Episode 1 Hotel of Mum and Dad

-Living at home is a cushy number...

-Have you got any washing?

-..leaving you with money to burn...

-That's 500.

All we spend our money on is going out drinking.

That's a grand and a half.

My financial focus is having massive jugs.

No wonder so many young people are living with Mum and Dad.

Mum does all the chores and that in the house.

Just to sort the water, the gas, the food.

To give all that up and go and do it myself just seems a bit silly.

They're even moving their other half in.

All of a sudden there's a boy in her bedroom.

We've got his mum right next door.

So what happens when they have to move out and fend for themselves?

100 quid on a bikini? You've left us skint.

We're giving young couples the chance to find out.

I don't know what to do with this. How do I put it in the bin?

Will they relish their freedom?

Our sex life has been fantastic.

Or push each other to breaking point?

I just don't know if I'm in love with her.

What's wrong with you, Barry?

Will they move out for good?

I absolutely love having my own place.

Or run home to the Hotel of Mum and Dad?

Are you going to stay in the flat?

Meet childhood sweethearts Sam and Lara.

They're 21 and have been together for five years.

Lara literally jumped into my life.

I was talking to one of her friends at school and she literally -

boop - "Hi, my name's Lara."

Sam works as a model

so it's no surprise what first attracted Lara to him.

He was drop dead gorgeous, obviously, and he's funny

and very charming and he always makes me laugh, always.

DOG BARKS

Lara works part-time in a taxi firm...

And what time do you want that for?

..as well as volunteering at the Blue Cross.

Do you want to go for a walk?

My ambition is to become a veterinary nurse

and it's quite hard to get a nurse position, a student position,

without having any work experience or anything like that.

She laughed at my silly jokes, found me funny.

Obviously she was amazingly gorgeous.

In a way, I fell head over heels for her.

It's been like that ever since.

For the past year,

these lovebirds have been shacked up together in this gorgeous house,

right in the heart of London's swanky Islington.

Me and Sam just generally lay on here entwined,

trying to fit on the sofa.

No, they haven't won the lottery,

it's all down to the generosity of one person - Sam's lovely nan, Jean.

They live rent free, electric free,

internet free, everything free.

Sam's lived with his nan since the age of three

and it's fair to say, he's had it pretty easy.

She does my washing, most of the times she does the cleaning.

I clean the room, I change the bed,

do his washing and his ironing.

I think he does get mollycoddled a bit.

Nan even cooks for Sam,

who has got used to snacking on steak sandwiches.

Steak's for dinners, not for a snack.

I'd have steak three times a day if I could.

Well, we always say to him, it's a hotel for him.

The thing is, Sam isn't paying hotel rates.

In fact, he's not paying any rates at all.

-You never give me money.

-Oh, Nan, of course I do.

You go out when I go to bed and you come in when I get up.

-What?

-Does he?

It may be rent-free but there is one downside to living with Nan.

I don't think your Nan's knocked once, when she's come in.

She don't knock. She never knocks.

Definitely sex life is not good when you live with your nan.

Whenever something's about to go down...

..you can always hear the stairs, dung, dung, dung.

Normally hear her coming up the stairs and we're like,

-"Oh, my God!"

-Yeah. Oh, here we go. You all right?

-All right.

-Nice of you to knock.

-Yeah.

-Like that, basically.

I've not got a lock on my door, I've got like a dodgy door.

So generally about seven o'clock in the morning, either me or Sam

will pick up this thing here

and just shove it against as much as we can - at least we've got

a bit of pre-warning so we know that she's trying to get in.

Now Lara is desperate for privacy.

We're just like, "Oh, my God, we need to get out of here."

We need to have our own space and stuff like that.

She's decided it's time they moved out and we're going to help them

try it for a week, but there's one big problem.

Charlie...

As well as his modelling, Sam also works in a shop,

but he's been known to blow a week's wages on one boys' night out.

If we're going out on a mad night out,

you could easily spend 200 quid. Easily.

As soon as he gets a bit of drink down him, he then spends more money.

Sometimes he ends up going out and spending 300 quid

and that really upsets me.

And what doesn't go on booze goes on his wardrobe.

He continuously comes back...

That's 500...

-..even with a little bag.

-That's probably about 500.

And I think, "Oh, how much have you spent now?"

That's a grand and a half.

Not to mention his generous side.

Sam bought me these, Sam bought me them.

He bought me these cos I told him I loved them.

I spend way too much on treating Lara.

Well, this one was about 300. I'm a proper girly-girl at heart.

This one was like 250, this one was 250.

Everyone likes the pretty things, don't they? Everyone likes

the finer things in life. This was 220,

and then my Louis, which I've had since I was 16 -

that was about 500 quid, I think.

But now Lara's desperate for a home of their own,

is Sam ready to swap spending for saving?

For me and Lara to work, I think we definitely have to move out

because, you know, it just comes a point where you can only be

living here for so long. You need your own privacy

and we need to start a life together.

So that was big spender Sam and his shopaholic girlfriend,

and in Wales we've got a pair of pampered young parents.

Jack, 20, met Jaseleigh, 19, three years ago.

I thought she was, er, quite pretty, so I thought I'd go for it.

It was love at first sight after a week and we moved really fast.

He would sleep over at my house, like, all the time.

