Julian Cress, Justin Sturzacker, David Barbour.

Julian Cress is one half of the 2 males behind 20 seasons of The Block.

Cress, and his co-producing associate David Barbour, are set to embark on their twenty first season in Daylesford in 2025. Becoming a member of them is seasoned co-producer Justin Sturzacker, in his fifteenth yr.

And there’s no signal of slowing down.

“I’m nonetheless having fun with myself. I’ve simply actually spent the day right now in Daylesford, planning for the brand new sequence, and tomorrow I am going again to Phillip Island to work on planning for the public sale. It’s nonetheless a ardour venture for me,” Cress tells TV Tonight.

“I’ll say this, if individuals cease watching, then we gained’t make it proper.”

Season 20 on Phillip Island continues to win its timeslot each night time for 9.

“Proper. And due to this fact, we really feel a real duty to maintain making a fantastic present for them. We’re making the present for the followers. We’re not making it for cash. We’re making it as a result of individuals like to look at it, and it provides us a thrill to ship it to them. It’s a vocation for us, that’s why we do it and if individuals nonetheless wish to see it, then who’re we to inform them they’ll’t have it?”

This week casting director Fortunate Value introduced his departure after 18 seasons. And whereas purposes for 2025 stay open, Cress provided a tip for these submitting their video purposes: embody your outtakes, don’t be excellent however actual.

“The individuals who present that they’ve a humorousness that they’ll submit their utility, together with these outtakes, are sometimes those that do undergo. As a result of you’ll be able to inform instantly that that is anyone who doubtlessly may very well be Ricky & Hayden or Eliza & Liberty you understand what I imply? Somewhat little bit of self deprecation goes a good distance if you happen to’re going to spend 13 weeks renovating a home.”