The Block winners Jimmy and Tam Wilkins give back by feeding the homeless on Christmas Day – after losing $1million prize and placing their Melbourne home back on the market after buyer failed to pay
In the lead up to Christmas, The Block winners Jimmy and Tam Wilkins have not had the best luck.
The pair lost their $1million prize and been forced to put their Melbourne home back on the market after its buyer failed to pay.
But the couple were taking it all in their stride on Christmas Day, giving back to the community by donating their time to feed the homeless.
Chin up: In the lead up to Christmas, The Block winners Jimmy and Tam Wilkins have not had the best luck. But the couple were taking it all in their stride on Christmas Day. Pictured with their daughter Frankie
The pair shared video to their Instagram Stories on Thursday, revealing that they were in Melbourne’s West End, cooking some BBQ for ‘those that are a little less fortunate’.
They even recruited their four-year-old daughter, Frankie, to pitch in, and she said a cheerful ‘hi’ for the camera as Jimmy panned to her.
Later in the day, Jimmy and Tam shared a festive Christmas family portrait to Instagram in which they dressed up in Santa hats and antlers.
Helpful: The pair shared video to their Instagram Stories on Thursday, revealing that they were in Melbourne’s West End, cooking some BBQ for ‘those that are a little less fortunate’
All together: They even recruited their four-year-old daughter, Frankie, to pitch in
They captioned it: ‘Merry Christmas friends! We hope Santa was good to you all this year.
‘The reindeer pooed on our front steps and Santa drank half a beer so hopefully he didn’t drink too many along the way. Stay safe, be merry! Lots of love Jimmy, Tam and Frankie’.
It comes after the couple were forced to place their winning property on The Block back on the market after their buyer did not pay.
Bad luck: The pair lost their $1million prize and been forced to put their Melbourne home back on the market after its buyer failed to pay
Cyber security specialist Emese Fajk, 28, was the mystery buyer who bought Jimmy and Tam’s winning property during The Block’s finale last month.
Ms Fajk presented receipts of bank transfers indicating the money for the home had gone through, but the large sum never reached Channel Nine’s bank accounts.
The settlement period for the property, which fetched $4.256million on auction day at a profit of $966,000, has now passed and the original contract is void.
The devastated couple choked back tears as they told A Current Affair how they’d been left blindsided by the strange turn of events.
Buyer: Cyber security specialist Emese Fajk, 28, (centre) was the mystery buyer who bought Jimmy and Tam’s winning property during The Block’s finale last month
‘Here we are now not knowing what’s going to happen. It’s something no one ever saw coming, no one ever expected, but it’s something we now have to deal with,’ Jimmy said.
When confronted by Nine reporter Alison Piotrowski, Ms Fajk insisted she had paid the deposit for the property and had receipts to prove it.
Regardless of what happened, the home is now back on the market.
Jimmy and Tam, as well as Channel Nine, are hoping to secure a sale that either matches or exceeds Ms Fajk’s now-voided $4.256million offer.
For sale: Jimmy and Tam, as well as Channel Nine, are hoping to secure a sale that either matches or exceeds Ms Fajk’s now-voided $4.256million offer