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Rich Holiday Poor Holiday S06E03
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00:00Woohoo!
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 plunge 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 posh.
00:28...travel together...
00:29...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.
00:42Can the rich rough it?
00:44There is no way on God's green earth...
00:46...that you or me are going in this.
00:48Can the less wealthy stomach lavish luxury?
00:51I'm going to be sick.
00:52I hate that you made me touch seafood. How about that?
00:55And at the end...
00:58...134,000.
00:59You could buy my house and landscape my garden from there.
01:02Will one family's holiday heaven...
01:05Give me off, give me off, give me off, give me off!
01:06...be another's holiday hell?
01:08Let's get mashed up!
01:09Absolutely not.
01:10This is possibly going to be the worst holiday I've ever been on.
01:18Grotherham, home to self-made millionaires Nigel and Mandy.
01:23Give me a kiss.
01:25We've been married for 38 years.
01:27Happily married.
01:30They don't just light up each other's lives, but the entire nation.
01:35They've made their fortune from fireworks.
01:38We've become a multi-million pound business.
01:41Over a million pound per month turnover.
01:44Nudging 60, these high rollers love to splash their cash.
01:48So this is my bit of a weakness.
01:51I love my bags.
01:52I really do.
01:53This is Louis 1.
01:54This is Louis 2.
01:56This one here.
01:57This is a little cheeky mulberry.
01:59We've got a little Gucci one here.
02:01The Chanel bag like this.
02:02I think this one was £6,500.
02:04It's probably around £60,000 with our bags there.
02:08Oh wow, that sounds a lot, doesn't it?
02:10It might be a bit of a problem there.
02:15Nigel's splurge are supercars.
02:17We've got the Porsche GT2 RS, the Lamborghini STO, the Ferrari convertible.
02:25My run around car is a Rolls-Royce Cullinan Series 2 black bag.
02:29It's a half a million pound car.
02:34They've developed a taste for the finer things in life.
02:36We've been to 28 different Michelin-starred restaurants.
02:41Our favourite is a 30 course menu is £420 per head.
02:47And the food is mind blowing.
02:49Holidays are also top notch.
02:52Minimum, five star.
02:54Has to be five star.
02:55We don't want our sunbed to be within 20 foot of anybody else.
03:00They rack up 60 grand's worth of getaways every year.
03:04And they have one thing in mind.
03:06We go on holiday to relax.
03:08We send to lounge about all day.
03:10Yeah.
03:10We like to be looked after.
03:14So, why are they willing to sacrifice five star R&R for a budget break with strangers?
03:20I like to think that most people wouldn't know whether we're the rich ones or the poor ones.
03:26But we can't avoid it.
03:27Money has meant that we're spoiled.
03:30We are spoiled.
03:31I am.
03:32We're hoping that the budget holiday will show us that we can still be the same people we were 30
03:37years ago.
03:40230 miles away in Blandford Forum, Dorset, at the opposite end of the wealth divide.
03:46Jordan, I thought you were doing the beans.
03:48Yeah, I am.
03:48Live close-knit mum and son, Sharon and Jordan.
03:52We tend to do a lot together.
03:53And we sort of enjoy life together, don't we?
03:56Well, for a gritted teeth.
03:59I would say I'm a bit of a mother's boy.
04:03It's only been me and mum.
04:05Did you put salt and pepper on the table?
04:06Yeah.
04:07Jordan's dad and I split up when he was three.
04:09And so I've brought him up on my own.
04:12It's just literally me and Jordan against the world.
04:15Bringing them even closer, in 2023, Sharon was diagnosed with breast cancer
04:21and spent two years undergoing ops, chemo and radiotherapy.
04:25I think Jordan's grown up very fast in the last few years.
04:28I've had to rely on him a lot.
04:30Mum's in remission and we're back to normal, so I'm quite grateful for that now.
04:36But obviously, yeah, it was stressful during that.
04:39Jordan, we need to work out what we're doing for shopping.
04:41Financially, times are tough.
04:44OK, so we've got five, we've got £11 there.
04:48Sharon does payroll for a small company and 19-year-old Jordan works in the local pub.
04:53There you go.
04:55Together, they bring home two and a half grand a month
04:58and after rent and bills are lucky to have 70 quid weekly disposable income.
05:02Yeah, we live paycheck to paycheck, don't we?
05:05With money tight, Jordan's ambitions have been put on hold.
05:09My plan is to go to Australia to, like, work and build my life skills,
05:14then start on one degree.
05:16But the thing stopping me is the money.
05:19When the pair can afford a holiday, it's a low-cost camping trip to Cornwall or Wales.
05:25So we do a lot of walking.
05:27I usually try to climb.
05:28There's, like, a nearby mountain.
05:30So it's usually, like, long walks or...
05:33Yeah, long walks to the pub.
05:34There's normally a pub at the end of the walk.
05:36Yeah.
05:36We do that quite a bit.
05:37And, like, quizzes.
05:39Luxury breaks are well beyond reach, but son and mum can dream.
05:43I would like to go somewhere where I didn't have to think about the money.
05:47I want that bottle of champagne, I want that to eat.
05:51Just let loose.
05:52Yeah, I think you deserve a really nice holiday in the most out of anyone, like...
05:56But how do they feel about going away with wealthy strangers?
06:01Some of the people that have made money and become wealthy
06:04do tend to be a little bit more materialistic about things.
06:08Talking about their wealth, how much they've got and what they've got.
06:10I can deal with that.
