After leaving earlier in the show, Jesse and Paige returned to The Block.

One controversial former team returned to The Block, leaving viewers divided. Photo: Nine

After leaving The Block during the early days of the competition, Jesse and Paige, formerly of House 1, returned to the show to see how their replacements, Maddy and Charlotte, have gone in the weeks since they left. The show was seriously challenging Jesse and Paige’s relationship and mental health, and after weeks of tension, they decided to leave the show.

The pair also ended up postponing their wedding, with an insider telling Yahoo Lifestyle that they sent a notice to guests informing them of the news in September. In the letter, they said that a “new date for our celebration is unknown at this time”.

Jesse and Paige return to The Block

Jesse and Paige meet Maddy and Charlotte. Photo: Nine
Jesse and Paige were quickly replaced with Maddy and Charlotte on the show, with the other teams making it clear that they wanted nothing to do with them. The sisters said that they wanted to meet their predecessors and show them the house they’d all worked so hard on.

The couple appeared to be totally different to the broken and emotional people they were when they left the show. They looked happy to be brought back onto the site with host Scott Cam and were excited to see their friends.

Ricky told the cameras that he thinks it would have been hard for them to come back and see the finished house, “It must be so hard for them to see what could’ve been.”

“Since they left, they’ve been missed a lot,” added Kristian.

Most, if not all, of the contestants refused to be friendly with Maddy and Charlotte when they replaced Jesse and Paige, making their time on the show very difficult.

Fans divided over Paige and Jesse’s return

Fans took to Instagram to share their thoughts on Jesse and Paige’s return, with some saying they were “so happy” the pair returned and others saying they found it difficult to watch.

“Maddy & Charlotte showed their grace and maturity,” one user said. “The other contestants should be embarrassed by the way they’ve treated the girls. Their over the top reactions to seeing Jesse & Paige, who they knew for 3 or 4 weeks, compared to how they treated Maddy & Charlotte was hard to witness.”

“Jesse looks so different,” another said.

“Tonights episode was the best one all season,” a third wrote. “Everyone was happy, the judges feedback was all positive. Every team deserved 10’s from every judge, the areas were all amazing.”

Many viewers are upset over the way the other teams embraced Jesse and Paige, but didn’t offer the same to Maddy and Charlotte. Photo: Nine

Some fans noticed that Jesse looked much happier. Photo: Nine
“Maddy & Charlotte are amazing to have done this,” someone else said. “I would have done the same for Jesse & Paige.”

“Totally ridiculous it’s a circus,” another disagreed.

“No way what a joke,” one person added.

“Pleased they look so happy 😊, but you cannot take it away from the girls, they did a great job and not good how house 4 girl treated them,” one viewer said.

It comes after Kylie and Brad of House 4 also left the show just one week before they would have finished filming, due to the recent ‘flirting scandal’ between Brad and Mimi.