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00:01Woohoo!
00:02Rich holidays...
00:03Look at that.
00:04I can't imagine waking up to that every morning.
00:06...are the stuff of dreams...
00:08Oh, my God!
00:09We've got our own planche post days.
00:12...but can cheap getaways...
00:14...be just as fun?
00:16I'm having a good time!
00:18I'm not getting in that.
00:19...for the first time, wealthy jet-setters...
00:22This is the life.
00:23...and hard-up holiday-makers...
00:26They do look really puss.
00:28...travel together...
00:30...on two wildly different trips...
00:32Do you guys drink alcohol?
00:33No.
00:34At all?
00:34No.
00:35...to experience each other's idea of the perfect break...
00:39The universe is really powerful.
00:40If only positivity could pay the bills.
00:42...can the rich rough it...
00:44There is no way on God's green earth...
00:46...that you or me are going in this.
00:48...can the less wealthy stomach lavish luxury...
00:51I'm gonna be sick.
00:52I hate that you made me touch seafood.
00:55How about that?
00:55...and at the end...
00:56A hundred and thirty-four thousand.
00:59You could buy my house...
01:00...and landscape my garden for that.
01:02Will one family's holiday heaven...
01:05...give me off, give me off, give me off, give me off...
01:06...be another's holiday hell?
01:08Yes, get mash-up.
01:10Absolutely not.
01:10This is possibly gonna be the worst holiday I've ever been on.
01:19Milton Keynes, home to bougie besties Sam and Rochelle.
01:24Friends for over a decade.
01:25We know each other through the industry.
01:27That sounded like we were porn stars.
01:29The industry?
01:31Can we say that again?
01:33The beauty industry.
01:35Hair and beauty industry.
01:36Yeah.
01:37I met Sam when she did my lashes.
01:39We literally gassed the whole time.
01:41We didn't shut up.
01:42And I was like, you are my kind of girl.
01:44Both self-made entrepreneurs in their thirties...
01:47...Sam and Rochelle are already making a mint.
01:50We are gold diggers, not gold diggers.
01:53Yeah.
01:53We make our own gold, we don't need a man to provide for us.
01:56Yes.
01:56We have absolutely grafted our butts off to get where we are today.
01:59Both girls are power players in the beauty business...
02:02...running their own salons where clients fork out hundreds...
02:06...for high-end hair and beauty treatments.
02:08Sam and I are really successful in our industry.
02:11Yeah, we're both super proud of each other.
02:13We are each other's biggest cheerleader.
02:14Yeah.
02:15With success comes serious spending money.
02:18If I want something, I'll buy it.
02:19And I think that's such a nice place to be in.
02:21It makes me happy.
02:22I just think I work hard and I've earned it.
02:25I deserve it.
02:26Babe, I'm terrible.
02:27I buy things and then I forget I've got them.
02:30As for holidays, the sky's the limit for these two globetrotters.
02:34I've spent thousands on holidays before.
02:36Like Maldives, probably about 12k.
02:38The most expensive holiday I've done was Australia.
02:41It cost me about £15,000.
02:43I like to be waiting on hand and foot.
02:45I want to click my fingers and have my glass topped up to the brim.
02:48If it's not luxury, I'm not going.
02:50While they're away, a budget is the last thing on Sam and Rochelle's minds.
02:54I think it's like Monopoly money when you go on holiday.
02:57You just don't really think about it.
02:58Just use your plastic card and think about it when you're home.
03:00Ching, ching.
03:01So, how do these big spenders feel about a cheap break with budgeting strangers?
03:07I don't think I could go on holiday with people that don't get that I spend £1,000 on my
03:11hair extensions and they don't even own a hairbrush.
03:13What if there's no Starbucks?
03:15Oh my God.
03:16What are we doing?
03:18Why have I signed up to this?
03:20I'm sorry.
03:21You dragged me along.
03:23Is it too late to like chicken out?
03:2780 miles away in Bromley live budget conscious couple Kelly and April.
03:32Our relationship is fun.
03:34We do a lot of crazy things together.
03:36Cinema.
03:36Bowling.
03:37Theme parks.
03:38Remember that one time?
03:39Yes, I remember.
03:41We went on like a very long dip thing and as soon as we got her to the top, I
03:45kind of pinched her.
03:46She pinched me.
03:47And she...
03:47Knee jerk reaction opened my eyes.
03:49I saw the drop as we went down.
03:51I've never forgiven you for that.
03:53Both in their forties, the couple met a decade ago at work.
03:57From the first handshake, I knew this person was probably going to be in my life for a very long
04:02time.
04:03Kelly and April now have a big blended family of grown up kids.
04:06Between us, we've got ten children and five grandchildren.
04:11I think that's right.
04:13Yeah.
04:14But life isn't all fun and games.
04:16In 2020, April was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis.
04:20I couldn't believe it.
04:21I thought maybe they got the test wrong or something.
04:23Then the doctor had to sign me off in the end.
04:26It's been difficult, really difficult.
04:27With Kelly also signed off work for health reasons,
04:31the couple now survive on just over £1,600 a month in benefits between them.
04:36By the time I pay my rent, my electric, my mobile phone, my Wi-Fi,
04:43I'm probably left with about £70 a week to myself.
04:46Every single day, I'm budgeting. I'm trying to find ways and means to get by.
04:51Holidays are usually cheap and cheerful trips to Bridget beach resorts in Spain.
04:56We're not really bothered where we stay.
04:57Yeah, we kind of look at it as it's just somewhere to crash at night.
05:00We're not there to spend all of our time in a hotel room.
05:03We want to look at the outside, not the inside.
05:05Fancy restaurant meals are out of the question.
05:08We're just as happy with our takeaway chips and kebab from a street food seller
05:15than we would be in a five-star restaurant.
05:18As for their fears about holidaying with wealthy strangers.
