The Block’s first winners Fiona Mills and Adam Thorn buy six-bedroom Federation home in Coogee for $4.095 million – with plans for big renovations
Fiona Mills and Adam Thorn won the original season of The Block back in 2003, and now they have a new project on their hands.
The couple have purchased a Federation home in Coogee for $4.095 million, realestate.com.au reports.
They beat seven other bidders at an auction over the weekend, with the bidding starting at $3.6 million.
Winners are grinners: Fiona Mills and Adam Thorn won The Block back in 2003, and now they have a new project on their hands. Both pictured
![Nice! The couple have purchased a Federation home in Coogee for $4.095 million, realestate.com.au reports](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/02/27/08/39829502-9306513-image-a-93_1614416227745.jpg)
Nice! The couple have purchased a Federation home in Coogee for $4.095 million, realestate.com.au reports
With its Federation design, the quaint, six-bedroom property has historical credentials.
It’s also in a sought after location, just a stone’s throw from the picturesque Coogee beach.
The skilled renovators plan to give it a makeover, however, their agent, Adrian Bo of NGFarah Real Estate, has revealed.
![Fancy! With it's Federation design, the quaint, six-bedroom property has historical credentials](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/02/27/08/39829514-9306513-image-a-94_1614416231227.jpg)
Fancy! With it’s Federation design, the quaint, six-bedroom property has historical credentials
![Location location: It's also in a sought after location, just a stone's throw from the picturesque Coogee beach](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/02/27/08/39829510-9306513-image-a-95_1614416238867.jpg)
Location location: It’s also in a sought after location, just a stone’s throw from the picturesque Coogee beach
‘It is a bit dated and needs to be updated, so they are now planning to undertake a major renovation to the property,’ he told the website.
Adam and Fiona, a couple from Sydney, were considered the show favourites throughout the course of the first series.
They sold their ground-floor Bondi apartment for $751,000, earning them a profit of $156,000.
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Changes: The skilled renovators plan to give it a makeover, however, their agent, Adrian Bo of NGFarah Real Estate, has revealed
The pair later released their own renovation book, Adam and Fiona’s Renos On A Budget: How We Renovated Our Way To The Block.
These days, Adam works for Freedom Kitchens and Fiona has a job in the beauty industry.
It was confirmed in December that Nine producers had snapped up five homes in a leafy Melbourne cul-de-sac – Bronte Court in Hampton – for $11.5million, in preparation for the upcoming 2021 season.
![Nice! Adam and Fiona, a couple from Sydney, were considered the show favourites. They sold their ground-floor Bondi apartment for $751,000, earning them a profit of $156,000](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/02/27/08/39829508-9306513-image-a-97_1614416251854.jpg)
Nice! Adam and Fiona, a couple from Sydney, were considered the show favourites. They sold their ground-floor Bondi apartment for $751,000, earning them a profit of $156,000