Like within like a month, weren't it, he moved in, practically.

It was a bit mad because, for me,

I've never really got that close to a girl in that such a fast time.

I don't think it was intentionally, was it? It was just like...

-He started moving his bits in...

-I just moved more and more things in.

I had a tiny TV so he moved his TV in.

But it looks like the couple didn't waste too much time watching

Jack's massive TV. Before long, two became three.

Like, it was about a year, I think, into our relationship

and we just started talking about it and then,

because I was on the pill, I came off the pill and we tried

and it happened really quickly, didn't it?

And baby Kaydee couldn't have come at a better time for Jack,

who was on the verge of living a very different life.

In my past I wasn't exactly a good kid. I would...

I was in trouble with the police quite often.

Meeting Jaseleigh has completely changed my life -

we've had a baby, I've started working.

It's a massive responsibility now.

Everyone says if he hadn't met me he would have been in prison by now.

Instead, Jack is living, working and even holidaying

with Jaseleigh's family, and ruling the roost is Dad, John.

All of a sudden there's a boy in her bedroom.

I was so protective. I thought he was scrawny, but fed him up,

got him a job out with me and the rest is history, as they say.

That's right - Jack's boss is his future dad-in-law.

I leave at six o'clock in the morning for work and then I see him all day

in work. Basically I'm with him for twelve hours of the day

but when I come home then I obviously do see him in the house as well.

Daddy's girl Jaseleigh is spoiled rotten by both her parents

and the couple don't lift a finger at home.

We help Jaseleigh and Jack with everything, really.

-Jay.

-Mum does everything - like, the weekly shopping,

-I wouldn't know how much anything cost.

-Jack, dinner's ready.

Coming.

She'll just sort the water, the gas, the food,

she'll do it all herself. She likes doing it all, I'm sure she does.

Yeah.

Jaseleigh is ditsy at times.

You've got to put water in to boil an egg.

Mum, I know how to put water in to boil an egg, I'm not stupid.

Well, a lot of the times, actually.

She can clean but I wouldn't say she can cook.

-How would you cook spaghetti bolognese?

-Lentils...

Once she phoned my mobile to tell me that everything was burnt

and that's the only time I've ever let her cook me food.

With Mum and Dad on call, it's a cosy arrangement,

but is it too cosy for Jack?

Even though I've been living with Jase and her family

for over two years now, it still doesn't feel like my home.

I guess it's about time that we just moved into our own house and just

have a family home where we can settle down, just the three of us.

And for Jack, that means not just being a man in the house

but THE man of THE house.

I'm proud of him in a way, you know?

-He looks after the baby.

-He's a great father.

-Looks after Jase.

Well, he's got two babies - Jase and Kaydee, like.

He looks after the pair of them.

I'm really panicking, like, I'm going to be upset when I move,

obviously, because I, you know, lived with my parents for ages.

Jaseleigh has agreed to try a week living in a place of their own

and we're going to help them do it.

Uh-oh.

But a week is the longest she and her parents have ever been apart.

Well, it will be tears Friday when they move, definitely.

And letting go could be just as hard for Julie and John.

-End of an era.

-End of an era, I think, when they move out.

I'm looking forward to them moving out in one way because obviously

we get our freedom back that we haven't had for a while.

There'll definitely be tears shed, no doubt at all,

but I think it will be on both parts because we are quite close,

obviously, or we wouldn't be able to live together.

So, we've got a nanny's boy with a spending problem in London...

That's probably around 500. That's a grand and a half.

..and a pampered princess in Wales.

My mum does everything - like the weekly shopping,

I wouldn't know how much anything cost.

They're about to wave bye-bye to their cushy lives.

How on earth are they going to cope in the big bad world?

-I don't care.

-You should care, Jase.

It's about money.

Oh, I don't care about this any more.

We're giving both couples the money they need to try renting

a place of their own for a week, but it's the same budget

they would have if they were going it alone for real.

I don't know about you,

but I'd prefer to live in a really nice place and be a bit skint.

In London, Sam and Lara are working out exactly how much that is.

Sam's desperate to stay near his nan in fancy and fashionable Islington,

but rent here doesn't come cheap.

It doesn't have to be local all the time. You can venture out

and look at a new place.

But you just can't be living in a... I just want to want to be there.

With Sam not known for his saving and Lara just working part-time,

Nan's worried about how they'll afford it.

Lara saves, I know she does. She's very good.

She would rein things in and she'd say, "No, Sam, you can't do this

"and we can't afford that so let's, you know, get our priorities right."

After five years together, they have no idea what each other earns,

until now.

How much are you getting? Like, if we was to work out,

what would you be giving?

Well, I earn about a grand a month.

So I'm on about the same.

But that's only what he earns part-time.

With that and his modelling, he should be loaded.

I don't know how much you earn and when you get it

cos a lot of times you don't tell me and you're like,

"I've just booked a holiday, I've just bought a jacket."

I'm thinking, "How the hell are you paying for that?"

Huh? It's your money.

-It is my money.

-OK. I'd like to know how much you get from modelling.

Like 11 grand.

11 grand? That's like what I earned for the year from...

That's basically like double your own pay.

I don't know where it's gone.

But she's no super-saver herself.

You went to uni for two years and you got student loans.

Do you know how much I owe, then?

-Grand probably.

