Meshel Laurie has weighed in on The Block stars Brad Baker and Mimi Belperio’s shocking ‘flirtgate’ scandal.
The comedian, 51, took to Instagram on Monday night to react to explosive scenes on the renewal show in which Brad admitted to “flirting” with co-star Mimi.
Brad’s wife, Kylie, suddenly left the production after hearing her spouse make “inappropriate” comments toward Mimi, who is married to fellow contestant Kristian.
Now, former The Project star Meshel has expressed what everyone is thinking amid the scandal by sharing his sympathy with Brad’s devastated wife, Kylie.
She admitted that she hadn’t been a fan of the mother of four throughout the series, but now feels like a “complete bitch” for prejudging her without knowing the full story.
“If there’s one thing I’ve learned about relationships it’s that no one knows what’s really going on except the people involved,” she shared in a candid Instagram post.
I’ve been watching this poor woman with hatred for weeks and weeks and wondering how her husband puts up with her.
‘Now I feel like a complete bitch. The poor woman. I hope you find peace and happiness with your babies.’
Meshel Laurie has weighed in on The Block stars Brad Baker (pictured with wife Kylie) and Mimi Belperio’s shocking ‘flirtgate’ scandal.
Brad’s wife Kylie left the production after hearing Brad make “inappropriate” comments towards Mimi, who is married to fellow contestant Kristian (Pictured: Kristian and Mimi)
A large number of fans took to the comments section to agree with her sentiments as they shared their heartfelt messages of support for Kylie.
One wrote: ‘I felt exactly the same! You never know what happens or what happened. All peace to her.’
Another said: “I feel the same Meshel – my cheating ex humiliated me and that was without all of Australia watching.” No wonder she’s so bitter and hurt.
A third commented: ‘Totally agree. This does not need to be ventilated. It’s so horrible.’
A fourth wrote: “I’m pretty surprised, I didn’t see that coming,” while another added: “I’m guilty of thinking the same thing.”
In Monday’s scenes, Brad confessed to making “inappropriate” comments toward Mimi while having a drink at home while his sleeping wife, Kylie, was within earshot.
Brad later said he believed his marriage was “over” and that he had single-handedly “destroyed my family” with his actions, after Kylie suddenly left the production.
A devastated Kylie apparently flew home to Cairns to be with her and Brad’s four children after revealing how her husband had told Mimi he would “follow her OnlyFans”.
Now, former The Project star Meshel has expressed what everyone is thinking amid the scandal by sharing his sympathy with Brad’s devastated wife, Kylie.
She admitted she hadn’t been a fan of the mother-of-four throughout the series, but now feels like a ‘complete bitch’ for prejudging her without knowing the full story.
Despite the drama that left their marriage “shattered”, Daily Mail Australia understands that Brad and Kylie are still together and working on their relationship.
“Kylie and Brad have spent months working on their marriage,” a TV source exclusively confirmed.
“Block’s filming left their relationship in tatters and they had been preparing to travel to Australia to see what everyone had been whispering about.”
“A lot of water has gone under the bridge and Kylie has decided to stand by her man,” a friend of Kylie’s continued.
“Brad and Kylie are together and that’s really all Australia needs to know.”
Mimi and Kristian, who are also still together, hinted that Kylie and Brad are working on things when they broke their silence at Channel Nine’s Upfronts on Thursday.
Speaking to Daily Mail Australia, the newlyweds insisted there is no tension between them, Kylie and Brad, adding that they saw the couple a week earlier, hinting at the status of their relationship.
‘There is no tension. We saw them last week and I talked to him. Yes. But nothing happens,” Mimi shared.
The drama began when Mimi and Brad chatted over drinks at her house while Kylie slept within earshot, and Brad admitted he crossed a line with his comments.
Monday’s scenes saw Brad (pictured with Kylie) confess to making “inappropriate” comments towards Mimi while having a drink at home while his sleeping wife Kylie was within earshot.
‘I said some pretty inappropriate comments. “He was flirting with Mimi…Kylie overheard them and is understandably quite upset,” he later explained.
During a subsequent phone conversation with her mother, Kylie revealed exactly what happened during the shocking conversation between her husband and Mimi.
‘Flirting, as well as talking really inappropriately. How many fucking chances have I given him? Over and over again,” he told his mother.
Kylie then revealed one of the devastating comments her husband made during the flirtatious exchange.
‘Oh, you know I would follow your Onlyfans,’ the electrician and plumber allegedly told Mimi, within earshot of his ‘sleeping’ wife.
She also alleged that Brad was “complaining” about her during the conversation and claimed it had “happened before.”
Kylie immediately left the show, and host Scott announced her departure from the construction site the next morning, and she has not been seen since.
Kylie apparently flew home to Cairns to be with her and Brad’s four children after revealing how her husband had told Mimi he would ‘follow her Onlyfans’ (LR: Brad, Kylie, Mimi and Kristian)
“We found her car, her Block phone, all the high-visibility devices… We’ve done everything we can to locate her and they haven’t seen her,” he said.
Kylie abandoned her vehicle at 2:34 pm that day, taking only her bag, and Brad speculated that Kylie had returned to Cairns to be with her children.
A recorded message on the phone provided by Block to Kylie seemed to support his theory, as she admitted that her marriage was “breaking down.”
‘Okay, then I’ll say goodbye. I can’t be on national television while my marriage falls apart. So I’m going home and I can’t say I’ll be back,” she announced through tears in the message.
‘You can talk to Brad about the details, but unfortunately I can’t do that anymore. Thank you for the opportunity and I’m sorry I couldn’t stay until the end, I’m just not strong enough anymore.’
Speaking to producers later, Brad admitted that he believed his marriage was “over.”
‘I feel ashamed and I feel sorry that other people have to live with my decisions. She is the last person I want to hurt: her, my children or my family. But I managed to do it anyway. There is no way this will go away or get better. “It’s done,” Brad said.
“I would say that I alone have destroyed my family.”
Breaking her silence over the scandal, Mimi and her husband Kristian (both pictured) told Daily Mail Australia they had flirted, but said they had put the infidelity behind them.
Breaking her silence over the scandal, Mimi and her husband Kristian told Daily Mail Australia they had flirted, but said they had put the infidelity behind them.
“Our relationship is stronger than ever,” Kristian said when asked about the scandal involving his wife.
‘The thing about the show is that everything we’ve done happened in the past. We have learned from everything we have been through and we are better for it,” Mimi added.
‘So when it happens, it happened in the past. Yes. It doesn’t really bother me.’
“It took leaving The Block to say, ‘Okay, let’s reflect on our experience and what we’ve learned from this,'” Mimi added.