05:22The worst kind of people for me would be stuck up.
05:25And judgemental of other people's situations.
05:27Yeah, I don't like those judgemental people.
05:29So, can April and Kelly convince their wealthy holiday companions
05:33that budget breaks are just as fun as a high-end excursion?
05:37We always make it the best that it can be and we always have the best time.
05:41The pairs are set for a week together in the same country, but on two wildly different getaways.
05:48My God!
05:50I literally feel like I could be sick right now.
05:52One's just the type of luxury escape Sam and Michelle are used to.
05:56Go on then. Okay.
05:57But kicking things off, a cup-price adventure perfect for April and Kelly.
06:02Oh, my God, if it's Blackpool, I'll literally cry.
06:04Stop.
06:05You know that Brits Abroad where it's like you're seeing everyone from the UK but abroad?
06:10Like, I don't want to see that.
06:12Going to Torremolinos on the Costa del Sol.
06:16Torremolinos? I've never even heard of that.
06:18Where you'll be staying in a two...
06:22Two what?
06:23A two...
06:24A two-star budget hotel.
06:27Ew. I didn't even know two-star was a thing.
06:29I didn't know that existed.
06:31That can't be humane, can it?
06:33Rubbing shoulders with Brits Abroad.
06:35Yes.
06:35Oh, that's the bit of us, isn't it?
06:37It's gonna be like sausage rolls.
06:39A side of salmonella.
06:40Chips with a side of chips.
06:44Torremolinos on the Costa del Sol
06:46is a sun-soaked holiday hotspot
06:48pulling in thousands of Brits every year.
06:51Drawn by its cheap eats, discount booze and budget accommodation.
06:56Both pairs will be bunking up in a cheap hotel.
06:59And just like April and Kelly,
07:02Sam and Michelle will have to get used to a no-frills affair.
07:06They may not be thrilled about the two-star budget hotel.
07:09Yeah, but it's how you make it, really.
07:11It's the first day of the budget holiday.
07:17Holiday!
07:18What are you going on?
07:20Stay to Torremolinos.
07:22Don't know how to under-pack, do I?
07:23I know.
07:26Say holiday!
07:27Woo!
07:29It's just under a three-hour flight to sunny Spain.
07:33The holidaymakers will meet for the first time
07:35after they've checked out their accommodation.
07:38It's a nice little street.
07:40Yeah.
07:40Very cute.
07:41Joy hostel.
07:42Who has any joy in a hostel?
07:46Oh, my God.
07:47There's burpee all over the sun.
07:48Here goes nothing.
07:50More use to luxury five-star stays.
07:53What will high-end vacationers Sam and Michelle make of their cop-priced crush pad?
07:59Oh, my God.
08:00It's like a prison.
08:02Oh, my God.
08:03This is worse than I thought.
08:04Is there a toilet?
08:06Is there a toilet?
08:08There is a shower, there's a toilet, and there's towels.
08:10What window?
08:11Oh.
08:11Is there a window?
08:12It's like a jail.
08:12Maybe this is literally like prison.
08:14There's not even a wardrobe to hang stuff up.
08:16No, there is.
08:18Stop here.
08:18Why is there only two hangers?
08:19Costing £52 a night, it's a world away from the £250 plus sweets the girls usually splash out on.
08:28I feel like I'm Rapunzel locked in a tower.
08:31Where's the balcony?
08:32Let us out.
08:34Let me go home.
08:35Take me to a five-star.
08:37Do you think anyone can hear us?
08:39Help!
08:41We're trapped.
08:42Help!
08:43I would potentially put this up there as being the worst hotel I've ever stayed in.
08:48Oh, 100%.
08:50As for Kelly and April.
08:52Okay, yeah.
08:53Yeah, this is nice.
08:54This is quite nice, actually.
08:55I like this.
08:56It's a nice size.
08:57Nice and clean as well.
08:58Yeah, it is.
09:01It's the moment of truth, as Sam and Rochelle are about to meet their travel companions for the very first
09:07time.
09:08It's nice to meet you.
09:09Hi!
09:09Nice to meet you.
09:11I'm a hugger.
09:12What's your name?
09:12April.
09:12April, I'm Sam.
09:14My first impressions of Rochelle and Sam were good.
09:17They put me at ease from the minute we met.
09:19So, what do you both do for a living?
09:21So, I've got a hair salon and...
09:23I've got a beauty salon.
09:24Okay.
09:25And what about you guys?
09:26I've not worked for 15 months now.
09:29I've had a job for 10 years, but certain things that have happened personally have sort of paid to that.
09:35Five years ago, I found out I've got rheumatoid arthritis.
09:39It just grounded me to a halt.
09:42So, how do you afford holidays whilst you're on benefits?
09:45Save up.
09:46And we cannot go in the summer holidays.
09:48The girls seem really nice.
09:50Very humble people.
09:52We are from completely different worlds though, and that's very evident.
09:56On Kelly and April's low-cost holiday, they set the rules.
10:00We don't tend to go to restaurants because we're trying to save what we can on the budget that we
10:05have.
10:05Lunch is usually something while we're out on the beach.
10:08There's not going to be any three-course restaurant meals, I'm afraid.
10:13I personally think I'm going to struggle massively with the food situation.
10:16Food is probably the biggest non-negotiable for me.
10:19They'll also have to survive on Kelly and April's usual holiday budget.
10:24Is that it? Is there anything else?
10:26No.
10:27So, we've got 50, 100, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14.
10:40240 euros.
10:41For three days.
10:43Oh, my God.
10:45I think Rochelle and Sam will struggle purely because they're so used to the finer things,
10:49but I think we're going to have a lot of fun with them trying to keep them within budget.
10:53How do you do this?
10:55I'm going to have to find some budget for wine in here,
10:57because I think we're going to need it after this week.