-No.

How much?

Probably about 12 grand.

-12 grand? You went to uni...

-Yeah.

-To do a four-year course

in events management - ended up going there a year

and doing a bit of cheerleading and come out in 12-grand debt.

I just like having things.

With all their money tied up in booze,

shoes and student loans, Sam and Lara work out

they have just £700 a week to live on.

Jack and Jaseleigh are more nappy bags than Louis Vuitton bags

but are they any better with their purse strings?

-How much do we spend on Kaydee a week?

-Roughly about £30, is it?

Yeah, £30 on Kaydee.

Bricky Jack works for future dad-in-law, John,

and is the sole bread winner.

-How much do we get paid a week?

-360.

They also get child and working tax credits,

which are crucial to them being able to go it alone,

so altogether they have £500 a week.

With money, they're both quite useless. If they've got £20 over,

it won't be, "Right, we can get bread and milk

"for the rest of the week." It'll be, "We'll have a takeaway."

And then not thinking of the consequences of the next day.

I always have to have a tan.

I tried like buying the cheapest tanning products,

you can't guess, but my make-up, I do like to have like expensive

make-up, so that, that's where I spend my money, obviously.

Well, she'll have to be pale and interesting this week

because they're on a strict budget.

With just £125 for rent,

they go house hunting

and soon find a place in Jack's old stomping ground of Clydach Vale.

Well, this is where I grew up, this is where all my friends live.

Obviously, it's close to my family, so that's important to us.

But it's over budget, six miles from Jaseleigh's parents,

and neither of them drive.

Will Jaseleigh move this far from her folks?

Oh, my gosh. Oh, my God, it's lush.

I love this house but it is a bit out of our price range.

I would like... We'd only have £30 left over a week,

like, to ourselves.

Mum Julie is worried about how her little princess

will manage on her own.

I don't think Jase is ready to move out at the moment

because everything's got to be run past us, and I think without

that support, they... It may not go as well as she hopes it will.

I'm not worried about it, because I can act calm under pressure

but Jase, she... she tends to get...

really worked up under pressure and she doesn't handle it very well.

Despite the distance and the cost,

Jaseleigh has decided to take the risk.

I think it's either going to make us or break us.

I think we're either going to love it, having all our friends up there,

or it's just going to be too much for us and it's going to be too much

for me to have everybody around.

While mummy's girl Jase has a lot on her mind,

it's moving day for nanny's boy, Sam,

and he's thinking about just two things...

-All right.

-..his stomach...

Can I pop back here for dinner and that?

-What you talking about? That's the whole point.

-What do you mean, no?

You're meant to do your own washing

not bring it home to your nan to wash.

This is why I think he wanted somewhere nearby.

..and sex.

I think one of the best things about it is that we ain't going to

-have to be quiet anywhere.

-No.

-Are you going to be all right without me?

-Yes.

-Yeah?

-Of course.

# Near, far, wherever you are. #

You ain't going to cry?

-No.

-Show some emotion. She's happy.

She just can't wait.

Nan's not exactly fighting back the tears but she does have one concern.

I'm not so much worried about him not being capable

but it's the finances, because Sam thinks when he earns money

that that money's all for him and it just goes on him.

-Right, you off already?

-We're off, Nan.

-Bye.

-Take care, yeah?

-Say, "Bye."

No-one forgets leaving home for the first time, but Sam

and Lara are about to find out their independence comes at a price -

a massive £367 a week...

-It's tiny.

-It's way small.

..for a very snug, one-bedroom flat.

Like, you wouldn't have much to walk around in.

You think, once the door's closed, like, all you have is a bed here.

Not exactly what they've been used to.

But at least they can jump into bed uninterrupted.

That belongs to that corner there.

But only if they can work out how to make it.

Right, normally this ain't a problem.

-No, it's...

-It's like a really odd...

-It's not...

-Humongous...

Just go and hold the duvet corners, just go and hold that.

That'll be your job, yeah?

-I think living with this bird is going to be a nightmare.

-Oi!

Can we just take this off and see if the sheet is a proper sheet?

-It is a sheet.

-Seems to have about ten corners.

Wait, wait.

Not quite the bedroom work-out the couple were imagining.

And now spend-aholic Sam has got an even bigger challenge to face.

He's got to plan their spending for the week.

All right, so after rent we've got...20, 40...

£333.25. OK?

But we've also got to think of bills as well.

Having to allow over £100 just for bills,

comes as a bit of a shock,

so they've got £233 between them.

Don't touch it.

Once we've done a food shop we can split it and then work out even,

cos I'm not having you walking around with that in your wallet.

You've got too many temptations.

While Lara keeps tight hold of those purse strings...

..it's time for Jaseleigh to cut some apron strings.

It's moving day, but once again Mum and Dad are on hand to help out.

It's nerve-racking now cos we're doing a... I'm really nervous.

Dad, John, is trying his hardest to put on a brave face.

Yeah, I'm happy for them now.

-Just had that push, the push.

-To get them going, yeah.

Gone, like, gone and that's it, like so it was just... Yeah,

didn't think I'd feel like hitting a brick wall sort of thing,

that's how I felt like, you know?

I had it over in my head and I think that's why I'm better

at the moment that John is, because I've already done my crying.

I'm not saying I'm not going to cry later on.

