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00:00We love the beach. Oi, oi, Baradon, we love ya.
00:04Oi, oi, Kerry and Nicola. We really do.
00:07And with over 300 days of that glorious sunshine a year,
00:11it sure beats the cold and grey of the old UK.
00:14Ah, this is a lie.
00:16Living that dream can be blooming hard graft.
00:19Misting. My left, you're right.
00:22Stress level. Through the roof.
00:24But at the end of the working day...
00:27Girl power. Girl power. Come on, Sam.
00:29Go forward. Booyah.
00:30The quality of life on the costas...
00:32Is priceless.
00:37Cheers. Peace and love. Cheers.
00:40That's why there will always be...
00:42I don't like weather, Sam. Get some blazes where it shouldn't get.
00:44Quick, someone talk about the weather.
00:46The weather. Phew.
00:48It's friendly, it's exciting, it's just like a second home.
00:51Bargain, the wind brits in the sun.
00:56Today on the costas...
00:57Well, what was that? 22 and a bit stone.
01:00Diet dodger Dave saddling up in a bid to win the battle of the bulge.
01:06No pain, no gain.
01:08Mum's the word for newcomer Troy.
01:10Anything to keep the hat... Yes, Mum.
01:12Yes, Mum. Of course, Mum.
01:14And it's time for seconds with some classic Paula
01:17as she ponders how to pull in the punters to her pub.
01:20The worst day ever we had was about 28 euros
01:24and it's heartbreaking.
01:32Bouncy Castle! Yay!
01:36A 15-minute drive north of Benidorm is Lanuthia.
01:40Go on, Jake. Turn it on.
01:42Bouncy Castle!
01:42And it's home to family man Dave Dennis and his wife, Sam.
01:49Are you going to go bounce, Sam?
01:51It's not just the Bouncy Castle that's been expanding.
01:54Well, hey!
01:55I've got three kids.
01:56Jamie, my eldest, from my first relationship
01:58and then I've got Freddie and Charlotte with Sam.
02:00And now we are...
02:06Pregnant with baby number three.
02:08I get so squished by kids.
02:11Oh, congratulations.
02:13Yeah, I think we're both looking forward to it, aren't we?
02:14Yeah.
02:15It was a definite shock.
02:16Got back from work and got given a oops.
02:19It's a good surprise, though.
02:21But as their young family's been growing...
02:24Is this safely tested for fat dad?
02:27So is Dave's waistline.
02:29Let's see if when I lose weight my butt don't touch the floor.
02:33Markshire boy Dave wants to trim down and get fit
02:35to keep up with his expanding clan.
02:38Got to start looking after myself a bit more, I think.
02:40You're not getting any younger, you're getting a bit fatter
02:42and, you know, when you can't run around the garden
02:44after your kids as much,
02:45so I've got to sort my life out a little bit, I think.
02:47Ready, go!
02:53In this picture here, we're comparing bellies in Vietnam.
02:56This was on our honeymoon, wasn't it?
02:59My belly was bigger than Sam's.
03:01This was when she had Freddie.
03:03So the idea was this year for me to have the smaller belly.
03:07The plan is to lose as much weight as Sam puts on.
03:10So we're going to have her belly off.
03:11Seems like a fair fight.
03:13Great idea.
03:14So what's the plan for shedding a couple of stone?
03:18I've got no idea how I'm going to do it.
03:20Oh, dear.
03:21I've never done a diet.
03:23That's the thing that's the worst, is going to be the food.
03:26You don't like exercise, though, either.
03:27So it's not going to be easy, then.
03:29Dave's dream is to lose two stone
03:31before their baby's gender reveal party
03:33in just two months' time.
03:35From now to the scan, we're about eight weeks now, aren't you?
03:39So 16, we should be able to do a gender reveal.
03:42And as they inch towards the reveal party
03:45and the baby's arrival,
03:46Sam's keeping Dave focused
03:47by charting their losses and gains.
03:51Now for the fun bit.
03:52Oh, my God.
03:54Stop pushing out.
03:55You keep cheating.
03:56129.
03:57129 centimetres?
03:58Yes.
03:59That's a lot.
04:00Former bar owner Dave now drives a van for a living
04:03and his sedentary job
04:05has helped fuel his 51-inch waistline.
04:09Size has never bothered me.
04:10But it's starting to affect his health now.
04:12He's finding it hard to move around.
04:14Well, this is going to be a lot easier, isn't it?
04:1681.
04:17Measurement's done.
04:20Now for the dreaded weigh-in.
04:23Get your hand off.
04:26140.
04:28Two.
04:2922 and a bit of stone.
04:31That's a lot, isn't it?
04:32I'm saying nothing.
04:33Oh, bless.
04:3559.
04:35We'll give you 59.
04:36Oh, my God.
04:38I'm nearly three times your weight.
04:40Well, diet Dave starts now.
04:43Right.
04:44They're going to keep this here.
04:45We'll keep track every week.
04:46The countdown's begun.
04:49Dave needs to shape up and shed the pounds
04:51before Sam's baby bump catches up.
04:55Yeah, you best get on your bike.
04:57Quite literally, Dave.
04:58Have you packed, darling?
05:04Settling into their new life in Estepona.
05:07I've just got a few more things to do and then I'm down.
05:09It's couple Troy and Nicky who left Seaford in East Sussex for the sunshine just four months ago with their two sons, Reggie and Billy.
05:19Passport.
05:21Yeah, forget that.
05:21Today, 36-year-old Nicky's packing to head back to Blighty to manage her skin care clinic.
05:28We do have businesses in the UK, but we've decided to try and spend most of our time in Spain and then travel back for work just for a bit more of an outside life really for the kids.