10:59Yeah.
10:59I think we are going to struggle.
11:01We're not used to counting what we spend a day.
11:03I don't know how that's going to last us an entire holiday.
11:06It's going to be hard, yeah.
11:08Coming on.
11:09I have to build up some courage to cook in this kitchen.
11:12The low cost break is hard to swallow.
11:14It's like dog sick.
11:16Don't smell it, it smells awful.
11:17And Sam and Michelle struggle to stay the course.
11:20Now, now, what's this?
11:22This is the whole point of the budget.
11:24Have a lovely afternoon.
11:32A cash-strapped couple of sunseekers.
11:34Rubbing shoulders with Brits abroad.
11:36Yes.
11:36Oh, that's the bit of us, isn't it?
11:38Are showing a pair of glam go-getters.
11:40Is that it?
11:41Is there anything else?
11:42No.
11:42How to holiday on a shoestring.
11:44I think you are going to struggle these next few days.
11:47But the low cost breaks got off to a bumpy start.
11:50I would put this up there as the worst hotel I've ever stayed in.
11:54It's the first morning of the budget side of the holiday in Torremolinos.
11:58Morning, camper.
12:00How did you sleep?
12:01It's so hot in here.
12:04I opened the window for two seconds and my skin, I bit my eyeball.
12:08It's the change for me.
12:09And I'm not being funny.
12:11Look what happened to my hair.
12:13Huh?
12:14I love my hair.
12:15It's like, even my hair extensions are trying to escape here.
12:22Sam and Michelle are used to sumptuous five-star breakfast with waiter service.
12:27But this morning, the girls are swapping silver trays for a supermarket run
12:32to stock up on supplies for their stay.
12:35The fact that we have to not only cook our breakfast,
12:38we have to go and buy it and then clean up after ourselves.
12:41It's just all the things that's wrong with self-catering.
12:4510.65 for bread, cheese, eggs, butter.
12:50It all feels really expensive now that we have a budget
12:52and actually have to look at what we're spending.
12:54Gracias. Adios.
12:56Just don't call this a holiday.
12:58No, it's not a holiday.
12:59No, especially if we've got to cook it ourselves now.
13:02We've got to go and make something out of this.
13:07Back at the hotel's communal kitchen, it's less silver service and more self-service.
13:12I have to build up some courage to cook in this kitchen.
13:15I didn't even know that communal kitchens were a thing.
13:17I didn't know they were a thing, no.
13:18I would normally be lying by a pool with a cocktail in hand.
13:22There would be absolutely no chance I would be making my own food.
13:26No.
13:27I don't know how people survive like this on a holiday.
13:30It's like a working holiday.
13:32It's like a working holiday.
13:33Morning, girls.
13:34Oh, hey.
13:35What have you got?
13:36Watery eggs.
13:37It's like dog sick.
13:40Don't smell it.
13:41It smells awful.
13:43I can't do this.
13:43Just try it.
13:44OK, go.
13:48I think that they haven't thought very well budget wise.
13:51They've bought things that they needed for this morning for breakfast,
13:54but they haven't really thought about what they're going to do for their lunch,
13:57for their dinner.
13:58It's not just the tight food budget that Sam and Rochelle must get their heads around.
14:02There you go.
14:03The activities are done on a shoestring too.
14:06Cheap as chips beach trip.
14:08What does that mean?
14:09It means for lunch, we're going to have chips on the beach.
14:11OK.
14:12More carbs.
14:13Yay.
14:15Torremolinos mobility scooter tour.
14:17And then a pub quiz.
14:18I'm really hoping that we can come together and win that.
14:21Bargain souvenir hunt.
14:23We have to buy a fridge magnet.
14:25My mum always bought one.
14:26A fridge was full and we started to follow that tradition.
14:29These budget activities are just nothing that we would really consider even doing.
14:33No.
14:33I didn't even know half of them were things.
14:36First stop, a budget trip to Torremolinos' public beach.
14:40Next to a snazzy hot spot reserved for the big spenders.
14:45That beach club looks so nice.
14:48Sam and Rochelle are used to sipping cocktails on comfy sun beds under an umbrella.
14:54But on Kelly and April's low cost escape, the ladies will have to make do with sitting on the sand.
15:00How?
15:01So we've got to sit here and that's right there.
15:04Yeah, we're just going to look back at what could be.
15:07That beach club, like that is our vibe.
15:10That is where we would normally go and it was like it was just calling us.
15:13I can't look because it's literally going to hurt my soul.
15:15Instead, the group have bought beach towels costing five euros each.
15:19Is it comfy?
15:21No.
15:22Oh!
15:23No.
15:24Have I got sand in my hair already?
15:27Five euros for a towel, I could have bought a cocktail for that.
15:29It just looked a bit embarrassing.
15:31Like there was beach club there, sun loungers there and we were just plonked in the middle on these sandy
15:36towels.
15:37Normally we would do like a cabana or something.
15:39It can be anything from like £100 to £200.
15:43But then you get some food included in that as well and you get like service too.
15:48We wouldn't normally pay for a sun lounger.
15:50They're just too expensive.
15:52I just don't see the sense in spending £200 on something just to get the same view.
15:57You're still on the beach.
15:58Do you want to experience that big portion of chips?
16:01We'd love to.
16:02Yeah.
16:02Let's go.
16:03We can go and get it.
16:04Yeah?
16:04Brilliant.
16:05See you soon.
16:06They're used to getting weighted on so for them to offer to buy our chips, that's not surprising.
16:12Yeah, we thought that was nice and kind.
16:14But that's not the real plan.
16:16I'm not eating chips.
16:17So I think we should take the chips to them.
16:19Yeah.
16:19And then say that ours isn't ready, come back and then sneak off to the Beach Club restaurant.
16:24Yeah.