SHE SOBS

With Jaseleigh struggling to keep it together, it's a very different

story for Jack, who can't wait to get into their new place.

Yeah, I'm really looking forward to this.

It's going to be a good experience.

It's something me or Jase have never done and it's great we get to do it

with each other for the first time.

It's a tense time for the close-knit family, especially Jase.

I'm feeling very nervous and apprehensive because,

I don't know, but like I'm just upset, obviously, that

it is really happening, like moving away from home, and it's upsetting.

It's only six miles down the road

but it seems like a million miles for Jase.

-Look after her, Jack.

-Yeah.

Tears of sadness.

MUSIC: "Ho Hey" By The Lumineers

But the tears turn to excitement as their mates arrive to help.

I'm like the supervisor.

And the move wouldn't be complete

without the perfect house-warming gift.

There's bleach and polish.

Recycling is every week. If you don't recycle you'll get charged.

-You've got to recycle your nappies now.

-Shut up.

Cheers for coming, lads.

-God, it's mad, ain't it?

-I know. Are you happy, though?

-Yeah.

-Ish?

-Half and half.

-Why?

I don't know, it's just nerve-racking, ain't it?

Back in Islington, Sam and Lara

are facing a nerve-racking experience of their own.

Will their relationship stand up to the ultimate test -

their very first supermarket trip.

-What about...?

-What about steak? Oh, half price.

-Get that one as well, then.

-I'm not getting loads of steak.

With Sam used to snacking on steak, how will he cope with a budget

of less than £10 a day for the both of them?

-No.

-Why not?

-Because that one is cheaper. That one is 95p.

-No Sam, they're £1.15.

-All the others are.

-No, but you can only...

-There's one thing you've got to let me have.

OK, just one packet, then.

It's clear reining in Sam's expensive tastes isn't going

to be easy.

You sure we don't want like those little things that go, "Shh"?

-What does it do?

-Shh.

But has Lara managed to keep Sam on budget?

-It's £63 and a penny.

-Lovely, that's fine.

-£3.01 over.

-That's good, ain't it?

-Yeah.

-That's about what we said.

-We can frame that as our first shop together, yeah.

-Thank you.

-Thank you for coming.

-Thank you.

-Cheers.

Now they're all set to whip up a gourmet budget meal.

That's if they can get over one small glitch.

-Oh, there you are. It's on, look. Just look down here.

-That's the oven.

We haven't got a Scooby-Doo how to work this hob.

I've never, ever seen a cooker... Oh, I'm Googling it.

Here you are, here you are, here you are.

Hey!

Genius.

Sam's proved he's got brains as well as biceps.

But can he impress Lara with his cooking skills?

My nana's seen me cook before, a few times,

but it is a bit of a rare occasion.

I'm just kind of waiting for pasta to naturally cook in water

that's not boiling.

Let me know if you need a hand.

It feels weird me sitting down and you cooking dinner.

Sod all's happening and sod all's happening there, either.

So it's just flopping.

I'm sure it will be lovely, because it's made with love, isn't it?

There you are, darling.

It's really good, Sam.

Steak it's not, but for tonight veggie mince tastes just as good.

It's not bad for what we had, is it?

It's really nice.

Even if it is served a la paper plate and sauce pack.

Have I done you proud?

Mm, very.

Best of all, they've still got dessert to come

and it's guaranteed to be stomping footstep and interruption free.

But the next morning, with Lara at work,

it's not long before the harsh realities of domestic life kick in.

She hasn't done anything yet. She ain't washed up.

I cooked and cleaned yesterday.

I've got up in the morning, tidied up, did the bed, did the bathroom,

made breakfast, washed and cleaned mine and her stuff.

She ain't done nothing.

But if Sam thinks Lara's bad, he should see Jaseleigh and Jack.

It's day two and they are living in a war zone.

Oh, my God, look at the mess.

Oh, my knickers! I don't know where they are!

Oh, my God, this is a nightmare.

Where are my knickers? I don't know where they are.

The only thing they can find amongst the mess

is Jaseleigh's hair straighteners, so Jack's putting them to good use.

Get that sponge off my carpet now.

Jack.

With Jaseleigh's mum Julie haven taken care of all the food,

Jack and Jase have never had to write a shopping list until now.

How about food shopping? What's important?

Cheese.

-Cheese.

-Ham.

-That's it.

-That's it?

Well, it's a start.

-Cheese and ham - that's the week's shop?

-Then we can pick up stuff along the way.

We've got butter, we've got milk.

-Rolls.

-I'm up for that.

Always up for a roll. Like stuffed peppers.

I'll Google a recipe and see what we need to make...

-I've always wanted a stuffed pepper, never had one.

-With what?

Chicken breast.

If you get some chicken breast, I can make some fajitas then.

Fajita kit, write that down.

Can we get Fray Bentos pies?

But a girl needs to get her priorities right.

-Ah, fake tan, I need to get that.

-Are you serious?

Jack, it's just gone.

-Food's more important than fake tan.

-No, it's not.

They've only been in the house a day

when the Pontypridd search party arrives.

-Have you missed us yet?

-I haven't had a chance to miss you yet.

And the couple are quick to show off their new-found shopping skills.

Yeah, I bought chicken goujons.

No, we bought a big chicken thing, chicken platter thing, didn't we?

