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Bargain Loving Brits In The Sun S14E72
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00:01Do you want to know a secret?
00:03Us Brits love the costas.
00:05We are sun worshippers.
00:09Loads of fun.
00:11Cat's out of the bag now, Linda.
00:12But it really is.
00:14And with over 300 days of that glorious sunshine a year,
00:18it sure beats the cold and grey of the old UK.
00:21Ah, this is a lie.
00:23Living that dream can be blooming hard graft.
00:26Missed him.
00:27My life, you're right.
00:28Stress level. Through the roof.
00:31But at the end of the working day...
00:34Girl power. Girl power. Come on, Sam.
00:36Forward.
00:36Booyah!
00:37..the quality of life on the costas...
00:42..is priceless.
00:45Peace and love. Cheers.
00:47That's why there will always be...
00:50..hold your horses.
00:51Easy go on.
00:52She floats in the river.
00:53Sun sees someone more. Could you ask for?
00:56Bargain-loving Brits in the sun.
00:58Yeah!
01:00Today on the costas...
01:02This is my hat.
01:03It's fun as well to get on.
01:05Feathers fly as Natasha chases towards a dream gig.
01:09We have to do something like this.
01:12Is that the right way?
01:14That way.
01:15Tighty righty, lefty loosey.
01:17With paying guests about to arrive, Kirstie needs to finish furnishing her guest house...
01:22Looks about right. That'll do.
01:24..and we snap back in time with photographer Simon...
01:28Three, two, one...
01:29..who's focused on breaking into big-time business.
01:32I don't know why I'm trying to talk to you like a child.
01:35I don't know why I'm trying to talk to you like a child.
01:42Oh! Are you ready?
01:46There we go.
01:48Good girl.
01:48In the rural Murthian village of Campersole, it's breakfast time for Minnie and her owner, Kirstie.
01:56She inhales food.
01:57Some of my friends have dogs and they can leave the food out all day and they just graze.
02:01Nope. As soon as you put it down, two minutes later, it's done.
02:04Oh, I'm the same Minnie.
02:06If you're really lucky, she'll be sick in her mouth now and then eating.
02:09It's a thing. It's real.
02:11There we go.
02:14Delightful.
02:15Kirstie and Minnie split their time between their hometown of Warrington
02:18and this villa she rents to holidaymakers.
02:21I bought my place in Spain three years ago.
02:25They were a lot cheaper than at home
02:27and much nicer to have a property in the sun than it is to have it next to IKEA in
02:31Warrington.
02:33Because she doesn't have a Spanish visa, Kirstie only spends 90 days out of 180 here.
02:39This is the main living area of my villa.
02:42It's nice and spacious, nice and comfy.
02:44A small little kitchen, which is all that you need
02:47because in Spain you're going to have to eat rather than sitting in yourself.
02:51As well as getting the place spick and span, Kirstie needs to make it tourist legal.
02:56I do have guests arriving, so I want to get the little jobs done so it's nice and it looks
03:01great.
03:02When she's not living here herself, Kirstie rents the place out to holidaymakers.
03:07I've got some new plants that I bought that I need to put into pots which I can do outside
03:12and I have a new table that I need to put together.
03:16Because I rent the villa out, the Spanish authorities require you to have a tourist licence
03:21and part of the requirements for the tourist licence, they have some really funny stipulations.
03:26You have to have a table inside with enough chairs to seat all the people that the villa sleeps,
03:31a table outside with enough seats.
03:33You have to have first aid box, fire extinguishers, the rooms have to be a specific size
03:42and you have to provide recycling facilities for your guests.
03:46So just little things like that you have to take account of
03:49and they come and check every year to make sure that you're adhering to everything
03:52and that you can keep the tourist licence.
03:54For Kirstie, keeping that licence is crucial.
03:57Any money she makes from guests goes towards time spent enjoying Spain.
04:02I love the weather, the food, mainly the food.
04:05I love being able to go out and eat something different every night.
04:08I love tapas, I like going out to different restaurants.
04:11This is the main bedroom, nice and big, got a fan for when it does get particularly hot.
04:17When I'm staying at the villa this is where I sleep obviously, the comfiest room
04:20and so does little Minnie.
04:22In fact she's just going to show you her little mouse house there.
04:25It's a cat bed.
04:27Minnie's needs and trips to Spain don't come cheap
04:30and keeping that tourist licence isn't going to be easy.
04:33Better get cracking Kirstie.
04:35First job, planting two new plants.
04:39I'm not a fan of getting soil down my nails.
04:42So the old gardening, they look a bit severe don't they?
04:46Rather than gardening gloves like I'm off to go and kill somebody.
04:49But I'm not, we're just going to do some gardening.
04:55Perfecto!
04:56When we visit Spain it's all about creating those picture perfect memories.