16:24I get that they're doing things on a budget but you could share a big salad and actually eat a
16:30little bit better and try something local.
16:32You can get chips in the UK.
16:33Ours wasn't ready so we just have to quickly go back and get it.
16:36Okay.
16:36We'll see you in a bit.
16:37All right.
16:38Oh lovely.
16:39So we dropped the girls their chips because we didn't want them to go hungry.
16:42Mm-hmm.
16:43That's really good.
16:44Mm.
16:44Very nice.
16:45And then we went back to collect ours.
16:48And we tripped.
16:49We tripped and fell into the Beach Club.
16:51Everything looks so good.
16:53Too fancy a cheeky cocktail.
16:55And accidentally ordered a sangria.
16:57Let's get a selfie with our sangria.
17:01Love it.
17:03Sam and Michelle have now been gone for over half an hour.
17:07I wonder where they've got to.
17:08They've taken forever getting those chips.
17:09This looks amazing.
17:11Fresh.
17:12Good ingredient.
17:13The girls have splurged 60 euros, 20 times the cost of the chips.
17:19Oh my God.
17:19Everything is just so nice.
17:21Mm.
17:21Why would you not choose this over a bowl of sandy chips?
17:24It was so worth it.
17:25Like it just gave us a little bit of a perk and a pick me up.
17:29Because it just didn't feel like we was on holiday.
17:31Yeah, I was going to say it gave us a taste of a holiday.
17:34April and Kelly set off to track down their missing holiday companions.
17:39I think I found them already.
17:40You've got to be joking.
17:42Now, now, what's this?
17:45What is this?
17:46Oh my gosh.
17:48When they busted us.
17:49We couldn't stop laughing, could we?
17:51It wasn't funny, but it was like naughty school girls.
17:55I'm so disappointed that you couldn't stick to the budget book and just have the chips.
17:59You're not actually giving it a try.
18:01I really felt like I was being told off by a teacher.
18:04They were not impressed with us.
18:06And the fact we couldn't even last a few hours, though, that was actually quite bad.
18:11We'll leave you to it.
18:11We're going to look for, what, ice cream really?
18:13Oh no, we haven't got any money left for an ice cream.
18:16This is the whole point of the budget.
18:18Have a lovely afternoon.
18:19I'm absolutely livid that they broke the rules so quickly.
18:22We're not off to the greatest of starts.
18:24I'm just wondering if we're going to be having to chase them around,
18:28Toro Molinos, to find out where they are and what they're doing.
18:35After a few hours to cool off, the group are heading out together for a pub quiz.
18:41A chance for April and Kelly to show that a good night out
18:44doesn't need a five-star price tag.
18:47Pop quiz is always good value for money when you're on holiday
18:49because you're buying your drink and the entertainment really is free or cheap.
18:54It's just fun, fun, fun.
18:55From the moment you step in, this is us.
18:57So, will some budget-friendly entertainment help clear the air?
19:01It's a little bit frosty. The girls are still a bit annoyed with us.
19:04Yeah. I feel like maybe we can pull it back tonight.
19:07They might find it in their hearts to forgive us for what we did earlier.
19:11Let's just smash the quiz. Absolutely.
19:14I'm sure we can do that. Let's come together as a team now.
19:15What if we win money?
19:17And put everything to the side.
19:19But Sam and Michelle's lunchtime splurge
19:21has left them nothing in the kitty for drinks.
19:24What are we all going to have to drink?
19:25Might get a strawberry daiquiri.
19:27Oh, my God, I'm so jealous.
19:30It's a real shame she could have had a cocktail or a glass of wine
19:33while we did the quiz. Yeah.
19:35If it were me and they overspent, I'd 100% be buying them drinks
19:38because they've got loads of money in the kitty.
19:40Yeah. Just to make sure everyone's having a good time.
19:43But... Yeah, we're doing your activity.
19:44Like, at least give us a drink.
19:45Dos, agua, por favor.
19:47Dos, ¿quieres pasta o solo?
19:49Three.
19:50Si.
19:51Si, gracias.
19:52If we ended up buying them a drink, it's not really teaching them anything.
19:55You know, I think they kind of realise what they did,
19:58especially when me and Kelly got a drink
19:59and all they had was water.
20:01Give me a cheer if you've done this before. Give me a cheer.
20:03Yeah.
20:05As the quiz gets underway,
20:07it's doing little to raise Sam and Michelle's enthusiasm
20:10for cheap entertainment.
20:12The first name of GoldenEye actor
20:14and instructions for cooking a dish.
20:18This isn't our idea of a good night out at all.
20:21It's nothing we would ever do.
20:24Normally, we'd get nice, dressed up
20:26and go somewhere where we really enjoy it.
20:29But there might be a ray of hope.
20:31Now, in last place tonight, it is...
20:35Cars!
20:37Good news, you've won shots!
20:39Yes!
20:40We lost the pumpies, but we actually got a better prize
20:44than the actual winners did, because we got shot.
20:48We may have been the losers on the night, but we felt like winners.
20:52Woo!
20:54Back at the hotel, the upbeat mood is short-lived.
20:59We're deflated.
21:01We're bad enough.
21:02We want to get out of this.
21:05Hellhole.
21:06Shale.
21:07One more sleep.
21:08Good.
21:09And then we're almost done.
21:10So...
21:11Thanks, folks. Bye!
21:16It's the start of a new day on the budget break in Torremolinos.
21:21And Sam and Michelle have had time to reflect on their expensive splurge on lunch.
21:26I think we realised yesterday what we'd done by the evening,
21:30because we couldn't enjoy it as much as you guys did.
21:33Yeah.
21:33We really did learn our lesson.
21:34And we were a little bit embarrassed, to be fair,
21:36because we really wanted to push ourselves
21:38and actually prove to ourselves that we can do it,
21:42and we let ourselves down.
21:43Well, I'm glad that, you know, you've addressed it and...
