Monday 7 November 2022 11:19 PM The Block winner Omar is brother of viral footy star Zakir Slaimankhel kicked ... trends now
The Block winner and overnight millionaire Omar Slaimankhel is the older brother of the footy star who was kicked off a Qantas flight from Bali after clashing with flight attendants last month.
Omar Slaimankhel and Oz Malik were crowned the winners in the final nail-biting episode of The Block on Sunday night - selling their property for an eye-watering $5,666,666 and taking home a record-breaking $1.6million in prize money.
However, Omar hasn't been the only Slaimankhel brother to make the headlines in recent times - with his younger brother Zakir recently going viral over his fiery exchange with flight attendants who he alleged had been rude to his wife.
Zakir posted a photo with his millionaire brother in Melbourne on Sunday as family and friends gathered to celebrate the former NRL star's massive win.
Zakir (right) posted a photo with his brother Omar (left) in Melbourne as The Block winner spent the weekend celebrating his record profit with family and friends
The Slaimankhel brothers have found themselves in the headlines in recent weeks, but for very different reasons (Zakir is pictured left, Omar is pictured right)
Just weeks earlier, Zakir found himself in hot water after a video of him demanding airline staff apologise to his wife went viral on TikTok.
The 27-year-old accused hostesses of being 'very rude' and 'condescending' to his family after they boarded a Qantas flight from Bali to Sydney last month.
He claimed an unidentified staff member told his wife referred to her hijab as a 'head thingy' while she changed their son's nappy, and said she was 'inhibiting the toilet doors from opening safely' while she was standing in line.
The situation escalated when police escorted the family off the plane prior to departure with Qantas banning them from ever flying with the airline again.
In a statement to Daily Mail Australia, the airline claimed the couple were kicked off the plane because they were swearing and being 'verbally abusive' to staff.
'Our staff also deny making any inappropriate comments regarding the passengers' attire,' a Qantas spokeswoman said.
'This has been supported by other passengers who witnessed the interactions.'
In now-viral footage of the tense altercation captured