05:01Betty Dawn, show us your best poses.
05:06You're cracking up!
05:08Give us a flex Dave.
05:10What you got Mark?
05:13That's about it really.
05:14Thank goodness for that.
05:18When he first moved to Spain, Simon had big plans to swap his life as a removal driver for a
05:23career as a professional photographer.
05:26Where are you going?
05:27The couple had their hands full.
05:29Wife Becky had her own hair salon.
05:31And all their time and money was spent looking after their two kids, Huntly and baby Raina.
05:37I just pick up two sections while I finish my hair clothes.
05:39And we're rewinding to the time amateur photographer Simon took the first step of turning his hobby into a profession.
05:48Today, hopefully, fingers crossed we can get it done, is this morning we're going to do a little family portrait.
05:57It'd be nice to update the family album.
06:02You're going to embarrass yourself. Sit down.
06:05Simon started his creative pastime as something to do while he was working away from home.
06:11It was just my hobby. When I come out of the army, I became a continental lorry driver.
06:16I ended up taking my camera with me, going to all these different places.
06:20I just wanted to document everything.
06:22And his passion for photography has continued to grow since finding love and settling in Spain.
06:29Three, two, one.
06:31When I first moved down here, somebody said to me, I really like that photo, how much do you want
06:37for it?
06:37Three, two, one, look at me.
06:41And it happened again. And then it kind of clocked on that people were actually liking my stuff.
06:45It started to roll into a business.
06:47And with the family snapped, Simon's got a booking.
06:51Then this afternoon, I'm going to pack up everything and we're going to head off and go and do a
06:57dog shoot.
06:58Oof, children and animals on the same day.
07:02You're asking for trouble, Simon.
07:05Dogs are like children.
07:07They have a mind of their own.
07:10They do what they want when they want to do it.
07:13How do you think Daddy's going to get on?
07:16Hmm?
07:17Worry not. Simon's a man with a plan.
07:21Put a Velcro on their bum and stick them to the floor.
07:24I haven't quite figured that bit out yet. I'll just make it up as I go along.
07:28Making the leap from lorries to lenses is huge.
07:31I need the help.
07:33Do you now?
07:35But if today is a success, it could be the first shoot of many.
07:40I really want this to go well today.
07:44Because it's my future. It's where I want to be. It's what I want to be doing.
07:50Standing between Simon and his new career are Grace, a rescue doberman and schnauzers Cara and Jameson.
07:58How are you?
07:59I hope you've got plenty of Velcro, Simon.
08:02This is rescue dog Grace's first time in front of a camera.
08:06Grace, we've only had four months, so she's a bit of an unknown.
08:10She came from the pound in Granada.
08:12And being a doberman, we were a little bit worried, you know, thinking, oh, how are people going to react?
08:17Yeah.
08:17So hopefully she won't bite Simon today.
08:19Yeah.
08:20Not the sort of snap Simon's after.
08:26Coming up.
08:27We should be on the back.
08:28Right, take them out.
08:29Are they serious?
08:30Feathers fly as Natasha juggles performances and pizza.
08:33It's your one that's burnt.
08:35Yeah, look.
08:38Oh.
08:38I do love cactuses because you don't have to water them.
08:42And Kirsty's battle to stay in business gets spiky.
08:46Ha.
08:56I don't care where I go.
09:00Early morning on the Oriwella promenade and one hip swinging Essex girl determined to make her dancing dreams come true
09:09is mum of five, 46 year old Natasha, who moved to Spain in 2004.
09:15The lifestyle here is so much more relaxed.
09:18It's a whole different way of life.
09:20Everybody, they just like to say hello, good morning, everyone's really friendly.
09:26But the relaxed lifestyle is not the dream Natasha's chasing.
09:30I decided to change my life and stop this day agency and carry on with what I do now, which
09:36is an amazing lifestyle of just dancing basically.
09:40Tonight, Natasha and her dance and business partner, Berta, have their sights set on wowing the Costa crowds and securing
09:48a new paying gig.
09:50So we start in the 1920s and then we work right up to the modern day.
09:54So we've got the different music, the different dance styles and the different costumes.
10:00We incorporate dancing and fire and feathers to create a two hour experience that has not been seen on the
10:08Costa Blanca before.
10:14Dancing, fire and feathers. There's a lot of pressure on the pair to get tonight's show right.
10:20We haven't done that show for I'd say a month or two.
10:22Anything else to worry about?
10:24This is the first time we've danced at this venue.
10:26We could have a mess up with the music, we could have a mess up with the costumes.
10:30Ah yes, costumes.
10:32This is one of our costumes that we wore in the Torre Vieja parade.
10:38As you can see, they're pretty big.
10:40So it basically, you put your arm through here and they go, oops, on the back like that.