21:45That you understand.
21:46Yeah.
21:46But for us, just going a few pounds over the daily budget
21:49can have a massive impact.
21:51I 100% get why they're disappointed.
21:54Yeah, we're nasty.
21:54They don't have that luxury of being able to just spend a little bit more.
21:58But it's just really hard for us to come in and just instantly adapt.
22:02This morning's activity is cheap souvenir-hunting for fridge mackerel
22:07in honour of Kelly's late mum.
22:09My mum used to travel quite widely,
22:11so her story was on the fridge, really, of everywhere she went.
22:14So to just go out and get the magnet just makes me think of my mum.
22:18Cheers to your mum, what was her name?
22:19June.
22:20Cheers to June, and here's to the holidays.
22:22I'm starting afresh from today.
22:24Happy holidays.
22:27More used to posh boutiques than cheap souvenirs,
22:30this type of shopping is a first for Rochelle and son.
22:34Oh, look, girl, look at this one.
22:36For your mum, because she loves butterflies.
22:37Oh, yeah, that's true, she does love butterflies.
22:40The fact that souvenir shopping is, like,
22:43considered an activity for the girls, it's just, like, quite...
22:46Strange.
22:47Yeah, because shopping is just what you do.
22:50You just pick stuff up as you go.
22:52So, can the big spenders find any joy in bugging a bargain?
22:56Yeah, I get him that. I get this for my mum.
22:58So you've done three euros so far.
23:00Rochelle, here you are spending all your money again.
23:02You only needed one.
23:04I just can't pick.
23:05I think if you all live in the same house,
23:07it's going to all go in the same fridge,
23:09so maybe just stick to the one.
23:10OK, all right, that's that one.
23:11OK.
23:11Putting the others back, because she's learnt a lesson.
23:13Well done.
23:14And that's a drink later.
23:15She's a budget queen.
23:17She isn't now, because she's got to pay for that magnet.
23:20Oops.
23:21I think the girls are opening our eyes to spending money
23:23in a little bit of a different way
23:24and actually looking at price tags
23:26as opposed to just smashing the cash
23:27and not really thinking about it.
23:30Gracias.
23:31Gracias.
23:32It's weird coming up with change.
23:34I know.
23:34I'm very impressed, because I didn't know it was possible.
23:38While Sam and Rochelle prefer poolside lounging
23:41with pricey cocktails, April and Kelly like to explore
23:45on low-cost mobility scooters.
23:47It's seven euros, around six pounds a day,
23:50to hire these scooters.
23:52And it's a great way of seeing the area.
23:54Would you like to hire a scooter?
23:56Yes, please.
23:56Yeah.
23:57I've never in a million years thought
24:00that I would be on a mobility scooter,
24:02let alone in the UK, but on holiday.
24:05I think image-conscious Sam and Rochelle
24:07are maybe not going to want to be seen
24:10up and down at Torremolinos on these scooters.
24:13Ready, set, go!
24:15Woo!
24:18See you later.
24:20Go, go, go!
24:22Are you having fun, Rochelle?
24:24Oh!
24:26Oh, my God!
24:28Woo!
24:29Woo!
24:31Woo!
24:31Woo!
24:32Woo!
24:33It's like bumper guys!
24:36Woo!
24:37Woo!
24:38Woo!
24:39Woo!
24:40Woo!
24:41You had a head start!
24:42Woo!
24:43Woo!
24:44I hate to admit it, this is probably one of the
24:46funniest things I've done on this holiday.
24:48It was so funny that our hair blowing in the wind,
24:51we were just flying.
24:53High five, babe.
24:55Hey!
24:56Ha-ha!
24:57Do you reckon we couldn't do a bar crawl on this?
24:59They had the time of their lives,
25:00and we ended the afternoon on an absolute high.
25:03It was brilliant.
25:05I can't lie, girls, that was the most fun I've had all holiday.
25:08Damn!
25:08If you could do this again, but it meant having a cheaper lunch,
25:13would you opt for the cheaper lunch in order to do an activity like this?
25:17I actually would.
25:18I actually think I would give up a sangria for a scooter ride.
25:22For what you get out of your money is definitely worth it.
25:28It's the final evening of the budget holiday.
25:31So, how have Sam and Rochelle fared with their 214 euro share of the budget?
25:36So we have 10 euros and 26 cents left.
25:39That's brilliant.
25:40I'm really pleased.
25:41I'm really proud of you.
25:42I was so surprised that Sam and Rochelle had actually still had money left over.
25:48I was kind of proud of us for showing them how,
25:50and proud of them for sticking to it.
25:52Out of our budget, we've got left 32 euros and 90 cents.
25:56So that's about 26 pounds.
25:59Actually, there's not that much in it, is there?
26:02No.
26:02So you've both done really, really well.
26:04I don't know if you've done it, but we pulled it out of the bag,
26:06and I'm so proud.
26:09Before they embark on the luxury leg of their holiday,
26:12time to find out the cost of their bargain getaway.
26:18Oh, my God.
26:21895 pounds for everything, for four people?
26:24For everything.
26:24Wow.
26:25And this would take you how long to save?
26:27About six months.
26:29The fact that it takes the girls months to even be able to afford a holiday for that price is
26:36crazy.
26:37It's adios to the budget break, and time to reveal where they're off to for the posh half of their
26:43Spanish holiday.
26:44Oh, wow.
26:45I knew it.
26:46You're heading to a luxury villa along the coast in upmarket Marbella.
26:50In the playground of the rich, you'll experience pampering, relaxation, and high-end, high-cost living.
26:56Okay.
26:56Okay.
26:57Okay.
26:57We can't wait to show you around, Marbella.
26:59I'm so excited.
27:01Marbella, or Marbs, to the Jet Set, is the sun-soaked playground of Europe's Glitterati.