05:41With Nicky gone, Troy's flying solo and looking after the kids on his own for the first time in their new home.
05:49What am I going to do when I'm on my own then?
05:51Keep the kids alive.
05:53That's about it, really.
05:54Feed and wash the children.
05:55The childhood sweethearts married in 2021 in Tenerife.
06:01We've been together 20 years.
06:0320 years.
06:04We know each other, but there's certain things we don't know, I should imagine.
06:07We'll find out in a few months.
06:09Nicky will be gone for four days and she's not travelling alone.
06:14Okay, I've got to get packed.
06:16I'm a nightmare, let me tell you.
06:18I interfere, I don't mean to, but I do.
06:21Troy's mum, Nanny Tammy, has been staying in a caravan on the drive and is also heading back to the UK tomorrow.
06:30I'm only taking this bag with some shoes in, got my clothes ready.
06:35She's been helping to look after the kids whilst the family's been settling into their new life.
06:40I don't want to go without my passport.
06:42Yep.
06:44Not looking forward to going home though.
06:47I don't know when I'll be out again, when I can, I suppose.
06:50I love it, I will miss them, I'll miss the kids.
06:56It's not just the grandchildren that Tammy will be craving.
07:00And it's really good for my health.
07:02I go home, sit down, can't move, can't breathe.
07:05You do notice the difference here.
07:07Before she says goodbye to the sunshine, Nanny Tammy's got some helpful granny guidance for son Troy.
07:14What I've done is, I've got a thing about their school uniform.
07:17Because Troy's going to be left with the two boys, I've put, Troy, for washing, have two tops for school.
07:23Got it.
07:23This is so confusing.
07:25Confuses me and I wrote it.
07:28Troy's got no chance then.
07:29It's like giving it to someone else, isn't it, the worry.
07:31That's what it's like.
07:32That's what I do.
07:34My mum, good as gold, she helps.
07:36She does interfere lots.
07:39Which, I'd rather hear.
07:41She does it in England.
07:42We'd go to work, wouldn't we, Monday the Friday.
07:44And then she's let herself in, clean the house.
07:47Yeah.
07:47All my pants are put away.
07:49Sounds ideal to me.
07:50And kids must eat good food.
07:54I'm sure they've made to deal with.
07:56And obviously it's my mum, so it's fine.
07:58And the kids love her and she helps out with the kids.
08:01Yeah.
08:02We wouldn't be without her.
08:03So before she hits the road, Troy's a few surprises in store for Nanny Tammy to show
08:09how grateful they all are.
08:11Got to be quiet because she's mum in here.
08:13It's all surprise.
08:14Surprise dinner in her favourite restaurant on the marina.
08:17You can't get better.
08:19Sounds lovely.
08:20Mum's the word, eh, Troy?
08:26Coming up.
08:27Dave's diet takes a tumble at the first toasting.
08:30Brown bread.
08:31It's so tastier.
08:33And it's crunch time for bar owner Paula as she tries to save her business with a bottomless
08:38brunch.
08:39At the end of the day, it's our livelihood, it's our jobs, it's our everything.
08:50Benidorm is a place where we can get all the things us Brits love.
08:54The sun.
08:56The weather.
08:57The weather.
08:58Benidorm is amazing.
09:00The seaside.
09:01You can't get a beach better than this.
09:03It's like gold dust for your fingers, it really is.
09:06And Sunday roasts.
09:07Parsnips, yay, big fan of parsnips.
09:11Us northern lads, we love gravy.
09:13We love quality food at the right price.
09:16This is my very secret sexy fit gravy.
09:20Everybody loves the gravy.
09:21And the costa queen of sundae roasts is Paula Ballantyne.
09:27Well, thanks for that.
09:29She's cock of the walk with her roast now, but back in 2021, all was not gravy.
09:36Oh my God.
09:38It might be like a wet Wednesday in Warrington, but it won't dampen the spirits of Coventry
09:43last Paula at her watering hole in the heart of Benidorm.
09:49Morning.
09:49Morning.
09:50Lovely weather for ducks.
09:52Tell me about it.
09:53Just be careful, the floor's wet, darling.
09:54The hospitality industry and the catering is just what I love doing.
09:58Always have.
09:59We're returning to a time when it was no picnic for Paula, trying to make a success of her
10:03bar and restaurant.
10:06We're not in a good place at the moment.
10:09When we first opened, a good day was €350 taken, but that was only for the first few
10:14weeks.
10:16The worst day ever we had was about €28 for a whole day, and it's heartbreaking.
10:23I haven't taken a wage since I've started, really.
10:25Despite Paula's best efforts, the bar's struggling.
10:28But today, she has a plan.
10:30Morning.
10:31That will hopefully bring people back.
10:35We have come up with an idea, a bottomless brunch.
10:38We need to get money in the till, bums on the seats, and create a good fun cracking atmosphere
10:45for everybody, and to make the one come back.
10:47For €10, punters can eat until they burst, including one drink.
10:52So Paula's hoping she'll make a bomb.
10:54That's your job for this morning, to come up with a cocktail.
10:56You have to try and be one step ahead of everybody.
10:59At the end of the day, it's our livelihoods, it's our jobs, it's our everything.
11:03Paula needs today to bring in the cash, or else the bar could hit rock bottom.
11:07Back in Lanuthia, 44-year-old Dave Dennis is determined to slim down and shape up for
11:23his energetic young family.
11:24But Dave's fitness journey will have to wait, as duty calls.
11:35Right, so this is the new business.
11:37This old van, I've had her now three years.