10:47And then we have our big feather hats as well, but they're quite huge.
10:52Ah, it's this one.
10:54Natasha has so many glamorous outfits, she needs this warehouse.
10:59OK, let's try this one and see if it fits.
11:02This one's the one that goes with the feathers, so we'll have a go.
11:05It's a far cry from the business suits Natasha used to wear.
11:09Back in the UK, I was actually an estate agent.
11:11I've done estate agency pretty much all the time I've been here.
11:15Help me please with that.
11:19OK, I think we're in.
11:20But swapping suits for sequins has been life changing.
11:24This year has been an absolutely crazy year for me.
11:27We've literally been doing two and three shows, a day, seven days a week, all through the summer season.
11:32This is my hat.
11:34That's not a hat, it's a purple ostrich.
11:37This is fun as well to get on.
11:39OK.
11:40And there we go.
11:41That's the costume for the opening number at the theatre.
11:44Give us a twirl, Natasha.
11:45We have to do something like this.
11:47Thanks.
11:48Which is quite easy.
11:50Tonight's show is just hours away, and outrageous outfits mean added pressure for Natasha and Berta.
11:57We've got a lot of costume changes tonight, and they're only like two minutes, three minute costume changes.
12:02So that could be an issue, but just keep smiling and hope no one notices.
12:08Fingers crossed nothing goes wrong.
12:09It will be fine.
12:16The plan is I'm going to set up the backdrop.
12:18Wannabe pro photographer Simon has got his first paid animal gig.
12:23Get a picture of each individual dog.
12:25It could be the start of a new career.
12:28Maybe get one big group shot at the end.
12:31Now that's saying all the gear and no idea.
12:34Oh, very high expectations.
12:36Total stardom.
12:38We're expecting Hollywood to call at any time.
12:41I think they're pulling our leg, but all the same, it's an important shoot for Simon.
12:47That is the dog.
12:49If it goes well, it could mean more bookings and a new way to support his young family.
12:55Sit down.
12:57Sit.
12:57Good girl.
12:59Job one.
13:01Getting the models to behave.
13:04I don't know why I'm trying to talk to you like a child.
13:07It doesn't work like that.
13:09Maybe it does.
13:10They look pretty relaxed.
13:12Yeah, it's going really well.
13:13The dogs have been really, really well played.
13:17Two dogs, no trouble, but three.
13:20This will be fun.
13:22Rescue Doberman Grace is no Kate Moss when it comes to striking a pose.
13:27Actually, treats work well.
13:31Treats work well then.
13:34You can either try it again or we'll just try the two rulers.
13:37Get this in your carriage, come here.
13:40I can think of other things to call him.
13:42All right, three, two.
13:44Stay.
13:45Stay.
13:45Now's your chance.
13:47No.
13:47Hello.
13:47It's like herding, well, dogs.
13:52Time for the verdict from the client.
13:54A million times better than we expected.
13:57Yeah.
13:58And really good fun.
13:59It's been a great afternoon.
14:02We'd have them back in a heartbeat and take photographs even of us.
14:05Yeah, maybe.
14:06Definitely frame them and put them up around the house.
14:10Well, that sounds like a vote of confidence and no Velcro required.
14:15Their dogs were absolutely brilliant.
14:17They all sat, they all kind of looked at the camera.
14:20They looked at the camera better than some children look at the camera.
14:23Children and animals on the same day.
14:26You're on a roll, Simon.
14:27I don't want my family to have to struggle.
14:31With the photography, I could really push that and be able to give my family the best life possible.
14:37And the chances of that are getting better, because Simon has landed another commission from a business that's rebranding.
14:45Today is important.
14:46It could lead on to more work at the end of the day, more corporate stuff.
14:52This is a real step up.
14:53No offence to the canines.
14:57There we go, packed and ready.
15:03Come on, good girl.
15:05Back in Campersall, Kirsty and her Chihuahua Mini are in a race to get their rental villa ready for some
15:11paying guests.
15:12So the main reason I need the gloves is because I am potting a cactus and nobody wants to get
15:18spiked.
15:18But the guests are en route and Kirsty's got her work cut out to have the place ready in time.
15:23I've got another little pretty plant. I don't know what it's called, but I liked it and it looked nice
15:27and it was a bargain.
15:29Any cash Kirsty saves or makes from renting this place out is crucial to funding trips in her motor home
15:35around the rest of Spain.
15:37It's my deluxe motor home. Mini and I can pull up wherever we want.
15:41We can either stay for free by the beach if we want to, or we can go to a campsite
15:46if we want a few more facilities.
15:47It's just lovely. The freedom of being able to go where I want is fantastic.
15:51And these trips give Kirsty some Kirsty time away from life in Blighty.
15:56At home, I have two parents that are elderly. My dad thinks he's 60, but he's got Alzheimer's and dementia.