27:07Super yachts, swanky beach clubs, and designer boutiques make it the ultimate luxury escape for the moneyed crowd.
27:14The holidayers will enjoy an all-expenses-paid stay at a palatial villa costing just under £1,500 a night,
27:22that comes complete with private pool and five-star comforts on time.
27:27I'm really excited.
27:28I'm really looking forward to it.
27:29You can just let go, girl.
27:33Coming up.
27:35€145 for a pair of shorts.
27:38April and Kelly get a bougie Marbella makeover.
27:41Yes!
27:42And the bag!
27:42And the shoes!
27:43Do you like it?
27:45The quality of the clothes is really nice.
27:47What at what cost?
27:48The damage is €700.
27:50The last budget holiday we went on costs less than what's in that bag.
28:03A glamorous pair of go-getters.
28:05We both worked super hard just so that we can go on a luxury holiday and not really think about
28:10what we're spending.
28:11Have been on a cheap getaway.
28:13Ready, set, go!
28:14Woo!
28:15See you later, suckers!
28:16Go, go, go!
28:17Now it's time to change gear and show their cash-strapped companions how the other half holiday.
28:23You're heading to a luxury villa along the coast in upmarket Marbella.
28:28Okay.
28:29Okay.
28:29We can't wait to show you around.
28:30I'm so excited.
28:32It's the second half of the break and the group have ditched their budget Torremolinos hotel for the upmarket Villa
28:40Milca in stylish Marbella.
28:42Wow.
28:43Look at this.
28:44Gorgeous, isn't it?
28:47Welcome to Villamilica.
28:49Have a look around.
28:51Wow.
28:52Oh, wow.
28:53Look at this.
28:54Costing just under £1,500 a night, this luxurious villa is set in one of Marbella's priciest postcodes and boasts
29:03five bedrooms, four bathrooms and a glistening heated pool.
29:06It's really posh looking.
29:09Absolutely stunning.
29:11I kind of felt a bit like a fish out of water because this is not the sort of place
29:15I've ever stayed ever before.
29:16Oh, look.
29:17Look at those cheeky buggers.
29:19Look at that.
29:19Already outside enjoying themselves.
29:21We've got to go and say hello.
29:23Welcome, welcome, welcome to the castle.
29:25Welcome home, guys.
29:27I'm very sweaty.
29:28Sunny Marbella.
29:29I wasn't surprised to see them by the pool.
29:32You can tell this is exactly their kind of holiday.
29:34You are on our holiday now.
29:36There isn't a budget.
29:37Okay.
29:37And you can just sit back, relax, and then recharge.
29:41Here you go, ladies.
29:43On the rich side of the holiday, Kelly and April will be enjoying the sort of luxury living Sam and
29:48Rochelle swear by,
29:50where the price tag is never a consideration.
29:53Private chef dining.
29:54Oh, my goodness.
29:55Thanks a lot.
29:56Full side pampering.
29:58If it's like a massage, then I don't think I'll be too comfortable.
30:02Boutique, clothes, shopping.
30:04Oh, my goodness.
30:04Yes, I'm up for that.
30:06Can we go now?
30:07Yes.
30:07Open top cruising.
30:09Oh.
30:09That sounds great.
30:11Oh, my God.
30:11Parasailing.
30:12We've always wanted to do that.
30:13Oh, we've always wanted to do that.
30:14She's never, ever had the chance or the money to do it.
30:17Yeah.
30:17And I'm so, oh, my God.
30:18I'm so excited.
30:20I think Kelly and April are very up for just trying and seeing how we live on holiday.
30:28I'm going to have it, give it a 100%.
30:29I'm on it and I'm just going to get on with it.
30:35It's a new day in Marbella.
30:37Oh, my gosh.
30:38So well rested this morning.
30:40I literally had the best sleep.
30:42My head sunk into that pillow and I cannot wait for today.
30:46I actually don't think I moved.
30:48I was KO'd.
30:50There's no budget breakfast run to the shops this morning.
30:54Instead, a private chef has laid on a show-stopping five-star spread, costing 550 euros.
31:01Morning.
31:02Morning.
31:03Wow, this is gorgeous.
31:05This is more like it.
31:06We have bacon and sausages and a Spanish tortilla, smoked salmon with cream cheese.
31:13Then we have a fruit salad.
31:14Hope you like it.
31:16Cheers, ladies, to a lavish lifestyle.
31:19Cheers.
31:21We ain't going to all eat that food, especially me, because that's not the sort of food I
31:24won't eat anyway.
31:27Mmm.
31:28That is delicious.
31:30If you squeeze a bit of the lemon on the smoked salmon, it just brings out all the flavours.
31:34Have you tried your granola yet, ladies?
31:36I don't really have granola, but I'll try.
31:40The sort of breakfast is not my go-to breakfast at all.
31:42I'll have a full English.
31:43In Spain, it's nice to try something a little bit different, a little bit more upmarket.
31:48I can't help but notice that we're all practically finished, and there's still loads left here.
31:53I think it's a bit of a show, because they've put all that food out, and they didn't even eat
31:58it.
31:59Whilst Rochelle and Sam make the most of their private pool...
32:04Kelly and April have a moment to themselves to reflect.
32:09Do you think you'd pay €550 for that one meal?
32:12No way.
32:13That is a week's spending money on holiday for me, you and the kids.
32:17That's an extortionate amount of money.
32:19It's an obscene, unnecessary amount of money.
32:22For Sam and Michelle, a luxury break isn't complete without a healthy dose of self-care.
32:29Today, all the ladies are being treated to a full body massage, costing just under £500.
32:35Not far off April's living cost for an entire month.
32:39And on a high-end holiday, the pampering comes to you.
32:42Hi. Welcome to your massage. Please come.
32:47But body-conscious April's not keen to bear all.