11:39This is what I use to transport dogs to and from the UK.
11:42She's like me, a bit rough on the outside, but good as gold on the inside.
11:46Hmm, sounds familiar.
11:50Former Benidorm bar owner Dave has swapped pulling pints for picking up pooches.
11:55Do you know, this is totally different from what I used to do.
11:58You know, I used to have sort of 12 people working for me, and just a crazy, crazy lifestyle,
12:03just surrounded by party, party, party.
12:06Dave's pet taxi business thrives thanks to local animal charities,
12:10who trust him to transport adopted dogs and cats to their new homes in the UK.
12:16We'll sit in a van for 18 hours a day, just driving in the physical tone.
12:20It really does beat you up.
12:23And sat behind the wheel for days on end, he's doing his health no favours.
12:28It's very taxing on the body, so I have to go to chiropractor every month to have my back foot back in.
12:34My right hip's two centimetres higher than my left,
12:37and I've got tendonitis in my right knee and ankle.
12:41So, yeah, I wake up some mornings, I can hardly move.
12:44Ouch.
12:45With his health problems and baby number four on the way,
12:49Dave needs to take getting fit seriously.
12:52The downside to this job is piling on the pounds.
12:55In the van, even though we sort of get out and walk the dogs,
12:57it's a five-minute quick walk, you know, toilet break, it's not exercise.
13:02Today's heading to a dog sanctuary to schmooze some potential future clients.
13:07These are all her dogs in her hair. There she is.
13:09The sanctuary's run by owner and friend, Suella.
13:13Hey, hello.
13:14How are you?
13:15I'm good, you?
13:16Do you want to come and meet the dogs that might be going?
13:18Yeah.
13:18Before Dave's next trip to the UK,
13:20he needs to check what transport crates will suit his four-legged passengers.
13:26Hello, doggies.
13:27When you're getting these rescue animals,
13:29and you're taking them to their forever homes,
13:31and that meeting when they first get with their adoptive family,
13:35it's fantastic.
13:36You can't beat it.
13:36Hello, mate.
13:37Are you coming with me?
13:38You don't need a big cage, do you?
13:40So this is Brian.
13:41Yeah, Brian's going to Bedfordshire.
13:43So I'll give him a large cage,
13:44so he's got enough room to get up and lay down.
13:46So Stevie is now called Stevie Socks,
13:49and he's off to Aberdeen.
13:51We'll look after him.
13:52Dave's usual route winds from Spain through France
13:56and across the Channel to the UK.
13:58We go as far as up to Scotland,
14:00sometimes across to Ireland.
14:01So some days we have to do X to Edinburgh in the same day.
14:04So that's a hell of a journey.
14:07Right then, I'll see you on the 28th.
14:09Yes, no worries still.
14:10If you get any more between now and then, let me know.
14:12All right, love.
14:13Keep up the good work.
14:15My spine's like in S-shape,
14:17and it's not going to get any better.
14:18You know, it's something that I need to do.
14:20I need to get myself a bit more in shape.
14:23Yeah, it's a bit of a wake-up call.
14:24You know, as you get older,
14:25the noises you make when you get out of bed.
14:28Well, Dave, with another long haul trip booked in,
14:31there's no better time to kick off that fitness plan
14:33before you hit the road.
14:36Well, great to get the dates.
14:37Great to meet the passengers.
14:38Make sure they all get the right size cages.
14:41Got to get off now, back home.
14:42Lots more to do.
14:43Dave's eager to kick off his weight-loss plan,
14:51and we're spoiled for choice on the costas
14:52when it comes to working up a sweat.
14:55I think a few of us have splashed in the pool,
14:57fully clothed most of the time.
14:59Oh, I wouldn't count on that, Simon.
15:01Play football on the beach.
15:02That's cool.
15:03Oh, I need to lie down.
15:04I do like to swim,
15:05but my best stroke is probably doggy paddle.
15:08Yeah.
15:09You OK, Julie?
15:10My favourite stroke's breaststroke.
15:13Oh, she's still going.
15:15Backstroke.
15:16Very nice.
15:18I just sit round the pool.
15:19I mean, look at me.
15:20Don't look like old shorts, nigga.
15:22Hasta la vista, David.
15:25Read it, please.
15:26And we're back in Estepone.
15:29No, I'll stop now, sorry.
15:31Washing for school.
15:32I have two tops for school.
15:34One for top Tuesday.
15:35Pee, tops, shorts.
15:3641-year-old waste manager Troy
15:39is getting his marching orders
15:41from the ladies in his life.
15:43Only what?
15:44What have you wrote there?
15:45Kids must cat food.
15:46Mum Tammy is flying back home to Seaford
15:48near Brighton tomorrow
15:49and has left son Troy
15:51a childcare checklist for his two boys.
15:54If only he could read her writing.
15:57I must eat good food.
15:59Kids must eat cat food.
16:01No, good food.
16:02Oh, crikey, don't get that mixed up.
16:04I don't mind the list.
16:05Anything to keep her happy?
16:07Yes, Mum.
16:07Yes, Mum.
16:08Of course, Mum.
16:10No problem, Mum.
16:12She means well.
16:13Pee tomorrow.
16:14Pee the next day.
16:16Former nurse Nikki
16:17is also heading back to Blighty for work.
16:20It just makes sure
16:21that the business is running well.
16:22I get to see, like, my VIP clients,
16:24pay the wages,
16:26do all the admin.
16:27I'm back Sunday.
16:28Are you going to give me a lift?
16:29It means Troy's flying solo
16:30for the first time
16:31with the kids in Spain.
16:33I just don't really need that,
16:35if I'm going to be honest.
