The Block host Scott Cam appeared in high spirits alongside co-star Shelley Craft at the show’s highly anticipated auction day in Melbourne on Saturday.The veteran host, 63, was all smiles in a series of photos alongside Shelley, 50, and the 2026 contestants outside the Mount Eliza properties.Cam cut a sharp figure in an emerald blazer paired with a white dress shirt and jeans, while Shelley looked radiant in a striking ocean-blue dress as they chatted to this year’s cast ahead of the suspenseful auction.But behind the cheerful scenes, Cam revealed the day was an exhausting and nerve-racking experience, describing the auctions as a ‘rollercoaster ride’.All five houses went under the hammer on Saturday, with viewers set to discover the results when the highly anticipated finale airs on Sunday night.Speaking to Weekend Today ahead of the broadcast, Cam admitted the day had taken its toll. The Block host Scott Cam appeared in high spirits alongside co-star Shelley Craft at the show’s highly anticipated auction day in Melbourne on Saturday The veteran host was all smiles in a series of photos alongside Shelley, 50, and the 2026 contestants outside the Mount Eliza properties Cam cut a sharp figure in an emerald blazer paired with a white dress shirt and jeans, while Shelley looked radiant in a striking ocean-blue dress as they chatted to this year’s cast ahead of the suspenseful auction’The vibes this morning are pretty full on as always after Block auctions. I can’t give too much away, of course, I don’t even know why I’m here,’ he joked. ‘It was a rollercoaster ride yesterday, I am exhausted, as always.’It’s a really long day, and I felt a bit sick in the stomach for most of it, I can tell you it was full on!’Cam revealed the contestants were particularly anxious given the uncertainty surrounding Victoria’s new auction laws, which require sellers to disclose their reserve prices.The changes came into effect just two weeks before The Block auctions, against a backdrop of struggling clearance rates across the Victorian property market.’With the way the market is in Victoria, 50 per cent clearance rates in the last weeks, the new laws that have come out where you’ve gotta reveal the reserve price, which no one really knows how that’s going to affect an auction,’ he said.’I think if you’ve got a fair reserve price, which ours were, it means people will turn up knowing how much they’ve got to spend.’Each of the five properties had a reserve price of $3.45 million and a sale guideline of $3.6 million to $3.9 million. But behind the cheerful scenes, Cam has revealed the day was an exhausting and nerve-racking experience, describing the auctions as a ‘rollercoaster ride’ All five houses went under the hammer on Saturday, with viewers set to discover the results when the highly anticipated finale airs on Sunday night Speaking to Weekend Today ahead of the broadcast, Cam admitted the day had taken its toll. (Pictured with series executive producer Julian Cress) ‘The vibes this morning are pretty full on as always after The Block auctions. I can’t give too much away, of course, I don’t even know why I’m here,’ he joked ‘It was a rollercoaster ride yesterday, I am exhausted as always after auction day. It’s a really long day, and I felt a bit sick in the stomach for most of it, I can tell you it was full on’ Cam revealed the contestants were particularly anxious given the uncertainty surrounding Victoria’s new auction laws, which require sellers to disclose their reserve prices The results of The Block’s 2026 auctions will finally be revealed when the season finale airs on Channel Nine and 9Now on Sunday at 7pm However, there was one exception, with Rick and Tayla’s House 5 receiving a $50,000 reduction to its reserve after winning Week 12 of the competition.Despite the pressure, Cam insisted he was always rooting for the contestants to walk away with a healthy profit after months of hard work.’I spend three months with these guys, they work really hard. We never set anybody up to fail on The Block, we always want them to make money and do well,’ he said.’We’re proud of what they’ve done, we always hope they make money and sometimes, as we’ve seen before, sometimes they don’t.’The results of The Block’s 2026 auctions will finally be revealed when the season finale airs on Channel Nine and 9Now on Sunday at 7pm.