Monday's chicken, Tuesday's chicken, Wednesday's chicken.

-Right, we're going to make a move then, all right?

-All right.

So if you need anything, give us a ring.

With the parents packed off, the couple make the most

of their freedom in a time-honoured tradition - a house party.

-We are enjoying it.

-Yeah, just enjoying the night.

We've got all our friends here, so it should be a good night.

Living with Jase's parents had put the couple's social life on hold,

so being able to invite mates round whenever they want is a big bonus.

It's all going well so far.

We've got the rest of the week to go through yet,

so we'll see how we go.

And they're not the only ones making the most of life without any

watchful eyes.

DOOR BUZZES

Ah, there he is. What's happening, mate?

Sam and Lara have a big night with their friends planned, too,

but it's only their second day in the flat

and Sam is worried about money.

You want to see the money we've got left.

It ain't good, mate.

We were doing the budget and all that for the week, so we went

on a shop, put money on our Oyster cards, and one has gone already.

I think we've got £100 left now.

It's getting a bit tight because if you think about it,

there's two of us - that's £50 each -

and we've got six days left. Well, five days left now.

-Ta-dah.

-Hey, you all right, babe?

-What are your plans?

-He's on the booze, I'm on the orange juice.

You've been out before, though, and it's been a messy turnout,

-so what about the money, then? You're not taking it all with you.

-Why?

Because this is what we've got to live off for the rest of the week.

Well, you can have 40, then, and I'll keep 60.

Why do you keep the 60?

I'm more responsible than you are.

Lara claims to be the responsible one.

But while she hits a pricey bar...

..Sam opts for pool for a pound.

We was going to go for a bit of a mad night out

but after having the realisation of getting a budget

and all that, it hit me like a ton of bricks.

And while Sam sticks to orange juice...

..Lara and her mates work their way through not one,

but two bottles of expensive wine.

This is £20 and that is £20.

And that's just for starters.

Lara's getting going on the dance floor...

as Sam heads home to save the pennies.

I feel good, knowing that I'm, you know, not going to wake up

with a hangover and I've got a few more quid in my back pocket,

do you know what I mean?

And when Lara rolls in tipsy two hours later,

she's in for a surprise.

I can't believe you've done that.

Sam has tidied up completely, cleaned everywhere,

and has left me tea and biscuits on the side.

You're so lovely.

You're so cute, honestly... I love you.

While Lara is still giddy on her pricey plonk...

..in Wales, the hangover blues have hit homesick Jaseleigh hard.

I missed my mum and dad loads this morning.

And tomorrow's the first day I'm going to be here without Jack

and I'm not looking forward to it at all, really.

Don't get upset.

You have...you have Kaydee.

Don't get upset.

With Jack working tomorrow, the prospect of being

a stay-at-home mum in a strange town is unsettling Jase.

It's the reality of Jack going back to work and me being here by myself

and I haven't walked anywhere yet.

I don't even know properly where we are.

To help Jase feel more settled,

Jack takes the family on a tour of his home town.

First up, meeting some of the locals in the park.

Rip it up and chuck it to them.

-Look!

-What the hell is that big one, Jack?

-I don't know.

It looks like a heron or something, ain't it? Very odd.

30 birds versus two of us.

It's the first time we've ever done something like this, isn't it?

-Yeah, it's great.

-Come on.

No, I'll have a heart attack. Jack, Jack, the geese is coming up.

Jack, please, Jack.

Jack, please Jack.

-You're such a drama queen.

-You're a drama queen.

Sharing this with Jase and baby, we've never done anything

like this before because we've never been able to where we lived, with

her parents, but being up here, now we can do a lot more things

together as a family, so it's good to be able to spend a lot more time

doing nice things like this and not just sat in the house all week,

waiting for a weekend where we can go and do something.

But tomorrow, Jase will be home alone without Jack

for the first time, so whilst one romantic day ends...

..date night begins.

Oh, no, don't burn me.

-Do you know what you're doing?

-Course I know what I'm doing.

Hoping to strike it lucky?

Money might be tight, but romance comes first.

-How much money have you got left for this tonight?

-£10.

Is that enough?

I've already paid for the bowling.

I've got £30.

They have just £40 to last them another four days.

Can they keep it in their pocket tonight?

-Give me five.

-That was a shot.

-I'm starving.

-What do you fancy?

Do you want a burger? I wonder how much it costs.

A lot - it's massive!

But the spending doesn't end there.

By the end of the night they're down to almost nothing.

We've spent, like, £38 but I love doing things.

It makes me smile, it makes me happy.

But with their entire budget almost blown,

how long can this happiness last?

The following morning, the fun is over

and they're both feeling the effects of their splurge.

The budget is nonexistent any more...I don't think.

Maybe we have, like, a tenner left.

We have got two quid left.

I think it's kind of difficult.

Me and Sam have never had to stick to a budget before.

I think it's just a learning curve and I'll soon get to grips with...

like sacrificing things, like going out with friends

or going to the cinema or things like that

and just having to sit at home.

I could live with the cooking and the cleaning and all that

kind of stuff, that's not a problem to me, but it's the money.

At the end of the day, I wouldn't be able to live being this skint.

In Wales, it's reality check time for Jaseleigh, too.