16:37Brilliant.
16:38Swim pool baths,
16:39fast food for dinner.
16:41Er, I'm not sure
16:42that's going to go down too well.
16:43The couple haven't been in Spain long
16:48and couldn't have settled
16:49into their new life
16:50without the help of Mum, Tammy.
16:53We've been here for four months now.
16:54Mum's gone back to England
16:55and come back again
16:56to help us again,
16:57where we've been
16:58to the town hall,
16:59et cetera,
17:00to get our paperwork signed out.
17:01So Mum's been at home
17:02with the children.
17:03Couldn't be without her.
17:04We're a lucky,
17:05lucky family together.
17:06Very lucky.
17:07Tammy lives on her own
17:08back in the UK
17:09and hasn't been
17:10in the best of health.
17:12I've had three mini strokes
17:13and things wrong with me.
17:15So he wants me out here.
17:17You know, eventually,
17:18he doesn't want me on my own.
17:20He gets worried.
17:21I'm going to just keep strong.
17:23You know, go back home
17:24and just keep strong.
17:26Ready?
17:27Yeah.
17:27Go get the babies.
17:29Right, come on then.
17:30Bye, darling.
17:31Ciao, bye.
17:32To thank Nanny Tammy
17:34for all her help,
17:35the couple have planned
17:36a grand farewell party later on
17:38and are now off
17:39on a secret shopping trip
17:40to find her
17:41some truly special gifts.
17:44Plunk, click, every trip.
17:46But first,
17:47Troy and Nicky
17:48need to pick up
17:48their two sons
17:49from the local
17:50international school.
17:53Eldest boy Reggie's 12
17:54and Billy's 8 years old.
17:58Hi, love.
17:58Hi.
17:59How was your guy?
18:00There's no time to lose.
18:02The surprise meal
18:03is less than an hour away,
18:04so the family need to be quick
18:06finding the perfect gifts.
18:09Get Nanny
18:10a nice Spanish orange tree
18:12to say things.
18:12I think she's gonna love it.
18:13She's gonna love it.
18:14She's gonna say,
18:14and then she'll cry,
18:16emotional.
18:16What's Nanny gonna do?
18:19Give that lad an Oscar.
18:21Bill?
18:22Yeah?
18:22We're gonna find
18:23this orange tree.
18:25Where can they be?
18:26Well, the plan of finding
18:27the perfect orange tree
18:28isn't a,
18:29ahem,
18:30bearing fruit.
18:32Well,
18:33we just walked past
18:33the pomegranate tree.
18:35Can't find the tree.
18:36Er,
18:37Nananga.
18:37Nananga?
18:38Nananga?
18:39Bless you.
18:41Bill,
18:41what's orange in Spanish?
18:42Nananga.
18:43Nananga?
18:44Nananga, yeah.
18:45Top of the class, Bill,
18:46but with time running out,
18:48I'll be back.
18:50Troy's got another surprise
18:51up his sleeve,
18:52leaving Nicky
18:53and the boys
18:54to track down that tree.
18:56If it's outside plant,
18:58wouldn't it be outside?
18:59Reg?
19:00But it's not just
19:01the orange tree
19:02that's proving elusive.
19:04Where's your brother?
19:06Where's your brother?
19:06Oh, yeah,
19:07real question.
19:08Yeah.
19:08Merch?
19:09Seriously.
19:11Very frustrating.
19:12Sorry.
19:16Back in the heart
19:16of Benidorm Barland.
19:18I'm just ticking off
19:20everything that's on my list,
19:21but it's already been done
19:23and we're praying
19:24that the rain
19:25is going to stay off.
19:26Bar owner Paula's
19:27fighting to keep
19:28her bar alive
19:29and her staff in work
19:30and hopes today's
19:31bottomless brunch
19:32is her big chance
19:33to bring in more customers
19:34and turn the tide.
19:36Anyone want to hide me out
19:39for a few minutes
19:39in any of the venues
19:40just let me know, guys.
19:42For a free lunch,
19:43regular Frank
19:44is lending a hand.
19:46Frank comes in,
19:47he helps us out.
19:48Whenever we need it,
19:49he's always there
19:49and he'll help us out.
19:51I'll do this for Saturday.
19:52Get a free Sunday roast
19:53I thought I'd pour him.
19:54He's getting quicker.
19:55He's been potato peeler,
19:56aren't you?
19:57For a bargain-loving
19:58ten euros,
19:59diners can eat
19:59as much as they want
20:01and Paula's hoping
20:02that events like these
20:03will keep plenty of
20:04punters coming back
20:05for more.
20:07If we can work today,
20:09we can work anything.
20:10It's a good job.
20:10I love you.
20:11I know.
20:14Endless alcohol
20:15isn't part of
20:16the bottomless event.
20:18Chris the barman
20:19has been tasked
20:20with creating
20:20a new cocktail
20:21to tempt customers
20:22to spend more.
20:24Well done.
20:25High five there, babe.
20:26High five.
20:27Nice.
20:28Good job, babe.
20:29And just in time,
20:31the first guests are here
20:32and expectations are high.
20:36We've been here
20:36for Sunday lunch
20:37but we've never had tapas before
20:39so looking forward to it.
20:41We're here for the tapas.
20:42I'm not so sure
20:43about the paella.
20:45I haven't ever tried it
20:47but I'm going for a lap.
20:49Asian cottage pie.
20:51Right, right, south.
20:52The food is going down a storm
20:54but advertising the buffet
20:56as a bottomless brunch
20:57has created some confusion.
20:59Right, it's all going
21:00very, very well.