32:50I'm a bit nervous doing this, because I've got scars from when I was a child, but operations.
32:56We can start, and if you feel uncomfortable, just let me know.
33:00Okay. My anxiety went through the roof, but I'm going to try my best to complete the whole treatment.
33:05You all right, April?
33:06Just my heart is racing at the moment, girl.
33:09Does it feel nice on your feet?
33:11I think my feet's the only one that's not got scars on it.
33:14So far, the £500 massage is failing to have the desired effect.
33:19For the cost of that massage, I could do four weeks gas and electric for that and still have change.
33:25April, do you ever spend any money on self-care to, like, alleviate the pain from your arthritis?
33:31Never. I've not really got the money to do it, really.
33:34I have tried to say to April, though, that we should join a yoga class or do Pilates.
33:39You don't need to spend money. I do it from the comfort of my own home, and I use a
33:44YouTube video, which is completely free.
33:47How do you feel about your first experience?
33:50Nerve-racking. Nervous. But it was nice.
33:53I'm proud of myself for completing the massage. When I'm so body conscious as it is, it's a massive achievement
33:59for me.
34:02It's the start of a new day on the rich side of the holiday.
34:05I'm really hoping we are going to leave the villa to be nice to see something other than the back
34:11garden and the inside of this villa.
34:13I'm eager to get out there and explore more.
34:18Glamorous Marbella is a mecca for shoppers like Michelle and Sam, with hundreds to spend on designer brands.
34:25But will Kelly and April be up for a mob-style makeover?
34:29I'm of a shorts and t-shirt kind of girl. I was like, oh, gosh, you know, this is going
34:33to be hard.
34:34Boutique prices are a far cry from Kelly and April's usual spend.
34:38I think this print would look so nice. It's really Marbella.
34:41How much is it first?
34:44145 euros for a pair of shorts.
34:47That's five times what Kelly pays a month in council tax.
34:51Despite being told, don't look at the price tag, the first thing I did with every item I picked up
34:55was look at the price tag.
34:59395 euros.
35:01All that was running through my mind is that I could buy so much more with that money.
35:05This would look so nice on you. Let's add this to the pile of try-ons.
35:08You're like my Barbie doll today, but let's see what else we can find.
35:11Oh, my God! This is so cute!
35:15I love this so much!
35:17When you know it's money well spent, the price doesn't matter.
35:21So, can the fashionistas persuade Kelly and April that mob's style is worth the cash?
35:26I'm so excited to see what the girls look like.
35:28Me too.
35:31Yes!
35:32And the mark! And the shoes!
35:34Do you like it?
35:35The quality of the clothes is really nice.
35:36And the feel of the fabric.
35:38Yeah, it's nice.
35:38You feel like a proud bum!
35:40I know!
35:41I'm so happy!
35:42I feel like they were just glowing.
35:45They just looked like they belonged in Marbella.
35:48To actually try it on and realise that it suited me, it gave me a bit of a confidence boost.
35:53But in Marbella, feeling confident comes at a price.
35:56The damage is €700.
36:01The last budget holiday we went on cost less than what's in that bag.
36:10All dolled up, the ladies are adding to their new glam looks with the ultimate accessory, a convertible sports car.
36:18This is our kind of mobility scooter.
36:21It's gorgeous.
36:23No one goes out in Marbella if they don't have like a nice luxury car.
36:27But at a cost of £337, it's over 50 times the price of the cheapest chip scooters.
36:33And more than April forks out on her monthly car finance.
36:37It's about to get wild.
36:38It just seems so silly.
36:41Like here we are dressed up to the nines to sit in that car.
36:45Hands up!
36:46Woo!
36:48Let's go girls! First out!
36:50It's not my sort of activity that I would normally do on holiday.
36:55But you know, we played along with the girls.
36:58So this is like the Marbella Hills.
36:59Loads of like famous people have villas here.
37:02When you get to like the port as well, you've got all like the yachts.
37:05People fly in for like the summer and then they pick up a yacht.
37:08I think it's more about image and how they look driving along in that car to other people.
37:14Did you enjoy our ride around Marbella?
37:17This is just basically driving and I do this at home anyway.
37:21I want a holiday where you're having more fun having a laugh.
37:23I would prefer to be on a mobility scooter any time of the day.
37:26I just don't understand why they would pay that much for a car.
37:29Might as well just jump on the bus.
37:32Coming up.
37:33Woo!
37:35April gets a new perspective on the high-end holiday.
37:37That was brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.
37:40And a final debrief leads to a few home truths.
37:43The thing is I feel like you keep mentioning fun.
37:46Like we're not fun.
37:47As though we're like boring.
37:48It's not my sort of fun.
37:49That holiday like this.
37:57A pair of big spending besties.
38:00I've been showing a budget-loving couple.
38:03Oh wow, look at this.
38:04I've never seen anything like it.
38:06How to indulge on a luxury break.
38:09You squeeze a bit of the lemon on the smoked salmon, it just brings out all the flavours.
38:12To see if money can buy holiday happiness.
38:15You think you'd pay €550 for that one meal?
38:18No way.
38:19It's an obscene, unnecessary amount of money.
38:23It's the last day of the Marbella holiday.
38:26So far, the luxury activities haven't really been Kelly and April's cup of tea.
38:31So, can high adrenaline parasailing finally float the funseeker's boat?
38:36This has been a dream of mine to always do this.
38:39And I've just never had the chance to.
38:40I can't wait to see the views.
38:41I'm actually really excited to see Marbella from up there.
38:46Costing just shy of £600, it's a view only money can buy.
38:52Good luck guys.
38:53Can't wait to see you up there.
38:54The pairs are swapping partners.
38:57And first to take to the skies are Rachelle and Kelly.
39:00Are you ready to go?
39:02Oh my God, look.
39:05Oh, it looks so fun.
39:09Look at how high up we are.