16:02He's not. He's 86.
16:04So I help my mum out a lot with him and give my mum a lot of support.
16:07So it's nice to come away and have a bit of a break and not have to think about them.
16:12Kirsty's business relies on good reviews and returning customers, so her villa needs to be tip top.
16:18So I do love cactuses because you don't have to water them and they're nice and easy.
16:23I can leave them for months and nothing happens, but they're not the easiest to pot.
16:28Ooh, careful Kirsty.
16:30Steady hand.
16:32Ha!
16:33Oh, look at that. There's always a way.
16:39Ow!
16:40Spoke or spiked too soon. To maximise any profit from her villa, Kirsty's far from fast to flash the cash.
16:49All of my plants are bargains. I'm always on a budget, so I'm always conscious of how much I spend.
16:54But they're only a bargain if you can keep them alive.
16:57I'm hoping this is a plant that I can't kill, but you never know.
17:03There we go.
17:04I just throw things...
17:07I think I've got a spike.
17:09Throw things in a tub.
17:11And hope for the best.
17:13Ow! Spike.
17:14Cacti revenge.
17:16No. Terrible gardener.
17:18I kill things a lot.
17:19I've had the plant in the corner over there for three years.
17:22It's not grown a bit.
17:25There we go. They look very pretty.
17:27Just ignore the mess that I've made.
17:30Spain has some strict laws that everyone renting a property has to comply with.
17:35They include having a suitable dining table.
17:39I'm hoping it's not in too many parts.
17:42And at the moment, Kirsty's on the wrong side of the law.
17:45No table means no licence, and no licence means no rental income.
17:50It's in about five million parts.
17:53This was not what I had planned.
17:55There were some which were twice the price of this, and this one was half the price.
18:01And now I can see why, because it will take three days to put together.
18:05Let's have a look at the instructions.
18:08Let's do it.
18:10A.
18:12B.
18:12A.
18:14A.
18:14Nice go, Victor.
18:17I'm bored already.
18:19This might take a while, if only Kirsty had an electric screwdriver.
18:23I think I do have in my shed whether the battery's charged or not is a different matter
18:31Have electric drill
18:37Is it charged
18:44The disappointment
18:46Let's put it on charge
18:48Kirsty's guests are coming and the tourists authorities won't be happy. How long does a screwdriver take to charge charging
18:55time three to five hours?
18:58Good luck excellent
19:04This is a life stick the bubbles on my study for
19:09For many of us Brits living on the costas would be a dream come true
19:12Yes living the dream is fair and there's lots of options when it comes to a dream job
19:19Hospitality I'm a very people person and what if you're not a very people person dog walker can be a
19:24good job in Spain now
19:26Because there's so many dogs. Where would you work Sarah Jane?
19:29Bar work because you get to meet one of our people, but yeah, you with your sea legs. I don't
19:34think though
19:34Yeah, best avoid that
19:36It's work on the beach like a jet ski girl that helps people be on the jet skis or a
19:42lifeguard maybe or a bartender
19:44There are so many options
19:47And one lady chasing her dream of dancing is Natasha. Chase. Do you want pizza?
19:54In her Oriwella Costa Villa estate agent turned dancer Natasha is juggling domestic duties while preparing for an important
20:02performance I've got five kids and two of them are abroad and then here at home
20:10I've got my middle son who's 19 and
20:13Then my youngest son he is 11 and my youngest daughter and she is 9. What do you want on
20:19it to Sienna?
20:23Sure
20:24But yours in spread the other one then
20:27Natasha's dropped the day job to focus on a career as a dancer. It was a choice of kind of
20:32working in the office and out with clients all day every day or
20:35Doing the dancing because I can't work all day and then work all night. I wasn't seeing the kids
20:40I wasn't seeing my husband and I was just exhausted
20:43They do say if you love what you do then you don't work a day in your life
20:48It's listening
20:51I'd say I'm busier now than I have ever been to be honest because I
20:57Feel like I don't actually get a second to stop, but to be honest, that's how I like it
21:01But you're gonna help me do these feathers. I've got a funny feeling. They should be on the back. I
21:07Should have put them on this side. I should be on the back might take them out. Are you serious?
21:11Yeah, sorry
21:12Should we put them in the same space right back? Yeah, but the back
21:16There's a lot on Natasha's plate and those feathers are so distracting
21:20I'm just gonna check the pizzas. Oh
21:27Look it's your one that's burnt
21:30Sorry
21:32Yeah, look oh
21:36You burn it never mind we'll cut it off
21:41It'll be fine. Yeah, kids will eat anything
21:43chase
21:49I'm not eating that half by the way. Oh, not these kids then
21:54Natasha's promised tonight's venue a dramatic performance
21:57They wanted a little bit more fire in the first half and more feathers in the second half
22:01We've moved a few songs around I did a few different songs that they wanted
22:05Added to that the duo have never performed at tonight's venue
22:09Well, you know, it's about tonight a little bit not about the dancing about
22:14Not knowing where we're dancing
22:16Where is it?