Jack has gone to work, leaving her alone for the very first time,

giving her the perfect opportunity to brush up on some domestic skills.

With no Jack, Jaseleigh is now chief cook,

cleaner and bottle-washer.

But she doesn't need to do that all day.

My friend's coming up and she's going to do my nails

and my eyebrows because I haven't had a chance to do them for ages.

She's doing it for free.

I'm looking forward to

Jase cooking my dinner in the nights, and going home to her.

It's different being in your own house and in your own environment

and she's cooked the dinner as well,

so that just makes it a little bit better.

With Jack finished for the day, Jase finally hits the kitchen.

"Remove lid with tin opener and put open can on baking tray."

Right, so I've just got to put the can in.

I won't blow myself up, will I?

I won't blow myself up.

Let's put it in like this.

JACK: Hello.

-Jack, do you know the pie?

-Yeah.

Do you cook it in the tin?

Yeah, take the top off, for God's sake, or it will blow off.

Yeah, I have, I've took the top off.

How am I supposed to put peas in this to drain the peas?

The peas will just fall straight through it.

-How's it going?

-Not too bad.

-It smells nice.

-Thank you.

-You look nice.

-Look at my hair and my eyebrows. My nails.

Ah, you've been busy today, haven't you?

How was your first day without me?

It was OK. I kept myself busy today.

I think tomorrow's going to be a bit worser.

-Worser?

-Yeah.

Oh, looks good.

See if it passes the taste test.

Oh, that's good enough for me.

Back of the net, that was.

It's a goal for Jase, as her new-found domestic goddess skills

impress Jack.

It's really nice to know that Jase has made an effort

because she obviously put all the baby's clothes away, cleaned,

cooked dinner, and she's playing with the baby, so, yeah,

it's good to know that she's making an effort. I guess it's showing

that she's getting used to the fact that we're living on our own now.

Living by ourselves, I don't know if I could go back living

with my parents because, like, the freedom... It's hard, because

you have to do everything yourself, but it's nice to have that freedom.

What a difference a day makes.

Jase has transformed from the girl who couldn't be left home alone

to an independent woman in just 12 hours.

But back in the empty family home, are Mum and Dad enjoying

their freedom as much as their daughter?

-The house is cleaner.

-I've got plenty of lagers left.

-Plenty of food left.

-Plenty of food left.

It's almost like silence in the house, ain't it?

Yeah, but at the same time, you've got to decide if you like silence.

-That's right. Do we like silence?

-We don't.

I feel like I've been robbed.

It does, exactly. That's what it feels like,

like we've been robbed, cos it's like something's missing.

-I didn't realise how much my life had been on hold.

-Yeah.

Because of having a kid so young,

not really having time to ourselves first of all before we had

been married and everything else. And it's only now...

It's almost like a slap across the face. It's really, really strange.

I don't think they'll come back now.

I think they've had a taste of independence.

It's a bitter-sweet taste for Mum and Dad.

Enjoying quality time together, they have to accept the possibility

that their youngest daughter might not be coming home.

Back in Islington, after blowing their entire budget

in the first few days, Sam and Lara are left facing a diet

of Super Noodles and crisps.

But they've just been made an offer they can't refuse.

I rang my nan up just to see how she was

and she said she's doing a roast.

Chicken and gravy, carrots and broccoli.

You can't really turn down a roast, can you?

Yorkshire puddings and sweet potato.

I'm so used to it. I think that's one of my biggest luxuries

of living with my nan and that, where she always had a good shop.

-All right. How are you? You all right?

-Uh-huh.

We'd never have been able to afford it,

if it wasn't for Jean cooking the Sunday roast.

I'm so excited, my stomach's rumbling. This is so yummy.

I could eat this ten times over.

Nan's roast chicken has never tasted so good.

It's delicious, very yummy.

But Nan and best friend Sheyna want to know

whether it's the food or lack of money that's brought them back.

-So how much have you got left?

-Zilch. That's why I'm stocking up.

-I'll be fasting for the next three days.

-Probably a couple of pounds.

-No pennies at all?

-I think we've got a couple of pounds.

-That's all right

because we're going to start dipping into the bill money now.

You can't do that, because that's where you'll get into trouble.

With just £2 to last them the rest of the week,

Sam's taken Nan's advice and realised that if they've

blown the budget we gave them, then there's only one thing for it.

-I'm here for the shoot.

-He's going to have to make some more.

Wicked, thank you.

Well, because this week's budget was basically based on how many

modelling jobs and stuff that I got last year, it's kind of

put a bit of pressure on me to want to be busier, because I thought

if this is a real-life situation, you know,

if I didn't get any jobs for three months or something like that,

I could be out the flat straight away. So there's a lot more pressure

on making sure you're busy, making sure you're working all the time.

And it's a good job he went cos Lara's just been out

and blown their bill money.

I got a nice little red bikini.

And then I got a nice yellow and navy bikini, so the yellow

and navy one goes with the flip-flops.

-How much did you spend on them bikinis?

-100.

-A 100 quid...

-Three bags.

-..on a bikini...

-Two bikinis.

..at this time when we're trying to do something like this?

You've left us skint.

Luckily, Sam's been busy arranging to bring in more bacon.

I'm working tomorrow on a big shoot and then I've got a casting today,

so I think it's picking up again.