06:14Here we go.
06:16Time to find out where the pairs are heading.
06:18Come on, Mandy.
06:19Easy, easy on the envelope.
06:22Excited.
06:22You can go fast.
06:24They'll be spending a week together on two very different trips.
06:28That's good.
06:29Go on, then.
06:30The first holiday to be put to the test, the budget break.
06:34Oh, my gosh.
06:35You are off to Fuerteventura.
06:37First up, a classic budget holiday
06:40in the northern coastal town of Caleta de Fusti.
06:45Loved by Brits abroad, the area is known for its busy bars.
06:49You'll be staying in a great value apartment
06:52around a communal pool.
06:54Uh-oh.
06:55Just 60 miles off the North African coast,
06:58Fuerteventura is the second largest of the Spanish Canary Islands.
07:03With year-round sunshine, volcanic terrain, and miles of white sands,
07:08the island is gaining a reputation for high-end adventure tourism.
07:12But for many, it's a package holiday paradise.
07:16For the first half of the week, the pairs are heading to Brits abroad hotspot,
07:21Caleta de Fusti, where they'll be staying in La Pyramide self-catering apartments,
07:26which are less ancient wonder of the world and more packed in pods around a pool.
07:34Volcanic landscape sounds really nice, actually.
07:36It does, doesn't it?
07:37I'm really excited, though.
07:38Value apartment.
07:40Mmm.
07:41Not really like a cup of tea.
07:42Well, if the bed's small.
07:43Oh, gosh.
07:44Right.
07:45Okay.
07:45Let's do it.
07:50It's day one.
07:52How many clothes do you have?
07:53We're only going for a week.
07:55Used to UK camping, Sharon is packing for every eventuality.
07:59For Mandy, it's the essentials.
08:02Well, I'm definitely gonna take a couple of bags.
08:05I've got two.
08:06It's not me without a couple of my bags.
08:08Better take a beach bag as well, thinking about it.
08:11Yeah, because normally when we go at our resorts, they give you a beach bag.
08:15Otherwise, I'll be carrying around my sun cream in my Chanel bag.
08:20Ready?
08:21Let's go.
08:23Fuerteventura is a four-and-a-half-hour flight away.
08:26Mountains.
08:28Palm trees.
08:29There's got to be a volcano, doesn't there, somewhere?
08:30Well, it's Volcanic Island, isn't it?
08:32And there could be rumblings.
08:34Hi, I've got butterflies in my tummy.
08:37I am nervous first about where we're going.
08:40Oh, here we go.
08:42Lap pyramid.
08:43Oh, that's scary.
08:45The pairs are meeting for the first time at the budget apartments
08:49once they've checked in.
08:51Is there a baggage man? A baggage handler?
08:53It's a far cry from a five-star resort welcome.
08:56Could I have a word with the concierge, please?
09:01For each pair, a first-floor, no-frills, self-catering apartment.
09:06Oh, my God. You're not used to this, are you?
09:08With no bellhop, it's not the exertion-free holiday Nigel's accustomed to.
09:14Oh!
09:15Mandake, isn't it?
09:18Oh, come on.
09:19Don't break door.
09:20We've got it open.
09:21God, that is theatre.
09:23Mandake's all right in here.
09:25It's just like there.
09:26Oh, God.
09:27It smells nice.
09:28It smells disinfectant.
09:30It's like going back in time.
09:32Oh, my God, no.
09:34No, don't say it like that.
09:35What's wrong with it?
09:36It smells.
09:37It smells clean.
09:38It's got disinfectant and...
09:40Oh, my God.
09:42I told you.
09:45Uh-oh.
09:47OK.
09:48OK, OK, OK, OK.
09:50Oh, my God.
09:53Oh.
09:56Oh, my God.
09:57Oh.
09:59But it is actually as bad as I was thinking.
10:03It's not anything as bad as you thought.
10:04It is as bad.
10:04The beds are worse than I thought.
10:07Mandy and Nigel may have bitten off more than they can chew.
10:11Whoa, this is really nice.
10:13Look at this.
10:14This is nice, isn't it?
10:15Nice little kitchen.
10:16As for Sharon and Jordan...
10:18This is all right, Matt.
10:18Very nice.
10:19See how comfy it is.
10:21I think it does the job of what we need.
10:23Yeah, I think it's quite a nice place.
10:25It's not luxury.
10:26It's not at all luxury.
10:27That would be the worst.
10:28It's definitely not luxury.
10:28No, it's very, very, very basic.
10:32As night falls on day one, it's crunch time.
10:35I am actually a bit nervous.
10:36Who will they be spending the week with?
10:40Hello.
10:40Hello.
10:41I'm Sharon.
10:42Hi, Sharon, I'm Monday.
10:43Hello.
10:43I'm Jordan.
10:44Nice to meet you.
10:45Have you been here before?
10:47First time.
10:47No, we are.
10:48No, no, no.
10:49And Muslim is a bit of a shock.
10:50And would you actually come somewhere like her?
10:53Never.
10:53If I book on a holiday website, I sort them in order.
10:58Price.
10:59High to low.
11:00Well, there's a hotel we go to.
11:02It's £800 a night.
11:04Speechless.
11:04They love splashing cash, I guess.
11:06We don't really have a budget.
11:08We want five stars.
11:09Five stars.
11:10Plus.
11:11Nigel's very full of himself.
11:12He might be told to shut up a few times if he keeps it up.
11:16What do you do for your job then?
11:18Fireworks.