21:01The problem I'm getting
21:02is that a few people
21:04think that they can drink
21:05for the whole two hours
21:06and still just pay 10 euros.
21:08They get saved in the bar.
21:09It's a bankrupting.
21:11The drinks are from bottomless.
21:13The brunches.
21:14Fingers crossed.
21:15They understand
21:16that this is a bottomless brunch
21:18with a few drinks.
21:19Give them another portion, Paula.
21:21That will shut them all.
21:23We're going to do this.
21:24Mushroom, tomato and goat's cheese pastry.
21:28OK.
21:30It's a fantastic cook.
21:32It's amazing.
21:33Have I missed anybody?
21:34Absolutely delicious.
21:36Really tasty.
21:36Bad or cake.
21:37Well worth a tenner.
21:38What have you gone for?
21:40I've gone for everything.
21:43Do you know what?
21:43This is brilliant.
21:45Good old, lad.
21:46That's gorgeous.
21:47By the looks of it,
21:49they're all very, very happy people now.
21:51And so am I.
21:57It's been a successful dear.
21:59Probably one of the better deers
22:00what we've had here
22:01for a long time.
22:03Paula and her team's hard work
22:05has paid off.
22:06The bar's bustling with happy diners
22:07and they've raked in a solid profit.
22:10Nice day.
22:11We are very, really.
22:12Yes, we did.
22:12We did.
22:13All four of us.
22:14We did.
22:15But there's no time to celebrate.
22:17Paula can breathe for now
22:18but can she keep the success coming in
22:21to save her ailing bar?
22:27Coming up.
22:29Has dieting Dave bitten off
22:31more than he can chew
22:32with his first fitness challenge?
22:34I don't think riding the bike's a good idea.
22:36And Troy's surprise gift
22:37could land him in trouble and strife.
22:40They haven't got Nicky in the pictures.
22:41She's going to have the yum.
22:47Back in Lanuthia...
22:50Back in Lanuthia...
22:52There you go.
22:54Proper cheese pool.
22:55It's not diet food.
22:57No diet left to start tomorrow.
22:58Dieting Dave's first day of his health kick
23:01isn't off to the best start.
23:03Do I need to give up things, I guess?
23:05Switch to brown bread.
23:06That's so tastier.
23:07It ain't easy being cheesy, Dave.
23:09Just grab these bikes.
23:11Endless hours of driving in his new job
23:13has left Dave battling extra weight
23:15and stiff joints.
23:17Well, um...
23:19He definitely needs to get fit.
23:21He's got a big gut on him.
23:23With the help of 11-year-old son Jamie,
23:25Dave's preparing to go on a bike ride
23:27for the first time in seven years.
23:30Hopefully it's like, uh...
23:31riding a bike.
23:34The more lubrication, the better, I think.
23:35My target, two stone by Christmas,
23:37I think is more than doable
23:38because I'm 23 stone at the moment,
23:41so it's only a little bit of me.
23:43I've been about that much.
23:44Do you want me to hold it?
23:45No?
23:45Yeah, it's definitely too low for me, isn't it?
23:47Yeah.
23:48Well, that's painful already.
23:49I ain't even left to drive.
23:50Dave wants to lose the weight
23:52for baby number four's gender reveal party
23:54in two months' time.
23:56You can have a bump reveal
23:58and I can have a bump unreveal.
24:00The biggest problem is when I'm driving,
24:02there's not healthy food.
24:03You know, there's petrol stations and fast food,
24:06so that's going to be the biggest challenge.
24:08Yeah, that's just about right.
24:11I know who thinks riding a bike's a good idea.
24:13You'll survive.
24:13I'll survive, will I?
24:14Oh, this is going to end up with so much pain.
24:17No pain, no gain, Dave.
24:19And wife of two years, 26-year-old Sam
24:21is keen that this challenge
24:23is just the motivation Dave needs.
24:26You got it fixed?
24:27Yeah, yeah, yeah.
24:28Dave's done a lot of diet before
24:31and I know the thing he likes is motivation.
24:34He does things for about a week and then stops.
24:36I'm hoping this time,
24:38with a bit of encouragement,
24:39he'll just get there.
24:42That saddle is well and comfortable.
24:44You're going to need a cushion.
24:45You're going to come back well sore.
24:46I know.
24:46Things I do for my family.
24:48If he did lose the weight,
24:49then he'd be able to run around
24:51after the kids for longer.
24:53He'll be around with us much longer,
24:54hopefully, as well.
24:57Right, let's go, let's go.
24:59At last, the boys are ready to hit the road.
25:01All right, wish me luck.
25:04Good luck, lads.
25:08Bye-bye.
25:09Bye.
25:10Bye.
25:12Oh, Dad.
25:13Daddy nearly crashed.
25:14Dad, chain's off.
25:17Disaster.
25:18We haven't even got to the end of the path.
25:20No.
25:21There's no, it's on.
25:22Yeah, it's on now.
25:23Right.
25:25Go on in.
25:26Right, ready?
25:26Yeah.
25:28Oh, the chain keeps snapping off.
25:31Come on, those pounds aren't going to lose themselves, Dave.
25:35Well, we've got as far as the garden gate.
25:37All right, back to the workshop.
25:39We're not off to a great start.
25:45It's another big day for Benidorm bar owner Paula.
25:48Morning, afternoon, good evening.
25:50Today marks her bar's second anniversary,
25:53and it's not been an easy ride to get here.
25:55All right, what's the damage?
25:56Anything left to do at the minute?
25:58Delivery's just arrived, so we're just sorting that away,
26:01putting that away now.
26:02Yeah.
26:02Love it?
26:03That's the answer.
26:04This is the second bar Paula's owned.