22:17A golf course in Murcia
22:19You're gonna get snucked by a golf course
22:22Good point chase
22:23No, it's not on the golf course. It's in a restaurant
22:27It was the worst pizza we've ever made kids worst
22:30I mean maybe
22:31No, hopefully we'll do better next time
22:34Hopefully
22:35Let's hope Natasha's performance tonight is better than her pizzas
22:39Hi, it's really bad. Sorry
22:42Time to get your glam gear together
22:45I've got to get all the questions I need for tonight's show
22:48Um into that suitcase
22:50Good luck
22:53Coming up
22:54I'm leaving my house now. See you down there
22:56No sound system means Natasha's dance show could become a silent disco
23:01Now I am stressed
23:03Please do not fall over
23:04I haven't got my life-saving badge
23:06And Simon does his best to impress an all-important new client
23:11Well, sexy pose this
23:20It's mid-morning in Marbella
23:21Your destination is on the right
23:24And budding professional photographer Simon is arriving for his first big commercial shoot
23:29Just arrived
23:30I'm going to speak to the clients now
23:33See exactly what they want doing
23:35He needs to impress business owners Russell and Sabrina
23:39Our shoot today
23:41What we're hoping for is to get some lifestyle photos
23:44Our brand is seed nutrition
23:46It is natural raw food
23:49So we're thinking kind of showing a little bit of branding content
23:52That we can use on our social media platforms
23:54Success would mean Simon takes a giant step towards
23:58Starting a full-time photography business
24:00I have done stuff like this in the past
24:03It's just basically a portrait shoot
24:07With a brand in it
24:09But has removal man Simon got the skills to deliver the killer snaps
24:14We'll do a couple more photos here just for that
24:16And then we'll move on somewhere else
24:18Yeah, after this is where we get really confused
24:20Because that's when we have no idea where to move or else even
24:24Now's your chance Si
24:25Show them you've got the creative skill set, darling
24:28I think the next room is bedroom, isn't it?
24:30We'll go in there and you just lounge
24:32That's it
24:34Lounge?
24:35What people do
24:35I don't know what people do when they work at home
24:37I'm confident it's not lounging
24:39I'm hoping that it's gonna look natural
24:42Not too staged
24:43That it's kind of gonna just show us of who we are in a sense
24:48Both as business people as a couple
24:52And also with just how our lifestyle is
24:55But being on camera is nerve-racking
24:57Simon needs to put his subjects at ease
25:01Can you bring your legs down?
25:04It'll just look quite a little bit weird
25:05Because you had your laptop just plonked on your knees
25:08And it'll cover you
25:10Even though you're trying to sell the brand
25:11You're trying to sell...
25:12Oh, that sounds weird
25:13Don't try to sell yourself
25:15You're not trying to sell yourself
25:17Taking photos with a foot in your mouth
25:18Now that is a talent, Simon
25:21Shall we pop outside?
25:24So we thought that we could maybe use this area here
25:27Of course it's a nice area, isn't it?
25:30You're not wrong there
25:31Right, what we'll do?
25:32We'll do you doing yoga
25:34Okay
25:34Sounds good
25:35Yeah
25:37If we try to bring it central
25:38Yeah
25:39Please do...
25:40Please do not fall over
25:42I haven't got my life-saving badge
25:43With the health and safety briefing done
25:46On with the shoot
25:47It's my sexy pose, this
25:48We'll call that Downward Doberman
25:51Perfect
25:52There we go
25:54Next up, a video shoot
25:56And Simon selected a picturesque beach
25:58Ooh, looks lovely
25:59Might be too much wind
26:00Might be
26:01But if Simon can't shoot any usable video
26:04His bid to kickstart his creative business
26:07Might have gone with the wind
26:14Estate agent turned dancer Natasha is getting ready for an ambitious performance
26:19I need
26:22Feathers
26:25Right, that's all my shoes, I think
26:30Gold one
26:31Blimey, how many costumes does one girl need?
26:3515, 16
26:36I think tonight I've got about 17 costume changes
26:40Plus shoes
26:41Plus feathers
26:42Plus
26:43One hat
26:44So I've got to get...