11:19Yeah, there you go.
11:21And I'm the largest firework retailer in the UK.
11:24What do you do?
11:25Yeah.
11:25Both of you, yeah?
11:26I do payroll.
11:28Oh, okay.
11:29I just work in a pub.
11:31Have you finished your education then?
11:32Yeah, yeah, yeah.
11:33And how old are you, Jordan?
11:3419.
11:34Okay.
11:35Jordan still wants to go on holiday with his mum, which is quite a rarity, isn't it?
11:40Yeah.
11:40It's great.
11:41Nicety's out of the way.
11:43It's time to find out what the foursome will have to spend for the next four days.
11:48Ooh, this is the budget.
11:49Let's have a look then.
11:50Let's have a look.
11:51Are you ready?
11:53What have we got?
11:54What have we got?
11:5550, 100, 200, 300 euros.
11:59So that's basically 50 euros per day, per couple.
12:03That should be plenty.
12:05Really?
12:07Is that got to pay for activities as well?
12:10Yeah.
12:10Yeah.
12:10Okay.
12:10Oh, really?
12:11Oh, okay.
12:13That's going to be quite challenging.
12:14Interesting.
12:15How do you manage your life on that sort of a budget?
12:20I think you should set your rule that the budget is all down to you.
12:24You take control.
12:26The thing is, we don't, and this is in real estate, we don't actually know how much things cost.
12:30We don't budget.
12:31We don't look at the price, we just buy.
12:33That's crazy to us.
12:35It does make me a bit nervous that they might blow the 300 in one day.
12:38Okay, then.
12:39We will do it.
12:41Challenge accepted.
12:42This is hell.
12:42Get me out of here.
12:47Coming up.
12:48How do you get your towel down without it blowing out?
12:51Hang on.
12:52Hang on.
12:53A beach trip goes south.
12:54I'm not relaxed.
12:56Not my cup of tea at all.
12:58Will Mandy and Nigel rise to the challenge?
13:01I can't see them again up there.
13:04Or will the budget holidaying leave them cold?
13:13So we've got £11 there.
13:14A hard up mum and son.
13:16How many clothes do you have?
13:18We're only going for a week.
13:19Are showing a couple of pyrotechnic entrepreneurs with a taste for luxury.
13:24Oh my God.
13:26It is actually as bad as I was thinking.
13:30How to holiday on the cheap.
13:32That should be plenty.
13:34Really?
13:37But so far, it's been an uphill struggle.
13:40This is hell.
13:41Get me out of here.
13:44It's day two in Fuerteventura and for five star aficionado Nigel,
13:49it's a rude awakening to budget holidaying.
13:53I cannot recollect a worse night's sleep, really.
13:59Awful.
14:01In a word.
14:03Reconnecting with their roots might be harder than Nigel and Mandy think.
14:07I nearly cried at one bit because of...
14:09She nearly cried but I did cry.
14:11There was noises coming from next door.
14:13There was nothing rude.
14:14It was just me crying.
14:15Yeah, it was awful.
14:16I did question everything last night.
14:18What am I doing?
14:19Oh, that's not good, is it?
14:21No.
14:22I think they're going to find it difficult.
14:24I think that disappoints me a little bit.
14:26That you think, God blimey.
14:28Can't even manage on a mattress.
14:30It's not just bargain basement beds they'll have to get used to.
14:34Sharon and Jordan's activities are budget too.
14:36So what's in store?
14:38Beach day on the cheap.
14:41Oh, we don't like sand.
14:42We don't like sand.
14:43I want to relax around a nice pool and a nice sun lounger.
14:46Not on the beach where sand's getting everywhere.
14:49No.
14:51It says beach day, so food wise.
14:54Oh, we'll take a packed lunch.
14:55OK.
14:56Volcano adventure.
14:57Sounds fantastic.
14:58We'll quite easily walk 10 miles on a holiday.
15:00We're not walking up a volcano.
15:02Yeah.
15:02Mmm.
15:04I'm not very keen on walking up hills.
15:08Pump quiz.
15:10Well, we've never done that many activities in any holidays.
15:12Oh, it's crazy.
15:13If it's sort of like a sunny holiday like this,
15:17we would just relax and go in the spa most of the day.
15:21Hmm.
15:22When do we get to relax?
15:25Not yet, Mandy.
15:27Let's hit the road.
15:28Entrusted with the €300 budget for four days,
15:31first up, a food shop.
15:33Oh, Cheerios.
15:35Oh, they're expensive.
15:36If I do go shopping on holiday, it isn't for food.
15:39Oh, my God, this is hard work, isn't it?
15:41And it isn't on a budget.
15:43€53 and a sixth of the budget gone,
15:46Mandy and Nigel aren't just in charge of the money,
15:48but making the butties too.
15:50This is not an holiday.
15:51This is workload.
15:53Why would you go sell catering?
15:55Are you going on holiday?
15:56You know, might as well stop at home.
15:59Oh, hello.
16:00Do you have a good shopping trip?
16:02Hello.
16:02We're back.
16:03Are you excited?
16:04I'm a bit nervous.
16:05Have we got any money left?
16:06Yeah.
16:07Yeah, yeah, yeah.
16:07Loads of money.
16:08We had a little cheat
16:09because I decided that Jordan needed a treat.
16:13So, I got him...
16:15Oh!
16:16..tron cuntinidekin.
16:18I think Nigel has a bit of a problem
16:20trying to get into the mindset of having to live on a budget,
16:22that we have to think and plan ahead
16:25and they can just have it when they want it.