26:06She had to close the first when it struggled to make ends meet.
26:10I need to pay a bill now.
26:11I think I'm going to collapse.
26:13And there are times she's been worried
26:14the same could happen to this watering hole.
26:17I wasn't expecting it to be the struggle that it turned out to be.
26:20It was really, really dire.
26:23And at that point, the scariest of all,
26:26because I really didn't know whether I was going to come through it or not.
26:31It's only a little one.
26:33The struggle's still real,
26:35and Paula's hoping throwing a two-year celebration party
26:37will pack her venue and turn a profit.
26:41But being Benidorm, it's also a charity fundraiser
26:43for some rescue puppies.
26:46There was nine of them that were found in a dustbin.
26:49They've all been sent out to different foster people,
26:52but it's costing so much money.
26:54And the raffle prizes have flooded in from the community.
26:58Absolutely phenomenal what we've got.
27:00Absolutely brilliant.
27:02The generosity of everybody in Benidorm.
27:05Everyone does work together and help each other out.
27:07With so much to get ready for the birthday bash,
27:09two of Paula's regulars, Frank the Spud Peeler Galloway
27:13and Nick McGrath, have stepped up to help once again.
27:16Well, she's actually like her mother to us, really, isn't she?
27:19Yeah, she's like her mother-in-law, Paula.
27:20Yeah, because we're cranks, meaning.
27:22The boys have agreed to compare today's fundraiser,
27:25and with big plans for the bar games,
27:26they've headed into Benidorm to buy some props.
27:30Paula's a lovely woman.
27:32Works hard.
27:33Paula's hoping the boys will also work hard.
27:35Let me think about what Frank and Nick are like.
27:38Hmm.
27:39Come and go, up and down, roundabout, chaotic.
27:43Yeah.
27:43To go in when they want.
27:45Yeah, go in when they want.
27:46Yeah.
27:48And a couple of great big massive hearts
27:50that'll do anything for everybody.
27:52Paula's counting on Frank and Nick
27:54to help raise loads of money for the charity
27:56and ensure the party's a big success.
27:59Don't let her down, lads.
28:02But back at the bar, Paula's had to pause the party prep.
28:06She's been swamped.
28:08We weren't expecting to be this busy this morning,
28:10but everybody seems to have filled the bar wanting food orders.
28:14Think of the profits, Paula.
28:15The girls maybe run off their feet,
28:17but party planners Frank and Nick are in no rush to get back.
28:22Oh, where the heck we are, I really don't know.
28:24Well, let me tell you, Paula.
28:27Scorch, it's a nice sunshine.
28:28Tell you.
28:29Oh, it's the sunniest day of the year.
28:31We've got our new game show on today.
28:33Tug of war.
28:34We're a bit nervous.
28:35Tug of war.
28:36Ooh, let's hope you can pull that one off.
28:39We still haven't got a Scooby-Doo
28:40how we're going to manage this game,
28:42but we'll wing it.
28:44Don't get tangled up, Frank.
28:45Oh, we've got the rope.
28:46Can't go with hands where they're at.
28:48Yeah, let's go.
28:49I'm sailing.
28:49Come on, I've always wanted to go down a rock.
28:51Get over there.
28:52Is it strong enough?
28:53Roping in the boys might have been a bad idea.
28:57Nick, let's have a little breather, kid.
28:59Lads, the party's due to start.
29:01Well, I'll be sending a stage party out to look for them
29:05if they don't hurry up.
29:06Oh, dear.
29:07Paula needs her party to be a big hit
29:09and bring in the crowds to ensure her bar's future.
29:13Has anybody actually heard from them?
29:14No.
29:15I'm actually starting to panic a little bit at the moment.
29:17Yes, I'm fine.
29:18Because I've got ten minutes and they're still not here.
29:23Run, lads, run.
29:24If we don't pull this one out the bag,
29:26Paula's going to kill us.
29:27They're my dogs.
29:40They're my babies.
29:45This is Zorita.
29:47She's just been with me about three months.
29:49This is Poppy.
29:49She's been with me six years.
29:51And Alfie, he's been with me about five years.
29:57I cook for them, you see.
30:02Oh, dear.
30:03Spoiled.
30:04Greedy boy.
30:10They all three at night wait on the stairs for me to go to bed.
30:16They sit on the stairs and just wait.
30:21So, are we going then?
30:22Are we going?
30:22Bloody warm, isn't it?
30:28Back in Estepona.
30:31Sweating.
30:32Oi, don't rub it in, Troy.
30:34Today, Sussex couple Troy and Nicky are picking up presents for a surprise send-off bash for Troy's mum.
30:41Oh, yeah.
30:42Venus flytraps.
30:43It's a race against the clock so they can give Nanny Tammy a proper send-off.
30:48Calamundine.
30:49Nicky and the kids.
30:50I don't know.
30:51Oh, hiya, Reg.
30:53Are choosing a garden centre gift, while Troy's hot-footed it to San Pedro for a photo finish.
30:59We're off to get some pictures done for my mother, from the kids, to say thank you.
31:03You know, something to remember the time away she's had, which will make her cry like you wouldn't believe, if I should imagine.
31:11Troy's mum, Nanny Tammy, is flying back to the UK tomorrow after spending the last four months helping her family settle into their new Spanish life.
31:22Having her here is a blessing, really, because if me and Nicky do need five minutes alone to go have a meal, then we get that.
31:28Yeah.
31:28When she's not here, we don't.
31:30Troy plans to print off and frame some cherished photos as a keepsake for mum and Tammy.
31:36Bill eating spaghetti, and then possibly, that's quite nice, the whole family look.