But Lara's not happy about how.

-You know I don't like you doing it, so...

-It's about money.

Would you like it if it was the other way round

-and I was doing, like, bikini or lingerie shoots?

-Well, it depends.

Can you imagine if you was like the face of Victoria's Secret -

I'd be well chuffed! La Senza!

Can you imagine going past La Senza and just seeing you there?

-It would be wicked!

-If it was the other way round, you would hate it.

I don't like the fact that other people see you the way I see you.

Like, I hated it when you did stuff in your boxers because it's like

I don't want other people seeing you like that.

It should be how only I see you. Cos you're mine,

and that is the only bit I have left to myself that nobody else can have.

You have. You've got me to yourself.

-I know that.

-Not pictures.

-Well, that's how I feel.

Oh, I don't want to talk about this any more.

For the first time all week, the pressures of living like Mum and Dad

are starting to get to them both.

While Lara heads out to cool down, Sam goes to let off some steam.

My emotions are running high anyway, but I think that made it worse,

but this is the first time really

that we've been in each other's faces, like, 24/7 now.

Lara over-reacts to small things.

She's always been a drama queen, you know? But I suppose...

I don't know, maybe in a way it's one of the things I like about her.

I hate arguing with him.

It does my head in. It must do his head in, and it ended up being

more than what it should have been in the first place.

While living alone is rocking the love boat in London...

..back in South Wales,

it looks like Jase has taken to her new freedom like a duck to water.

Do you think it's harder than what you expected?

No, I think like it's easier, like, it's much more relaxed.

I thought I'd be so stressed out all the time, every evening,

because I stress over everything, but it's been all right so far.

-It's so much easier having your own space.

-Yeah.

Jase is even thinking about getting a job

and is going for a day's work experience at a travel agent's,

leaving Jack at home with daughter Kaydee.

Yeah, looking forward to having her all day.

I don't think I've really had her by myself ever since she's been born.

But before she leaves for her big day, Jack receives some news.

Our working tax credit has gone down. It's gone down to 20 quid.

-Has it really?

-I swear on my life.

-Jack?

-Yes, Jase!

Jack's low income means the couple rely on working tax credits

to help pay the rent,

but after working a year full time,

they've now been cut.

It's a massive blow for the couple.

Should be another 50 quid on it.

You said 20's gone in.

Yes, Jase, so we get 70 for working tax credits.

I've got to sort this out, Jase.

Good luck today.

With Jase at work, it's down to Jack to sort out the problem.

Looks like I've had my money stopped,

so I'm not sure

whether we're going to be able to keep on this house now because,

obviously, we won't be able to afford it without that extra bit of money.

And he wasn't wrong when he said he was calm under pressure.

In a bid to keep their independence, he hits the phone to see

if he can find a cheaper house.

I've actually found three so far.

-Kaydee.

-Ah, who's that?

-Did you miss me?

-Mumma!

-Did you miss me?

-How did it go?

-I missed you. It was all right.

-It was all right?

-Yeah.

-Well?

-I missed Kaydee as well as you.

-Ah, did it go all right, though?

-Yeah.

-Yeah?

Jack can't wait to tell Jase the good news.

I found three houses, two for £350 a month.

-Yeah.

-And one for £360 a month.

-Yeah.

-And I've worked it out with the budget.

-Yeah.

-And it don't look too bad.

-I don't want to talk about it.

-Jase.

I don't want to speak about this - you're getting me down and depressed.

Jase, I've been waiting all day for you to come home

-so I can talk to you about this.

-Well, do whatever, I don't care.

Well, you should care, Jase.

Having just got her head around her new home,

Jase isn't as keen to move as Jack had hoped.

Today's definitely been the most stressful day of the whole experience.

If it's a really nice house, we'll go and see it, but I have fell in love with this house.

I just feel so comfy now. I don't want to move Kaydee

around again. We'll have to move back with my parents.

Ah, don't get upset now. Jase.

While it's tough for Jack and Jase, back in London, Sam and Lara

have put their money bust-up behind them,

just in time for the end of their road test.

You learn so much more about each other when it's just you two

in the flat, so there's no-one else to turn to, there's nowhere else

to go to. You're in each other's face all of the time.

At least he's got a gorgeous face.

After this week, I've definitely realised how much I've

took advantage of my nan in the past, you know? In a way, it's kind

of childish to think I'm 21 years old and I've always had

her there for me, for, like, cooking, shopping, washing up, you know?

And even just having a place rent free.

I've definitely been taking

advantage of that, so I think it's going to change a bit after this.

And that's not all he's learnt from this week.

It's definitely made me think twice about how much I spend

and how easily I spend my money, you know? Like, I always think

it's coming in, but it's not going to be that.

When you're living by yourself, you've got other things to pay for

and it'll definitely make me prioritise a bit more, I think.

After blowing the budget, they ended the week totally skint,

but there have been some benefits.

I think our sex life has been fantastic, ain't it?

-It's been wicked, ain't it?

-Yeah, definitely.

But even Sam has to admit that there's more to living together

than sex.

I've loved the week. I've loved having a little place with you.

I think it's definitely made me know, like, I could live with you.

-Ah.

-I could put up with her. couldn't I?

-No.

-No?

-Maybe it's made me learn that I could put up with you.

-Yeah.