16:27Time to hit the beach.
16:29A classic budget holiday freebie.
16:31And a 30-minute stroll from the apartment
16:33is the 600-metre stretch of Playa de Castillo.
16:38Caletta de Fulstay Furoventura.
16:41Popular with Brits.
16:42And a camel or two.
16:44Crikey.
16:45Oh, can you smell them camels?
16:47Oh, my God.
16:49That got right whiff from there.
16:52It's not the exclusive luxury relaxation
16:56sand dodgers Nigel and Mandy are used to.
16:59How do you get your towel down without it blowing out?
17:03There must be a system.
17:05There must be a system.
17:06You just put it down, do you?
17:07Hang on, hang on.
17:09Oh, hang on.
17:10Nigel, you've got your shorts down.
17:11I'm trying to get a tan.
17:13Perfect.
17:16Because it's so luxurious at the hotels we do stay at,
17:19around the pool there, obviously we have a really comfy sunbed.
17:23You've got service, people coming and looking after you.
17:26We don't even come to a beach, do we?
17:29Unless there's a beach attached to the hotel,
17:32or the hotel's got its own beach.
17:33I think I'd want a sun lounger.
17:35At €7 a pop, for Jordan and Sharon,
17:38that's a cheap evening take-out or a budget activity.
17:43Sharon and Jordan, they have got to make that choice
17:47of whether they have the sun lounger or whether they eat.
17:50We're lucky we don't have to make those choices.
17:52So, yeah, that is something to think about.
17:55On a plus, let's have a sandwich.
17:58One for you, Jordan.
17:59Sharon?
18:00Mmm, this looks delicious.
18:01Lovely, thank you.
18:01DIY beach putties might be the norm for Sharon and Jordan,
18:05but for a couple who happily fork out over 800 quid
18:08on one Michelin-starred meal, it's a culinary comedown.
18:13It's been a chore, hasn't it, today?
18:16So, normally, we just relax and chill.
18:19We're good.
18:19Well, it was, like, 2 o'clock, and we're not even...
18:22We're not even start of the day, are we? No, no.
18:25We had to go shopping, which was stressful,
18:28cos you can't just pick anything up.
18:30Then we had to make our own lunch.
18:32This is cheap. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
18:33This is how we can get on, and this is, like,
18:35if you're on a cheap budget braid, this is how you do it.
18:37But it just doesn't feel like I'm on holiday.
18:40I'm not relaxed.
18:41Mmm, no.
18:42Not my cup of tea at all.
18:45So far, the budget holiday has left Mandy
18:48like a fish out of water.
18:57It's day three in Caleta de Fuste.
19:00Hit the road.
19:01Today, the foursome are venturing further afield.
19:05They're off on an unguided hike
19:07up one of the island's best-preserved volcanic craters,
19:12Calderon Hondo.
19:13I'm not very keen on walking up hills.
19:16Nigel prefers engine-powered propulsion.
19:20Right, let's see this volcano.
19:23Everybody out!
19:25Time to hike.
19:26Standing at 912 feet above sea level,
19:29the easiest route up is a moderate one and a half miles.
19:34So, I'd say about an hour's walk,
19:38and I think we can do it.
19:39Do you, Nigel?
19:40Obviously, it's not something we do,
19:42but it's out of your comfort zone,
19:44just physically as well, really, isn't it, for you?
19:48I can't see him again up there.
19:50He didn't really want to do it.
19:52Nigel needed motivation.
19:54It's about taking your time
19:56and then stopping when you need to react.
19:59I think he'll do it.
20:00Jordan was fantastic today though, weren't he?
20:02He's really, really, really good.
20:04I'll carry the bag.
20:05He's looking after me.
20:06He's such a caring, loving person.
20:09He's fantastic. Simple as that.
20:11I actually don't even think,
20:12you've got about ten minutes left to find it, if that.
20:15I just presumed I would not walk up
20:17with the last little steep bit that I thought.
20:19I know what I'm capable of.
20:21One, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two.
20:26Look at Nigel, he's like a bloody mountain goat.
20:29Up there. Gotcha.
20:31King of the world!
20:32You've got a sense of accomplishment for me getting up there.
20:35Well done, well done.
20:37Look at that view, you can't beat that.
20:39Oh, wow.
20:40Formed around 100,000 years ago,
20:42the crater is 229 feet deep.
20:46It might be extinct, but it's woken something in Nigel.
20:51If I wasn't with you, I wouldn't have done this last little bit.
20:54I wouldn't have done.
20:55So you've pushed us to come up here, which is great.
20:57It's been real worth it.
20:59Already the budget holiday is proving an experience
21:02Mandy and Nigel didn't see coming.
21:04What is that island over there, then, guys?
21:06It lands right.
21:07Is it lands right?
21:08Yeah, because it's only five miles away.
21:10Is it really there?
21:11Yeah, it's a five-mile ferry ride.
21:12Well, you're a good tour guide.
21:14I try, I do try.
21:15Absolutely.
21:15So you like all this, Jordan, like the sightseeing,
21:18so how far do you want to go?
21:20You're quite excited to go into Australia, don't you, for a year?
21:23Yeah.
21:23What, just travelling round the whole of Australia?
21:25Yeah, trying to work and sightseeing at the same time.
21:28Yeah.
21:29Backpacking.
21:29Yeah.
21:30Jordan's a positive guy, and I just hope whatever he wants to do,
21:33he succeeds.