31:44Decisions, decisions.
31:46I don't know.
31:46There's too many to choose from.
31:49Back at the garden centre in Estepona, Nicky's also having a hard time.
31:54Struggling to find an orange tree, but I think I have, they call it a lime.
31:59It looks like an orange.
32:01That's weird.
32:03Luckily, Troy's having more success.
32:05Oh, look, you can have one portrait, one landscape.
32:07That's the one.
32:11Decision made.
32:12They're the ones.
32:14Great stuff.
32:15And give me a...
32:17Timmy nuts.
32:18Yes, yes.
32:21As easy as that.
32:24Have a nice week.
32:25Yes.
32:25Thanks.
32:25That's the way you go.
32:27So I got that for me, mum.
32:29I think she'll be happy when the kids give it to her.
32:31Beautiful, eh?
32:33Very happy with it.
32:35Nanny Tammy might be, but there's one person who won't be best pleased.
32:40They haven't got Nicky in the pictures.
32:42Ah, rookie mistake.
32:43Too late now.
32:45It is.
32:46Talking of late, if you don't get a move on, this surprise bash might be memorable for all
32:50the wrong reasons, Troy.
32:53She's going to have the yum.
32:54It's bad.
32:55Things are hotting up back at Paula's Benidorm Bar.
33:06Do you want the tuna mayo or do you want the plain tuna?
33:09The pub's been struggling, and her second year anniversary shindig could be make or break, but there's no sign of today's compares.
33:17Um, Frank and Nick are still not here.
33:22Where the heck they are, I really don't know.
33:24Hey-oh.
33:26Be careful what you wish for, ladies.
33:30The Eagles have indeed landed.
33:31Oh, I can't tell you where we've been.
33:34Come on, lads, get set up.
33:40All right, this is the trigger war.
33:41Great grass, all right, Nick?
33:44So, it's happy days.
33:46Paula needs today's birthday bash to be a success, and although the business has struggled, there is a good turnout today.
33:52Donna, can I please, please, borrow some more tables and chairs?
33:59Nick and Frank's just turned up, and I'm now rammed to the rafters.
34:02No problem.
34:04The cavalry is here.
34:06More chairs, guys.
34:07Met Frank and Nick last year.
34:09They do a lot around Benidorm for charity.
34:11Great couple of guys.
34:12Bunch of bits.
34:13Paula's also using the event to raise money for some recently rescued puppies.
34:18Are we all ready?
34:18Bunch of three.
34:20Yay!
34:20And there's lots of goodies for Frank, Nick, and mate Andy to auction off.
34:25Right, let's get this party started.
34:28All right, the first auction is a two-night luxury apartment stay in Benidorm.
34:33Ooh, exciting.
34:35100 down there, but 100 euros.
34:37101 euros.
34:39Wow, the auction's even reached the UK, and Paula's on the blower getting their bid.
34:43Oh, I can't give a get 10.
34:46180.
34:47180.
34:48Can someone top that?
34:52200.
34:53200.
34:54That's Paula's phone pal out of the bidding.
34:57200 quid for two VIP tickets to the Benidorm Palace.
35:02Well done.
35:03Phenomenal, it's brilliant.
35:08Not what I expected, because I knew it was going to be busy, but not this busy.
35:12With the auction over, it's time for the boys' pièce de résistance, their tug-of-war.
35:1710 euros a team.
35:19Dig in, everyone.
35:20Three, two, one, go!
35:24Come on, get your backs into it.
35:26He's on his way.
35:27Come on, the one-shot.
35:29Oh, you're alone.
35:30Oh, 2-0.
35:32They're going.
35:33I think the boys might just have pulled it off.
35:36You've got them.
35:37Oh, you've lost it.
35:38And Paula's birthday bash has been a big success.
35:50Lots of money was raised for the abandoned pups.
35:53This is on all of us, and we're here to sleep.
35:58So, before I cry, I say thank you very much to everybody.
36:02We're still here, and we're still open, and we're still doing good.
36:05After a tough two years, Paula can finally celebrate.
36:09We made it.
36:10We made it.
36:11We're still here.
36:12We made it.
36:13Thank you very much.
36:18Coming up.
36:20No pain, no gain.
36:21Is it all downhill for Dieter Dave's fitness challenge?
36:25We definitely should have gone uphill first, then rolled back home.
36:30And it's an emotional goodbye for Nanny Tammy.
36:33We'd be better soon, wouldn't we?
36:34We'd be fine.
36:45Come here.
36:46Hola.
36:47Reunited at the garden centre in Estepona.
36:49So, we've got two to pick from.
36:51Couple, Nicky and Troy, are on a last-minute dash to buy special gifts
36:55before Nanny Tammy's surprise send-off party.
36:59Is this the perfect size for one?
37:00Yeah.
37:01I think little one.
37:01Watch it grow.
37:03Troy's mum, Tammy, has been a huge help looking after the kids
37:06while the family settled into their new life in Spain.
37:10Spanish.
37:12Orange.
37:13And now, Troy and Nicky want to say thank you with some surprise foliage
37:17before she heads back home to the UK tomorrow.
37:21Success.
37:22That is perfect.
37:24Perfecto.
37:25Well done-o.
37:27I think we've got to go.
37:28Time.
37:29Nanny's booking.
37:30Nanny's booking.
37:31Troy also has planned a surprise meal for his mum,
37:34but time's ticking and they need to get a move on.
37:37Okay, perfect.
37:38Gracias.
37:38Gracias.
37:39Hasta luego, girl.
37:41Back at the villa,
37:42Nanny Tammy has been getting ready in her driveway caravan.