26:44And wings
26:45She needs to dress to impress
26:47And not forget the vitals
26:48Like LED wings
26:50Make sure these are the right ones
26:52Yep
26:54White ones
26:55Priority
26:56Have to take a mirror
26:57Because sometimes we get to a venue
26:58This is a new venue we're at tonight
27:00And we've never danced there
27:01So we don't know what to expect
27:03That's it
27:06Somehow I've got to get it all in the case
27:07Everything has to run as smoothly as a silky two-step
27:11Because tonight's performance is a cha-cha chance
27:14To impress a new customer
27:18I just need to put some show makeup on
27:21And then
27:22Actually I forgot this
27:25And then we can make a move
27:27I've got to leave in about
27:2915 minutes
27:3020 minutes max
27:31To get Berta
27:33We start at 8 o'clock tonight
27:35So
27:36We need to be there at 7
27:38I've got a friend of mine
27:39The singer that I work with
27:42She's bringing her speakers
27:44Because
27:45We're supposed to use the sound system at the restaurant
27:47But I'm a little bit concerned
27:49That it's not going to be good enough
27:50So she's going to bring me her speakers
27:53And meet me there and set up
27:55Feeling a little bit stressed at the minute
27:58Only because of time really
28:00I'm going to do my hair
28:02And then we've got to go
28:03Time to kiss the kids goodnight
28:05And get to the gig
28:06Love you, see you in the morning
28:09See you in the morning
28:11Love you
28:14Tonight's venue is a well-heeled golf club
28:16Nearly 200 guests are expected
28:18And they're all excited about seeing Natasha and Berta perform
28:23Stress levels are massive
28:24But there's a problem
28:26I'm leaving my house now
28:27See you down there
28:29Now I am stressed
28:31Natasha's friend promised to bring the sound system
28:33But she's nowhere to be seen
28:35We need speakers
28:36No music means no gig
28:38And that means unhappy customers
28:40And no fee for Natasha or Berta
28:43Oh look, it's busy already
28:45Making matters worse
28:46So why is it not downloading?
28:49Berta can't access tonight's playlist
28:51You did put a song didn't you?
28:53I did
28:53The show is hanging in the balance
28:56I haven't got a charger for this
28:58I've got 50%
29:04I'm hating furniture at the moment
29:07I should have just bought one
29:09That was properly made
29:11Kirsty's race to comply with rental regs is in full flow
29:15I've just lost a screw
29:18I've just flown
29:21Yeah, anyway
29:22We'll come back to that one
29:24Kirsty's battling with nuts, bolts, instructions
29:27And an electric screwdriver that's not charged
29:31What will be really annoying
29:33Is if I've screwed all these on the wrong way
29:35Paying guests are on their way
29:37But at Kirsty's current pace
29:38They won't have a table to use
29:41Why did I start this in the first place?
29:44And without a table
29:45Kirsty could lose her rental licence
29:48One piece
29:50It's progress
29:51But she's feeling the pressure
29:53Not impressed at all
29:56Even Minnie's bored of it now
29:57Ah, it's a dog's life
30:00I think I've come to an impasse
30:02I'm not really
30:03I've lost interest
30:04Bored
30:05Yeah, need a gin and tonne
30:07Need to go and visit my friend
30:08Who's down the pub
30:09Grab a drink
30:09And kind of get a bit of enthusiasm
30:11To come and do it later
30:12And hopefully the electric screwdriver
30:15Will be charged
30:15And save me a lot more time
30:17Off to the pub then
30:18Are you coming, Minnie?
30:20Come on
30:20Let's go to the pub
30:21The pub's just a short bike ride away
30:24Is that going to be comfy?
30:25Come on
30:26But Minnie's not thirsty
30:28Come on
30:28Come on
30:29Good girl
30:31There we go
30:32Good girl
30:32So the bike that I've got at the moment
30:34Is a fantastic electric bike
30:36Which has a throttle as well
30:38So sometimes I don't even have to pedal
30:39And I will put Minnie in the basket
30:41And we'll go off on adventures
30:43Now let's hope the bike's charged
30:45Are we safe?
30:46Yes
30:47Good
30:48Third time lucky
30:50Fourth time lucky
30:51Fifth time lucky
30:53Sixth time lucky
30:55Did I put the battery in?
30:57Let's try
30:58Come on
30:59You know you want to
31:01Yay
31:02You ready?
31:03Shall I put my helmet on?
31:06Right, let's do it
31:07Minnie is my best friend
31:09She's a little chihuahua
31:10I got her as a four year old
31:12She's a rescue
31:13And she comes everywhere with me
31:15As long as she's with me
31:17She's quite happy most of the time
31:19Kirsty's best human friend
31:21Is Yorkshire last Lucy
31:22Who also has a diddy dog
31:27Kirsty!
31:28Hi babe
31:29How are you?
31:30I've had better days
31:32I'm not going to lie
31:32Why?