21:34Get a selfie?
21:35Yeah.
21:36Yay!
21:37The volcano hike has erupted into a roaring success.
21:43Back down at sea level, and to round off the day,
21:47a Sharon and Jordan holiday favourite.
21:50We have four main rounds of ten questions.
21:52A British pub quiz.
21:54Pub quiz?
21:55Oh, I'd just be full of people, drunks and all that.
21:57I don't want to do that.
21:58Nigel and Mandy are more at home with posh nosh than a picture round.
22:03Hiya, could I get two Coke Zeroes, one Fanta Lemon and a Red Bull, please?
22:07Having kept a tight rein on the cash so far, they can at least push the boat out a little.
22:14Nine euros for drinks and four euros to enter the quiz.
22:18A drop in the ocean compared to Mandy and Nigel's normal spendy nights.
22:25We start off today with general knowledge.
22:27So, question one, what river flows through the Grand Canyon?
22:32But we've been there, but we don't do any sexes.
22:36Name the German military strategy of rapid, overwhelming attacks.
22:43Blitzkrieg.
22:43Oh, I don't know.
22:44One point.
22:46Blitzkrieg.
22:49Sorry, I'm so happy.
22:50Today for the shop round, there's things you might find in your garden.
22:54Possibly a Blitzkrieg.
22:57Blitzkrieg.
22:58I'm so happy.
22:59Do you want him, Rob?
23:00Sand pit.
23:01Sand pit is correct.
23:03We've absolutely loved it.
23:06Yay!
23:08Honestly, so much fun.
23:10We've really hit off with Sharon and Jordan.
23:13I've got my new 19-year-old pal in Jordan.
23:15Fueled on by their winning shot, Nigel has a burning question of his own.
23:22Who's the posher couple?
23:25And who's the...
23:26The richer couple.
23:27The richer.
23:27The richer.
23:29This is a couple, this is a couple.
23:30OK.
23:31Yeah, one's got more money than the other one, Sam.
23:33Sorry, guys.
23:34I've put you as a poorer couple and I've put you as a richer couple.
23:37Why is that then?
23:38No idea.
23:39Since being with Mandy and Nigel, my perspective on rich people has changed because even though
23:45they have money, they're no different, really.
23:48They just have a different lifestyle.
23:50Like, they just live differently, but they're the same people.
23:52They're still as genuine as us.
23:54Game first.
23:55We're 54.
23:56We have our RHPH.
23:58Yay!
23:59We've had one of the most fun, enjoyable days we've ever had on holiday today.
24:04Champions!
24:06Unbelievable.
24:08What a great day for so little money.
24:16It's the fourth and final day of the budget holiday.
24:19And Nigel is immersing himself fully in the experience.
24:27But with this half of the break drawing to a close, there's time for a quick debrief.
24:33So what have you thought of this part of the holiday, then?
24:36It's pleasantly surprised.
24:37And we said last night, this has been one of the most funnest holidays we've had.
24:42No, no, no.
24:42That's probably due to the due to the shadow of that.
24:44Yeah.
24:45That shadow of that.
24:45We've enjoyed it, haven't we?
24:47It's been good fun.
24:48Yeah.
24:48And I've enjoyed the activity, seeing you push yourself out of your comfort zone.
24:52Yeah.
24:52Well, we've had an amazing time.
24:54We are so grateful that you have shown us this experience.
24:57Well, we said that, didn't we?
24:58We've been matched with the perfect couple because we've enjoyed it as much as you.
25:01Yeah.
25:01It has been so much fun.
25:03I have really enjoyed this side of the holiday because this is what we would do anyway.
25:06But I think mainly because we've got Mandy and Nigel, I don't think it would be the same without them.
25:11So is there anything that you would certainly not want again?
25:15We missed the luxury accommodation.
25:18It was all a bit grim, isn't it?
25:20Yeah, but that's what we can afford, isn't it?
25:21I think even this is so, like, this is just a nice holiday.
25:25Yeah.
25:25The accommodation is dividing opinion.
25:28But the million-dollar question, what's the budget break cost?
25:36£936.84p.
25:37That's for four people.
25:40Four nights.
25:41Four nights, including spending money.
25:43Nearly £470, isn't it?
25:44Two people.
25:45Look at how we spend that a night.
25:47Wow.
25:47Nice flights as well.
25:49Yeah.
25:50Yeah.
25:50Oh, my.
25:52That is just...
25:54I don't know.
25:55Wow.
25:55Totally blown away.
25:57We thought we'd been on budget holidays in the past, but our budget holidays were a three-star hotel,
26:03probably costing £1,200 to £1,500 for a week.
26:07And I'm talking that price 25 years ago.
26:11To think a couple can come on holiday abroad for under £500 blows my brains.
26:19We knew how lucky we were beforehand, but doing it really does teach you how lucky you are.
26:25Time to turn the tables.
26:27This is where we're going next.
26:29It's a golden float.
26:30Our luxury holiday.
26:32Right, let's find out.
26:33You are moving to a fabulous five-star hotel where everything is paid for,
26:37positioned on a spectacular beachfront in Southern Futuroventura.
26:41Prepare for a blissful relaxation.
26:43World-class dining and exceptional service will be at your fingertips.
26:47Oh, that sounds good.
26:48We'll do it together.
26:52The foursome will be diving into the ultimate all-expenses-paid luxury holiday,
26:57with meals cooked up by a Michelin-trained chef.