39:13You can see all the mountains of Marbella.
39:17You won't get this down Brighton Beach.
39:18Marbella looked like a postage stamp.
39:21I've never been that high and seen Marbella from that kind of point of view.
39:25As for Kelly, it's not the thrill she was expecting.
39:28Don't you feel like 15 minutes is more than enough?
39:31Because I don't think...
39:32If it was a bit more high adrenaline, I'd be happy with the 15 minutes.
39:36But this would be a bit boring.
39:37But the ride's not over yet.
39:52Oh my God, how was it?
39:55I can't lie, it's great, but when you look forward so long, the most exciting part is your feet touching
40:02the water at the end.
40:03What is it like it?
40:04I think she expected something a little bit more of high energy and it was more tranquil.
40:09Would I do it again? I don't think I would.
40:12I was a bit shocked. I don't know what she thought it would be up there.
40:15The ride may have been a damp squib for Kelly, but how about April?
40:20I was so raring to go. I couldn't wait to get out of there and just do it.
40:27Oh my God. Look at this.
40:29Look at the view. So cool.
40:32So far, April's not been sold on first-class holidaying.
40:36Hola, my baby!
40:39But the high-cost parasail does offer a different perspective.
40:43When we and April were up there, she was loving life.
40:45It was breathtaking views. I'll happily do it again without a doubt.
40:54Parasailing was definitely a dream come true and I'm so glad I've actually done it now.
40:58That's my box ticked off.
41:00That was brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.
41:02I'm buzzing. Wicked. Yeah.
41:04Oh yeah, I'll definitely do it again without a doubt. Yeah.
41:11The luxury side of the holiday is almost over.
41:14But before they part ways...
41:16Cheers. Cheers. Cheers. Cheers.
41:19There's a chance to get things off their chest and find out the total cost of the luxury leg of
41:25the trip.
41:26Oh my God.
41:289,900. Wow. That is extortionate.
41:31We could have 10, nearly 11 holidays in Toro Molinos for the same price.
41:36Totally blew my mind. Took my breath away. An absolute obscene amount of money for a holiday.
41:42When we came here, I really missed Toro Molinos because everything was on our doorstep.
41:47But here, it just didn't feel like I was on holiday at all.
41:50I want to come on holiday to do something different, to do something fun.
41:53Boutique shopping, that's just taking away the fun side to me because I'm not coming on holiday to do clothes
41:58shopping.
41:58The thing is, I feel like you keep mentioning fun, like we're not fun.
42:02No, no, no.
42:02When we've gone and done your activities, we've done your pub quiz, we were bringing the vibes, we were bringing
42:07the energy.
42:07Yeah.
42:08You keep commenting on fun as though we're like boring.
42:10Oh, no, no.
42:10Not at all. I'm not saying you're not fun, but it's not my sort of fun, that holiday like this.
42:15I think one of my lowest lows on holiday was staying in that hostel. I don't think I've ever been
42:22so miserable on a holiday.
42:23We were massively at our comfort zone naturally. It's really opened our eyes.
42:27In the mobility scooters, I had such a good time in that I really let my hair down. I felt
42:31like a kid again.
42:32And actually, sometimes like the best, funniest things in life are free or cost seven euros.
42:38So, yeah, you've definitely opened my eyes to that.
42:41It's been an eye opener for me, and I've really appreciated every minute of it with you girls, and I
42:45thank you for that.
42:46It could have been a really different trip if we'd been with anyone else.
42:49Exactly.
42:50Let's have a cheers to the Taro Marbella crew. Cheers.
42:54Cheers.
42:56It's checkout time.
42:58Ready.
43:00Before they say their goodbyes, April and Kelly have a special memento for their holiday companions.
43:06As you know, my mum collected fridge magnets, I collect fridge magnets,
43:10and I want to hand it down to you to start collecting from all of your travels as well.
43:14That's really sweet. Thank you.
43:15Every time we go on holiday now, we get a fridge magnet. I'm going to think of you too.
43:19And Sam and Michelle have one final surprise up their sleeve.
43:23So, guys, we'd love to invite you for a full pan per day at our salons.
43:27We want you to have a haircut, maybe go for a pedicure, some lunch.
43:31Oh, my God.
43:31And you'd be very pleased to know no massages will be involved.
43:36Thank you, girls. I appreciate that.
43:38And we promise we'll keep in contact.
43:39Of course.
43:40Maybe we'll take another trip abroad.
43:42Yeah, why not?
43:42This hasn't made me any happier than the holiday in Taro Malinas.
43:46In fact, I preferred that one over this one. It's definitely more me.
43:50I'm still going to be going on my mobility scooter and having chicks on the beach
43:53and souvenir shopping and doing what I love.
43:55I still wouldn't want to skimp on my accommodation,
43:58but maybe my activities, I could budget a little bit better.
44:02I've learned that I can just be in the sun and I can still have a good time.
44:06I'm definitely going to hire a mobility scooter to take me to the next day party and beach club
44:12and turn up in style and be like...
44:15I think we'll start a new trend.
44:21Next time.
44:22Where the hell are we?
44:23This is not a bed.
44:25This is budget, right?
44:26Come on, guys. Catch up.
44:27Oh, my God.
44:28I told you, mama.
44:30This is the one thing I will not partake in.
44:32Here's.
44:32I thought it was going to be like a super yacht.
44:34I wasn't really that impressed.
44:35That's things hell.
44:37No.
44:38I'm not getting on Mars.
44:39I don't like it.
44:40I'm a slippery.
44:40Get me out of here.
44:47Even if he's old, I lost there.
44:50I don't think so...
44:51Not many units.
44:52We are both of them.
45:08We are all food.
45:09I haveyself.
45:09Stealery fury and dessus reminding me to be the reality,
45:10Because they don't get the capital but only me could afford...
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