2 days Ago By Yahoo Lifestyle
viewers noticed a major change in Foreman Keith Schleiger's appearance during his surprise return in of the reality show. The 50-year-old tradie, who is more commonly known as ‘the Blockinator’, stepped back from his full-time duties this season but returned this week to help lead the Surf Club Renovation Challenge. While fans were thrilled to see Keith back in his natural habitat - having fierce confrontations with reality TV contestants - they were even more surprised to see that he has a brand new set of teeth.
“Keith has new teeth!” one person wrote on social media, while another replied, “Yes! They look great”. “Yes, they are very noticeable,” a third commented, followed by someone else who said, “Looking good Keith”. “Living for this transformation of Keith,” a different user remarked.
Not everyone was happy with his transformation, however, with one fan protesting: “Bring back your toothy gap Keith. The new choppers are too beautiful for a tough guy.” Keith underwent a dental transformation earlier this year and shared videos on social media in collaboration with in February documenting his journey.
Dr Belinda Feldman explained in one of the that they used a procedure called DSD Direct, an evolution of an injectable resin guide technique, to reshape Keith’s teeth and give him a brand new smile. “I didn’t like my teeth and my smile, and being a TV presenter, it’s very important to have a good smile and good teeth,” he said in the video. “I was finding I was actually hiding my teeth from the camera.
” Keith went on to say that he feels “very proud” of his new teeth and the transformation has completely changed his life. “Hopefully I get a lot more sponsorship offers now! People aren’t going to go, ‘Oh bloody Keith with his bad teeth, I can’t use him!’,” he joked. “When I’m in front of the camera like I am now, I’m not gonna be so scared and trying to hide my mouth.
I’ll probably be grinning a bit more than I’m used to.” After appearing on 16 seasons of , Keith made the decision to step back from his full-time duties on the reality show this year to spend more time with his daughters, Ebony, 14, and Jasmin, 11. The Melbourne-based star said he wasn’t able to commute to Phillip Island for the entire duration of filming but will make regular appearances throughout the season.
“I couldn't see a way of seeing my children more than once a week or something like that," Keith told “I wouldn't have been able to commute from Melbourne, I would have to live down there. That was always going to be very hard and it just didn't feel it was the right thing to do at the time – I don't really want to spend three months without them.” Foreman Dan, who previously competed on the show in 2012 and 2013 before joining as a foreman in 2015, has since stepped up to take over Keith’s role.
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