27:02And Seaview Suites, where the price of one night stay is just short of the entire budget break for four.
27:09Oh, I can't wait.
27:10That's going to be so good.
27:12We've never stayed in a five-star hotel.
27:14What?
27:15To not have to think about this money side of things.
27:18I think it might be hard to actually let go and spend, but we'll give it a go.
27:26Coming up...
27:27Oh, my God!
27:28What?
27:29Sharon and Jordan pull into the holiday fast lane.
27:34This is cool.
27:36But will their first taste of luxury...
27:38It looks like green poo.
27:39...come her cost?
27:40That's just over half of the rent for one month, and you're spending that in one night.
27:48A couple of luxury-loving, self-made millionaires...
27:52Not my cup of tea at all.
27:54...have been holidaying on the cheap.
27:57Sandpit!
27:58Sandpit is good.
27:59What a great day for so little money.
28:01Now, it's their turn to show their cash-strapped companions how to holiday in style.
28:07You are moving to a fabulous five-star hotel where everything is paid for.
28:13We'll give it a go.
28:16For the second half of the break, the foursome are heading south to the sun-drenched shores of Costa Calma
28:23and the five-star Paradisus by Melia.
28:26Wow.
28:27That does look nice.
28:29For Jordan, it's a five-star first.
28:32What are you doing?
28:33Getting a bite?
28:34No, no, no.
28:34Leave the cases there.
28:35There will be a concierge bellboy.
28:38And here he is, the man himself.
28:40That type of service is not something I'm used to.
28:44I think I'm going to find it hard, people doing things for me.
28:49On their holidays, Jordan and Sharon usually share their space.
28:53Oh, my God.
28:54Look at this.
28:55Nice TV.
28:56But on this trip, they'll have a suite each.
28:59Oh, wow.
29:00Oh, my goodness.
29:01Oh, my God.
29:02At £1,400 for the two suites, one night's accommodation here is the same as mom and son's monthly rent.
29:10I am eyeing up those dressing gowns.
29:12And the slippers, Jordan.
29:13I've never, ever experienced anything like that before.
29:16The whole thing is much more relaxing than our previous hotel.
29:21This is the bed.
29:23This is the bed.
29:23This is the bed.
29:24Oh, gosh.
29:25For Mandy and Nigel, it's home turf.
29:28Oh, the bed.
29:30I didn't realise what I'm missing.
29:33Let's test out this bed.
29:36Oh, by myself as well.
29:38No twin room little mini bar.
29:42Oh, my.
29:43The mini bar is worth the entire of the budget holiday.
29:48I think I'll be comfortable here for a couple of nights.
29:50I think you'll be wee-in all night.
29:52As Sharon and Jordan settle in for a nightcap, fair to say the luxury lifestyle is already ahead.
30:03Day two of the high-end holiday.
30:05What a lovely view.
30:06And Jordan is waking up in a suite for the first time in his life.
30:12Just sat in my hotel room.
30:14I've got my robe on.
30:16That is all I'm wearing for the next four days.
30:18I will be wearing a robe.
30:19I could definitely get used to this life.
30:21But being in this posh hotel, because we're all separated, we're on different floors.
30:28I don't know if it'll be as fun with Nigel and Mandy.
30:31But there is one part of life in a posh hotel that Jordan's getting right into.
30:36But look at this.
30:38Cookies.
30:39Sandwiches.
30:41The unlimited breakfast spread.
30:43Tomato bread and a chocolate.
30:46Back home, he and Sharon have just 150 quid for a monthly food shop.
30:52Donut.
30:53Jordan's stuffing his cheeks full of everything.
30:56To me, they remind me of a squirrel.
30:58Do you want your bib?
31:00The deluxe brekkie has gone down a storm.
31:02But what activities are on the menu for the high-end holiday?
31:06Powering through the dunes.
31:08Oh!
31:09Some sort of buggy or quad bike.
31:11That's cool.
31:12I've never done that before.
31:14And water sport thrills.
31:15That sounds good.
31:17Water sport and buggy driving are definitely up my street.
31:22Have you ever done any water sports before?
31:24Yeah, I've done swimming in a pool.
31:25On our holidays, a lot of the time we sit down and we just relax and sunbathe, don't we?
31:29But I think now, because they've never done a five-star holiday before, I want Sharon and Jordan to just
31:35make the most of it.
31:38Dining at the chef's table.
31:39Most fine dining meals are tasty.
31:42Yeah.
31:43You've got a menu.
31:44There's no prices.
31:45If you have to ask the price, you can't afford it.
31:48I always have to ask the price because I can't afford it.
31:52All these activities actually are right out of my comfort zone.
31:55A buggy ride in the dunes.
31:57A bit apprehensive about that because that brought to mind something fast and furious.
32:03And it does worry me a bit.
32:09Sharon will have to get comfortable quickly as the foursome are heading for the fast lane with an off-road
32:15buggy trip.
32:16Are you nervous or are you excited?
32:18Absolutely petrified.
32:19It's something I've never ever considered on my holiday.
32:22Don't go too fast, please.
32:24Yeah.
32:24This is how the jet set enjoy Fuerteventura's volcanic landscape.
32:30Yeah.
32:31Sweet.
32:32But at €250 for the two buggies, the trip costs more than Jordan and Sharon usually spend on transport in
32:40a whole month.
32:45You just farted.
32:48Disgusting.
32:50Sharon and Jordan aren't the only ones with wind.
32:53In their hair.
32:55This is the bit you like, innit?
