Tanya's shock tell-all ‘I'M NOT THE ONLY CHEATER!'

The reality star gives her side of the story following the show’s biggest ever scandal

- Olivia O'Brien

Melbourne makeup artist Tanya scored herself the title of this season’s Block villainess after she was unveiled as the mystery cheater last week.

The mother-of-two tells Woman’s Day she feared she’d get the boot from the series over the scandal, which saw a photo of the show’s production schedule shared among some of the contestants.

“Half the reason I stayed quiet is that I thought we’d get disqualified,” Tanya says of her and husband Vito’s actions.

And the 39-year-old admits she regrets not coming forward with the truth earlier.

“I acted out of fear,” she says. “You’re just in this bizarre Block bubble and put on the spot. I’m a mum with kids and I’m like, ‘Oh my gosh, this looks so bad. Being called a cheater – what’s this going to mean? This could totally defame us and could this affect us in real life?’ But hindsight is an amazing thing and you can just look back and go, ‘What an idiot.’”

‘EVERYONE CHEATS’