31:34Just have a drink dear
31:35Are the joys of the easy breezy life on the costas
31:39Coming to Spain is a real decompression
31:41I don't have to think
31:43I know it sounds selfish
31:44But I don't have to think about anybody
31:45Apart from myself and Minnie
31:47And enjoying myself
31:49Obviously I'll ring home and check at home
31:50That everything's alright
31:51And I'll put things in place at home
31:53So there's support there for my mum and dad
31:55But it's just nice to come out, relax
31:57No?
31:58And there's nothing like a nice relaxing chinwag
32:00To de-stress
32:01Right Minnie?
32:03Honestly, this dog
32:04Come on baby girl
32:05There we go
32:06Do you want to go in the bag?
32:09Minnie has a massive attitude
32:10And sometimes this has got myself and her into trouble
32:14Go to the bar for a drink
32:15Another quick run
32:16One bar to the next
32:18Right, excuse you
32:19The next village
32:21Right m'lady
32:22Please don't shout at the cat
32:23The cat lives here
32:25Honestly
32:26Are you going to sit down?
32:28Oh
32:29Oh
32:29Oh
32:30Oh yeah
32:30Not keen
32:31Hey
32:33Right
32:33Have we had enough now?
32:35Ooh, so much drama Minnie
32:36Oh there's another one
32:37And so much for a nice relaxing drink
32:39Might be time to take Minnie home
32:42Here's to our lovely life in Spain
32:44Cheers
32:44Love it
32:46There's also the small matter of the table to finish building
32:49Pedal it Kirsty
33:02I think he thinks we call him Chicken
33:04Because if you say Chicken it makes his ears pop up
33:07Hey
33:08Dennis
33:09Ooh
33:10Yes, this is Dennis
33:12He's about nine years old now
33:13When we first came to Spain
33:15I used to walk dogs at a shelter called Vedama in Oliva
33:18And he was one of the little dogs there
33:21In the cage sharing with two others
33:25And I think he chose us really
33:27He was stood at the back of the cage just looking with his sad eyes
33:35As soon as we got him home we'd bought him some toys
33:38And he was running around up and down playing
33:40He was like so excited, he seemed so grateful
33:50So, we just changed the T for a D and he became Dennis
34:05At the beach, Snapper Simon's battling the elements on his first big commercial photo shoot
34:11I didn't see this in the holiday brochure did when we signed up
34:15Mother Nature's taken its toll
34:18And personally, you're just going to have a load of hair in a picture
34:21So, too windy
34:24Army motto, improvise, adapt and overcome
34:27We'll just work it out as we go along really
34:29There's another forest just over the other side of the road
34:32And I think personally, we'll be a lot better quality of images
34:38So, we're going to head over there now
34:40Very wise, and your clients seem impressed, Simon
34:43That forest, you coming with? Yeah?
34:46And him
34:47It may be less windy, but Simon's starting to lose light
34:50So he can't make any mistakes
34:53What we'll do now
34:55Is some more
34:57I was just about to say Yoda, but it's not Yoda, it's yoga
34:59Yoga
35:01Quickly the photos take you, my Simon
35:03I'm going to use a lot of these kind of vegetation within the picture
35:08Oh, this is his army training kicking in
35:12Oh, ow, ow
35:13Try not to get pricklies in me
35:16Pricklies? What the hell am I? Three?
35:18Knows all the army lingo desire, Si
35:21A man in his natural habitat
35:23You'll want to talk private pricklies
35:26Right, we've just finished with Russell now
35:29We are just about to shoot the last little bit with Sabrina
35:33And then that'll be it for the day
35:35Sounds good
35:36Yeah
35:38It's the end of the day and a chance to find out if Simon's laid back approach has paid off
35:42Or if his clients are feeling prickly
35:45Found him to be a very good photographer
35:47I've got to say they look absolutely amazing
35:49And actually he's made us feel really comfortable
35:51He's made it easy, especially Russell
35:54He was quite nervous about getting photos taken
35:57And it's actually felt quite natural
35:59Things couldn't have turned out better
36:01Stand down Simon
36:03Are you happy with everything?
36:05Yeah, perfect
36:06Yeah
36:06I'm always thinking I'm doing quite a good job
36:08If Pete will keep coming back
36:09Moving full time into photography
36:13It's getting closer
36:14Almost sounds like a plan
36:16Stay focused, Simon
36:21Coming up
36:22I think we're right
36:23It doesn't look very organised
36:25But I think we know where everything is
36:27The build up to Natasha's big show goes from bad to worse
36:31I don't know my wings
36:33Really?
36:34I'm joking
36:36Better!
36:38No
36:38No
36:39And it's DIY
36:40Did I even start this for Kirsty?
36:42What am I doing wrong?