32:58I love anything with an engine and a motor.
33:00Woohoo!
33:05No, no, no, no, no.
33:07This is cool.
33:08It is, innit?
33:09I'm quite enjoying it, actually.
33:11Oh, wow.
33:12Oh, that's lovely, innit?
33:17Oh.
33:19Well, that was fun.
33:20I wouldn't have done that if I had a choice.
33:23Are you enjoying it?
33:24I have, yeah.
33:25I thoroughly enjoyed the buggy ride.
33:27It's absolutely amazing to feel that we don't have to worry about money because normally I'm counting the pennies at
33:32home.
33:33After an adventurous first day, Sharon and Jordan are getting up to speed with holidaying like the rich.
33:45It's day three in beautiful Costa Karma.
33:49Close your eyes.
33:50Breathe in.
33:51First up, Nigel's determined to continue his newfound passion, exertion on his excursion, with a yoga class.
34:00Ready for some downward dog?
34:02I certainly am.
34:06Me and Nigel, we've had some great laughs.
34:08I'm getting a sweaty moustache.
34:10We're quite mischievous.
34:14There's no pack sweaty gym class when you're loaded.
34:17Try to get inside of the nature that is around us.
34:22You get your own private instructor and ocean views.
34:27Bless you.
34:28Excuse me.
34:29I breathed in a fly.
34:31I think pretty much we all enjoyed the yoga.
34:35Make the angry cat's position.
34:37It's your bottom belly with your eyes.
34:39You're good at it.
34:39I can get used to this.
34:40I feel like Kim Kardashian.
34:42Jordan loved the yoga and doesn't ever want to go on holiday again without doing yoga.
34:46It was something that I have never done before.
34:50I had fun doing it.
34:51And out.
34:57Now they've worked up an appetite, time for Sharon and Jordan to get a proper taste of Nigel and Mandy's
35:03millionaire lifestyle.
35:05One for you, sir.
35:06Thank you very much.
35:08With a tasting menu, curated by the hotel's Michelin-trained chef.
35:13Have you had a tasting menu before?
35:15No.
35:16No.
35:17We're lucky to get a burger and chips.
35:20First up, avocado butter with squid ink jellies filled with goat's cheese and green olives in pepper sauce.
35:28I'm afraid I will not be touching the olives because I don't like olives at all.
35:31Big foodies Nigel and Mandy regularly drop £400 a head on their meals out.
35:37I'm actually really scared.
35:39But for Jordan and Sharon, that's over three months of groceries and it's a whole new world.
35:45We had olives.
35:47It took me three attempts to try and even pierce the skin.
35:52Nah, I'm not doing it.
35:54Next, a potato cone with aubergine cream and raw shrimp.
35:59What is that?
36:01That is unbelievable.
36:02What's avocado at the bottom?
36:04It looks like green poo.
36:05Just put it in your mouth and don't think about it.
36:08I still prefer going and having a pub meal.
36:10I know what's on the menu.
36:14What is the most expensive meal you've gone for?
36:17Actually, there's a double return of the star restaurant we go to in Wales.
36:21And it's £420 a head.
36:23£420 on a meal?
36:25A head.
36:26I was gobsmacked.
36:28I can't believe that someone would spend that amount.
36:32That's just over half of the rent.
36:35For one month.
36:36And you're spending that in one night.
36:37Jesus.
36:38It's worth every penny.
36:41The fact that we spend half a month of Sharon and Jordan's rent on a meal,
36:47it doesn't make me feel bad in the slightest.
36:49What is the average price of a meal you pay?
36:52If I can afford to go out for a meal, I'd budget about £20.
36:57The posh nosh is causing beef.
37:00So what's the verdict?
37:01Food heaven or a non-starter?
37:03I was quite shocked about the number, but it was definitely an insight into one of the main things that
37:09Nigel and Mandy do.
37:10It was definitely something that will stick with me.
37:15Coming up.
37:19More rich thrills for Jordan.
37:21It's so good.
37:23Stuff I would never dream of doing.
37:25Before he and his mum see the bill.
37:29I don't feel bad that we spend that amount because we have worked for it.
37:34That's what makes me angry.
37:39Come on, Jordan.
37:43Day four of the luxury break and Jordan and Nigel are spending some quality time mano a mano.
37:51Three, two, one, go.
37:54Me and Nigel, I would definitely say we've got a good friendship.
37:57Three, two, one, go.
37:58He does look out for me.
37:59It would be nice to have just a bit of lad's time.
38:02And they aren't just taking to the pool, they're hitting the waves.
38:06I've never been as excited in my life. Jet skiing with Jordan.
38:10But with a couple of hours jet skiing costing more than Jordan earns in a week,
38:14the boys' toys better be worth it.
38:17Stuff I would never dream of doing. I would never just go, oh, do you know what?
38:21I fancy jet skiing today.
38:23Sharon and Mandy are also spending some quality time together.
38:27Today we're talking about aloe vera, this amazing plant.
38:31The hotel is putting on a private lesson on the botanical benefits of aloe vera,
38:37one of the island's most versatile plants.
38:39This is for drink. It's very good for stomach problems.
38:43You can put on the skin. The aloe vera is very good for sun brown.
38:48Look how gooey it is.
38:50This is nice. You just need a bit of time out.
38:56And it's a chance for Mandy and Sharon to open up.
38:59You've been the mum and the dad, haven't you really?
39:01I split from Jordan's dad when Jordan was three.