37:45So what they've done is they've bought you a Spanish orange tree
37:53to plant outside your caravan.
37:56This is to say thank you for helping us with moving over it.
38:01Thank you, my darling.
38:04They're beautiful.
38:06Oh, I love them.
38:07The trees work to treat.
38:09No, it is lovely.
38:10It's tomorrow, I'd, you know, leave it.
38:12Oh, it's going to be, it feels empty.
38:16Don't worry, Tammy.
38:17The family have one more surprise to cheer you up.
38:21Let's go.
38:24Troy's picked a special restaurant for mum, Tammy,
38:27down near the marina.
38:29Here we are, mum.
38:31Your favourite restaurant, Tay.
38:33It's nice for her to say goodbye to the kids.
38:35And she loves that restaurant.
38:36She chose the restaurant every time we go out.
38:39That's the one she wants to go to.
38:40So, yeah, she's happy.
38:41You might see some tears, maybe.
38:43It's all about you.
38:44This is your farewell dinner.
38:45To say goodbye and see you next time.
38:48The boys made something for you to take back with you.
38:53Oh, look.
38:55And Tammy, I'm just by where the frame is behind it.
38:58Yeah, we'll just cut Nicky out accidentally.
39:00I thought you got away with that one, Troy.
39:04Can you give Nanny a cuddle?
39:05See you, Miss Nanny.
39:06Hi, Miss Nanny.
39:10Mum.
39:11She will be up.
39:11It's because she's on her own.
39:12Yeah.
39:12So I'd rather her be here with us.
39:14And for her health, this weather is just perfect for her.
39:18I think in a few years, she'll be here.
39:20Cheers.
39:21Cheers.
39:21Cheers.
39:22Thanks, Nan, for helping us.
39:25I can't go there.
39:26We'll be back soon, won't you?
39:27Yeah?
39:28Yeah, not long.
39:29It's fine.
39:30Come on.
39:30It's all right.
39:33It's all right.
39:34Although, you'll have us all going, Sammy.
39:36Happy tears.
39:37They're happy tears for us going away and having a lovely time in this lovely place.
39:40Who wouldn't want to live here?
39:42We're lucky, lucky people.
39:45It's all right.
39:46Till next time, Tammy.
39:47Safe journey back.
39:53In Lanuthia.
39:54Ha-ha.
39:56Putting on gas.
39:57Dave's kicking off his weight loss challenge with the help of 11-year-old son, Jamie.
40:03Yeah, this is all right.
40:05Don't mind downhill.
40:06Oh, he's gone for a gig.
40:07He's going to gear change.
40:09With baby number four on the way, Dave's desperate to get fit.
40:12My goal is to lose two stone before we find out whether we're having a boy or a girl.
40:17So I've got about two or three months to do that.
40:20It's going to be hard because I really do like my food.
40:24Me too.
40:26No pressure.
40:27Ha-ha-ha.
40:28That is not comfortable.
40:32Careful, there's a stone jump.
40:34Ha-ha-ha-ha.
40:35Oh, bikes are not fun.
40:37Oh, dear.
40:38Come on.
40:39Poor Dave struggling and feeling every bump in the road.
40:44Come on.
40:48It's the speed ramp.
40:49Oh, they get you and then you have to sort of hold your balance.
40:52You forget how hard riding the bike is.
40:53Oh.
40:54Oh, I feel like the saddle wants to become part of me.
41:01Oh, heck.
41:02Now we've got to go up here, won't we, to get home.
41:04Yeah.
41:06Come on, let's go, boy.
41:09Come on, lads.
41:10One last push.
41:11See, I'm even allergic to exercise.
41:15Jamie's loving it.
41:15He wants to go for a bike ride with his old man.
41:18Like, as soon as I said, right, Jay, we're going to go for a bike ride, his eyes let her.
41:21And that's another motivation.
41:23Well, keep reminding yourself, Dave, there's another big hill coming up.
41:26Oh, no pain, no gain.
41:32We definitely should have gone uphill first and then rolled back home.
41:36I'm not that exhausted since my legs.
41:38I've learned that my new health plan is going to be very painful.
41:41So maybe cycling is not the way forward.
41:43I can do with a healthy eating and that.
41:45Oh, that bike hurts.
41:47Mental note, we don't go up this hill again.
41:50And poor Dave has to take another break.
41:54Whose stupid idea was this?
41:59You definitely will again, Phil.
42:02Well done, lads.
42:03At least you finished back on your bikes.
42:10I think that was a draw.
42:11Definitely a draw.
42:13I think he's done really well, too.
42:14I didn't think he would get on the bike at all,
42:16considering it's been parked in the garage for about three years.
42:19I'd better get a lot of gain for all this pain.
42:21My legs have gone.
42:22They're going to jelly.
42:24When you guys start somewhere,
42:25the more you do it, the more you'll get used to it.
42:28That's the spirit, Sam.
42:29The first step, or pedal, is always the hardest.
42:33It made me find something that doesn't kill Dad so much,
42:36but definitely something to get me fit with the kids.
42:38Healthy eating, walking, maybe some swimming.
42:43I don't think I'll be on the bike again.
42:45Next time on The Costas,
42:47Barbecue King Chunks gets creative.
42:50Tikka Masala, flavoured bacon.
42:52Dog rescuer Sue is chasing someone else's tail.
42:56What have you got?
42:57No, not yet.
42:58She's so scared.
42:59And Bambi's in search of deals for her wheels.
43:02Definitely make a profit on the caravans
43:04when I decorate them like this.
43:05She's so scared.
43:22She's so scared.
43:24She goes.
43:24I'll see you next time.
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