36:54Oh, we could be cooking on gas
36:57After deliberation, delay and a traumatic trip to the pub
37:01Kirsty's finally tackling her flat pack table
37:04I've got to have a table
37:08In the villa
37:11To comply with the tourist certificate
37:14There's certain conditions that you have to fulfil basically
37:18To be able to get a tourist certificate
37:20And one of those is having a dining table within the villa
37:24That can seat as many people as sleep here
37:28With paying guests en route to her Costa crib
37:31She needs to get it finished
37:33A power drill, every girl's best friend
37:35Close your ears, Minnie
37:39Is that the right way?
37:42That way
37:43Tighty righty, lefty loosey
37:45Tighty
37:46Tighty righty
37:47Lefty loosey
37:49And again
37:49Come on
37:50You know you want to
37:52Looks about right
37:53That'll do
37:54I don't know whether it's the gin
37:56Or the electric drill
37:57Which is making it more enjoyable
38:00Don't get too giddy, Kirsty
38:01There's a massive 18 volts of pure power in there
38:07No
38:10What am I doing wrong?
38:13The one
38:13Not calling DIY SOS
38:15Nick Knowles would know what to do
38:17I'm only up to step three out of eleven
38:19And two gins down the line at the pub
38:22I really don't think tonight's the night to continue using power tools
38:26And instructions that I don't really understand
38:29So we might leave it till tomorrow
38:31I can't say I blame you
38:33Kirsty's more Spanish than she realises
38:36Mañana, Mañana
38:42Thank you
38:43Oh my goodness
38:44Thank you for all our jobs
38:45Moments ahead of their ambitious dance show
38:48There's good news for Natasha and Berta
38:50So as long as all our levels are fine
38:52Which we think they are
38:53I'll check our levels
38:53Natasha's mates arrived with her sound system
38:56And Berta's managed to download the playlist
38:59Once we get started
39:00Do you want me to leave?
39:01We just
39:01We forget about it
39:03Yeah
39:04The show can go on
39:05So we get the rest of the stuff out
39:08A little bit stressed
39:09Until we get everything out and organised
39:11Because we were a little bit late
39:13Natasha and Berta have been working together since 2023
39:17Me and Berta work really, really well together
39:20We are completely honest and upfront
39:22We just say it as it is
39:24Tonight they're taking a trip through the decades
39:26And that means a lot of performance paraphernalia
39:30I just like to get to the venue
39:32Get all of the costumes out
39:33Get everything organised
39:35And then take a breather
39:36And then start
39:37But we should be alright
39:39I just feel like I'm rushing around
39:40To get all the costumes out and laid down
39:43But no, we've got it
39:44I think we're right
39:45It doesn't look very organised
39:46But I think we know where everything is
39:50I don't know my wings
39:54Berta
39:56Berta
39:58Really?
39:58Joking
40:01She's forgotten her wings
40:04They're in my other suitcase
40:06We have a dance that we do together
40:09Where we both have LED wings
40:12And Berta's forgotten her wings
40:14At least it wasn't me
40:17Tonight's show might be about to flop rather than fly
40:19I'll just do that dance on my own
40:22And Berta can have a rest
40:24And I'll have a break
40:25You have a break?
40:27I'm doing the one before
40:30Right, so I'll do that in that
40:32No problem
40:33You always do the wings by yourself
40:34Now, now girls
40:37So these are the wings
40:41But I brought mine
40:42And Berta's forgotten hers
40:43So never mind
40:44I normally do the dance on my own
40:46But this week
40:47We decided that we'll do a new one
40:48And we do it all together
40:49So we choreographed it together
40:51And now Berta's forgotten the wings
40:53So I'll have to do it on my own
40:54Oh well
40:55Next time
40:57A successful show could mean more bookings
41:01Now I'm not nervous
41:01I'm not excited
41:03I think I'm excited
41:04I just want to start now though
41:05Let's go girls
41:10Everyone says move to Spain
41:11Live the dream
41:12It is a great life
41:14And I am doing exactly what I want to be doing
41:25I'm going to work
41:26Having fun
41:27Dancing in beautiful costumes
41:29Traveling the world
41:30And getting paid for it
41:59What more really can I ask for?
42:01How about a chance to do more gigs here?
42:03Oh it was amazing
42:05It is so much fun
42:07I've got like all the adrenaline going now
42:09Dancing with Natasha is such a joy
42:12Because we have so much fun
42:13We have that chemistry
42:14Watching her perform
42:16For me is amazing
42:17It's so much fun to perform
42:20When the audience are enjoying themselves
42:23And have they secured another performance?
42:26I'm very, very sure that they'll have us back
42:28The owners just said to me
42:30What a great show
42:31I am super proud of both of us
42:35Next time on The Costas
42:37Singer Gaynor's bubbling over with excitement for her new act
42:45Diane's battling the crowds on Remembrance Day
42:47Can I relax? No, not at the minute
42:50And strap yourselves in
42:52Daredevil Val rides again
42:53It's a bit scary
43:23After a while
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