39:04I've brought him up on my own and we've got a very tight bond.
39:07Actually, when we came here and I went into my own room, I was a bit sort of lost.
39:11It was a bit like, oh, where's Jordan? What's he doing? You know, is he all right?
39:14Shall I go and check if he's okay?
39:15It's difficult to learn to step back a bit, isn't it?
39:18Jordan going to Australia, it's not a pipe dream.
39:21He's serious with it and he's going to...
39:23I think I find it very difficult when he goes, but I'm not prepared to let him know that
39:27because I don't want to stop him going off and enjoying himself.
39:30Our lifestyle and what we do, do you think that's given him a bit of inspiration?
39:34Yeah, I think it has. I think you can see what you've done to get to these nice hotels
39:37and he's determined to get there himself.
39:48Living in Nigel's shoes on this holiday,
39:53it's definitely inspired me.
39:54It's definitely motivated me to work even harder.
39:58Because if I can get to the stage where Mandy and Nigel are, I would love my life.
40:03It's great. Me and Jordan, we've had some really, really great fun laugh times, which is nice.
40:09I think Jordan looks at you there like a dad.
40:12Oh, there's all big waves.
40:14Nigel and Jordan are having a great time together and I'm really pleased.
40:18Doing Jordan good to relate to somebody older.
40:20Oh, hell. Sorry.
40:26The luxury holiday is almost at an end.
40:30Cheers.
40:32But there's one key question left.
40:35Who wants to do it?
40:37Shall I do it?
40:38How much did the five-star break cost?
40:41Ooh!
40:44£9,104.94.
40:48Wow.
40:49Yeah.
40:50I am shocked about how much it is because...
40:52Yeah, because we'd never afford to pay that.
40:53We'd never spend that amount.
40:55I am shocked at the amount somebody would spell under a holiday, but I can see where that money has
41:00gone.
41:00Yeah, but I don't feel bad that we spend that amount of money because we have worked for it.
41:05That's what makes me angry in a way.
41:07Not you two, but the cards have fell into your hands and you've worked as hard as you can.
41:12You can't get this.
41:13You work so much.
41:15The cards haven't fell into our hands for that.
41:18My mum, she's worked hard all her life, but she hasn't had the luck to get luxury.
41:25Now that we're at the end, I'm glad that everything I did I enjoyed, but I would say the budget
41:30one was more fun in the terms of us being together, we had more laughs.
41:34I agree. The best activity we did was the pub quiz.
41:37The cheapest activity was your favourite.
41:41You made that quiz.
41:42It was the company.
41:44Yeah.
41:44Without a doubt.
41:45I just remember being a bit more silly on the budget holiday, weren't we?
41:50Because there's more connection with people.
41:52Yeah.
41:52When me and Nigel go on holiday, we don't overly socialise.
41:56Actually, we're quite boring, don't we?
41:58But being with you two, you brought us out of a shower.
42:03I will miss you guys.
42:05Even though we've known each other six days, I think.
42:07God, where are they?
42:08They've made a certain impact on our life, haven't they?
42:11Thank you both.
42:12Thank you, Sharon.
42:14Thank you as well.
42:18It's the final morning in Fuerteventura, and all that's left to do is pack.
42:25Home, James.
42:26Back to reality.
42:27And bid farewell.
42:29We've got you a couple of little gifts out with Mandy.
42:31Yep.
42:32We've got you a lovely hat, Sharon, because I know you love your hats.
42:35Here's a reminder.
42:36Jordan!
42:37I love it, of course.
42:38Look what we've got you.
42:39Thank you very much.
42:40Just one little thing extra that we'd like to do.
42:44So, Sharon, we'd like to give you £1,000 for a luxury relaxing spa weekend.
42:49Oh, that's very kind of you.
42:51Thank you so much.
42:52Our pleasure.
42:53That's very nice.
42:54I don't want to get emotional, obviously, as I do.
42:56But, Jordan, you're a fantastic bloke.
42:59I absolutely love you to bits.
43:01And we're also going to give you £2,000 to get to Australia.
43:04Yes!
43:05Thank you very much.
43:07Oh, that's very kind.
43:08Thank you so much.
43:10I can't be more grateful to my dear Nigel.
43:12You deserve it.
43:14You're an amazing bloke.
43:18Thank you very much.
43:22Back in the UK...
43:24I'm very glad to be home.
43:25It's so nice.
43:26It's very funny, isn't it?
43:28Yes, just like we left it behind.
43:29Both pairs are reflecting on their trip.
43:32All in all, what an experience.
43:35The biggest learning was activities, that we need to do activities more.
43:39Yeah, very much so.
43:41They did genuinely make me think different about rich people.
43:45I think money stops you having to worry about the little things.
43:48I don't think it buys happiness.
43:50Our happiness came from the company.
43:52It didn't come from the money.
43:53Does money buy happiness?
43:56I would say absolutely 100% it buys happiness.
44:00What it doesn't do is guarantee it.
44:03We enjoyed ourselves on the budget holiday probably as much as the luxury holiday.
44:08Oh, what am I doing?
44:09Next time.
44:10Are we getting group tattoos?
44:11Most disgusting, it's most grim.
44:14Hello, room service.
44:16It's Lady Karen.
44:17Lady Mel.
44:19Do we have any council officers here?
44:21I might move over.
44:22I have no idea, Ed?
44:23You can.
44:23I have no idea.
44:24Yes.
44:25Yes.
44:25Yes.
44:28Yes.
44:29Yes.
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