, insist she's just trying to cover her tracks
But Kirsty questioned why Tanya wasn't naming names.
'That's what I don't understand,' she said. 'If you want to clear your name and there's someone else involved, just get it out in the open.
'Why should you be covering up other people? Just tell everyone who it was.'
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