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The Block’s Dee and Darren: beach besties

The Block’s Dee and Darren - aka the double Ds, took some much-needed downtime following three months of renovation hell with a day at the beach!

The Block’s Dee and Darren – aka the double Ds, took some much-needed downtime following three months of renovation hell with a day at the beach!

The Block’s Dee and Darren – aka the double Ds, took some much-needed downtime following three months of renovation hell with a day at the beach!

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The pair’s break was well-earned after all their hard work but it came before the show’s shock finale which left the pair speechless, and host Shelley Craft in tears.

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As brothers Shannon and Simon came out on top with profits of $335,000, Dee and Darren, along with  Maxine and Karstan, were left bitterly disappointed as they took home only $10,000 each after all their months of hard work.

On their holiday prior to the finale, the pair and their children kicked back in Noosa –a popular playground for the rich and famous – and splashed out $650 a night on a room at the exclusive waterfront Seahaven Noosa Resort, overlooking beautiful Laguna Bay.

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Deanne, 42, has earned a reputation for enjoying the finer things in life, so she relished the opportunity to soak up the sun and spend quality time with her girls.

Darren meanwhile, looked like he was having a ball on the paddleboard!

Maybe they wouldn’t have splashed out on the holiday if they knew what the final auction had in store for them!

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Following three months of renovation hell on The Block, Dee and Darren took some much needed downtime with the family at the beach.

The pair have been branded the most competitive contestants in The Block’s history, with Darren’s die-hard sporting nature and “Hurricane Dee” known as the mean girl of the show.

Darren, 32, worked up a sweat on the paddleboard.

Man overboard!

Darren giving his daughter a ride on his paddleboard.

The pair have been branded the most competitive contestants in The Block’s history however, through it all, their relationship has stayed rock solid and the couple appears more loved-up than ever.

The couple holidayed in true celebrity style in Noosa – a popular playground for the rich and famous, splashing out $650 a night on a room at the exclusive waterfront Seahaven Noosa Resort, overlooking beautiful Laguna Bay.

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