A social media post featuring The Block’s Scott Cam and his hunky son Charlie has left some users more than a little confused over a strange detail.
The photo, which was taken during a recent getaway and shared to Scott’s Instagram on Thursday, shows the father and son posing in front of a BBQ and stone pizza oven.
In the image, Scott, 62, can be seen holding what appears to be a short-handled shovel with a wide spade, which followers mistook for a sea creature.
‘For a second, I thought you were holding a stingray!’ posted one fan.
They were not the only one following the TV hosts social media who mistook the standard tool for the species of fish which are known for their long thin tails and flat wide bodies.
‘I’m so tired I thought you were holding a baby stingray,’ added another.
Scott, who is notoriously private about his family shared some details in the caption which resolved the mystery around the tool seen in the picture.
‘Pizza night down South with fam and friends,’ he wrote.
A social media post featuring The Block’s Scott Cam and his hunky son Charlie has left some users more than a little confused over a strange detail. The image shows the father and son posing in front of a BBQ and stone pizza oven. Both pictured
In the photo Scott, 62, can be seen holding what appears to be a short-handled shovel with a wide spade, which followers mistook for a stingray
It appears that the spade in Scott’s hand seen in the picture was actually a ‘pizza peel’ which is also known as paddle or ‘slider’.
Scott and wife of thirty years Ann share twins, Bill and Sarah, 25 and Charlie, 28.
It comes after Scott enjoyed his 62nd birthday in November.
He shared some pictures of celebrations to mark the occasion.
In a series of Instagram photos, the television personality rode quad bikes in the bush with loved ones.
Further images showed a classic Aussie BBQ loaded up with bacon for an al fresco breakfast.
Scott also kicked back with beers inside what looked like a caravan as he continued the very down to earth party.
He showed off the stunning setting, which included a small waterway and tree lined hills.
Stingrays are a species of fish known for their long thin tails and flat wide bodies (pictured)
It comes after Scott enjoyed his 62nd birthday in November. Scott is pictured with his son Bill
Sitting outside as he partook in a beer and a barbie, the TV star looked very relaxed indeed.
‘Had a beautiful birthday weekend with all my family In the bush,’ he explained in his caption.
It comes after reports recently surfaced that Scott is ready to hang up his tool belt and retire from The Block after 14 years as its host.
The media personality, who took over as host from Jamie Durie in 2010 during season three of the series, is said to be frustrated with contestants in recent years.
Woman’s Day reports that Scott’s had enough and 2025 will be his last year, but Nine says that’s just not the case.
An insider alleges that Scott revealed his retirement plans while filming season 20, saying he was only doing ‘this year and next’ on the show.
‘When Jesse [Maguire] and Paige [Beechey] quit the series mid-season, it really shocked him and made him even more determined to walk away in 2025,’ they said.
‘Scott holds The Block very dear to his heart and he couldn’t understand why anyone would leave his hit series and the highly emotional decision they made.
Scott and wife of thirty years Ann share twins, Bill (L) and Sarah, 25 (R) and Charlie, 28
‘It reinforced to him the idea of leaving on a high next year to spend more time with his family.’
The source went on to reference similar rumours which spread in 2023 about Scott retiring soon, but Nine ‘squashed’ those by signing him onto a new deal.
However, the deal is said to have only covered two years, keeping Scott on as host for the 2024 20th anniversary season and the 2025 Daylesford season.
According to the insider, it was all ‘part of a grand plan for Scott to leave on a high with very two different and challenging seasons of the renovation show’.
The Block was originally set to film in Daylesford last year, but complications with receiving council permits pushed that renovation back to 2025.
Producers scrambled at the last second to secure a run down resort on Phillip Island, dropping a staggering $9.5 million on Island Cove Villas,
The insider said Scott was ‘bitterly disappointed’ when Daylesford was put on the backburner because he wanted to host that season ‘then bow out graciously’.
However, Nine has once again put those rumours to rest, telling Daily Mail Australia on Monday: ‘Scott Cam has no plans to step down from The Block.’
The Block host Scott addressed rumours of his impending retirement from Nine’s hit renovation show to Daily Mail Australia two years ago.
The builder-turned-reality TV host attended a launch party for the 2023 season of his show and told the crowd he was planning on staying for a long time.
‘Two months ago I signed a multiple year deal with the Nine Network. It was an easy decision as I love this show and couldn’t think of going anywhere else,’ he said.
Scott then said while he had no immediate retirement plans, when that day came in the distant future he had the perfect person in mind to take over as host.
‘I reckon the only person who could do it is my current co-host Shelley Craft, that’s right,’ he said.
Shelley, 48, added there was no one better suited than her to take over the reins when the time finally came.
‘That’s my job, isn’t it? Don’t I step up and then I get a sidekick?’ she joked.
In 2022, Scott addressed speculation about his future on the show yet again, telling Daily Mail Australia he would be on building sites for decades to come.
The veteran tradie has a 40 plus-year career behind him and has hosted The Block for the past 14 years—with seemingly no desire to stop any time soon.
‘I’m 60 this year and I’m physically fit, I’m doing a renovation of my home now because of the mould from all the rain,’ he told Daily Mail Australia at the time.
‘I’ve got at least another decade on the tools. I told my wife recently, we’ve got 20 years of good health left so from January 1, let’s start a 20-year odyssey of living life.
‘I’ll keep going till I can’t anymore because I love it. I reckon I can do 20 years on the tools, and I’ll pull up when my body tells me to.’