So, while they make their big decision,

Nan is having a look at how their week has gone.

Yesterday, Lara comes in with a little treat for herself -

two bikinis.

Well, I'm surprised it's Lara that's spent the money and not Sam.

It seems that Sam's thinking now more about money

and Lara's just gone and frittered it.

So, after a week of revelations, will Sam and Lara move out for good

or go back home to Nan?

Hi.

-How are you?

-All right?

-I've been watching you on the laptop.

-Have you seen us?

Yeah, I've seen you and I was quite impressed because you was very good.

Yeah, you've impressed. I've watched him washing up and clearing up

and tidying and making you tea and biscuits when you came in

from your night out, and I'm quite impressed that you have managed

and you've managed as good as you have.

I think it has made me think twice about what I spend money on, though.

-I will try and budget my money now.

-That's good, that's good.

-I've been budgeting well, you know?

-You can budget well.

I've really budgeted well this whole week. Food and getting to work,

-that's all I've spent my money on, really.

-We've loved this week.

-You've liked it, you've enjoyed it?

-Yeah. More than anything, I think

-I've learnt that I could definitely live with Lara.

-Ah.

-You could.

-Me and Lara have got something to tell you.

-What?

We would love to stay there. We just don't have the money.

If we had a full-time job, I think we definitely would be able

to afford it more because we don't earn enough at the moment.

It's not that, but once the rent and the bills have come out,

to live off something...

No-one in their right mind who's got a normal job at our age

-can afford to live...

-No, I know.

..in London, period, unless you're living in a squat.

I can't live my life thinking, going to work,

doing a job I don't want to do, for money to live in a place I don't

want to be in, do you know what I mean? And getting old and teaching

your kids to do the same thing - it's no way to live your life at all.

If you want a place, the pair of you, you've just really

got to save, you've got to put money away, so you can learn.

-Of course.

-Good.

-I'm a changed man.

-Definitely life experience.

You've changed?

-I'm finding it hard to believe, but it's true.

-He's changed.

-Definitely a life experience, though.

-Good.

I'm very glad for now that he's coming back.

You know, he seems to be happy

and he seems to agree with Lara that he's got to start being a bit

more responsible, and I think he will. Hopefully. Hopefully.

If you're coming back...there have got to be some ground rules.

Are you going to pick up your towels which you just leave on the floor?

Yeah, I'll pick my towels up.

And are you going to pick up your clothes a bit more?

-Yes. Can I ask one thing off you?

-Yes, darling, yes.

When me and Lara are in my bedroom,

you're not allowed to burst in at any given time.

I don't think I do burst in. Sometimes I...

You knock, then come in.

We have got half a second of privacy to jump off each other

-before you come in.

-Oh, for goodness' sake.

Too much information. Don't be rude.

We could be cuddling, watching a film.

I'd love to move in with Sam one day. Some time soon, hopefully.

I'd move in with you tomorrow if I could.

So, it's back to Nan's for Sam and Lara.

And what about Jack and Jaseleigh?

Tomorrow is the end of their road test, but after their tax credits

were cut, they can't afford the house they're in.

Will a cheaper place be the answer?

-It's not as nice as ours, is it?

-It's not, no.

Not liking it at all.

No, the bathroom is not very nice.

Still attached to their expensive house,

Jase can't see past the interesting decor.

Plus, there's Chinese stuff on the wall.

Who knows what that says? It could be cursed, know what I mean?

I think we're going to go back now, have a look at our budget

and see what the best plan is.

So with their finances still up in the air

and decision time tomorrow, will they pay the high price

of freedom or go running back to the Hotel of Mum and Dad?

With the tax credits, I think it's made our decision a lot more

difficult because, obviously, we've had our money cut substantially

and it's going to be a lot harder

if we do decide to move out and live by ourselves.

I was scared, more than anything, about not knowing what to expect,

obviously leaving my parents,

because they've always been there to protect me, and moving up here.

I have to just protect myself and I'm going to have to protect

my family now, even though I'm only 19, but I'm not a kid.

I think we're just going to have to sit down, have a good talk

and see what our plan of attack is and see

whether we think it's right to move out or whether we don't think

we're ready, and we move back in with Jase's parents.

Before they hear the decision,

John and Julie get to see how the couple have coped for the week.

They're a couple starting out on life.

-It's hard going. Their tax credits have been cut.

-£50.

-50 quid - that's a lot a week, that's a lot of money.

-Yeah.

It's just more pressure on them moving out, you know, basically.

The odds are against them at their age. There's no two ways about it.

-Has it been a good experience?

-Yeah, definitely.

It was better than I thought it would. I thought that I'd be a lot more stressed.

So what's been better than you thought it would be?

-Just being on your own?

-Yeah, yeah.

Biggest problem we've had really is the working tax credits being cut,

but I went on housing benefit

and it says I'm entitled to £30 a week housing benefit.

Yeah, that's something.

£30 a week, it's not... Every little helps, doesn't it?

-All in all, it's been a really good week, hasn't it?

-Yeah.

Probably the biggest question now... Biggest experience

of your lifetime, you've had a week apart from us.

Have you come to a decision what you're going to do, like?

Right, we thought about this long and hard and worked out all

the money and everything. We've decided we'll stay in this house.

Kaydee's settled in great, so we don't really want to

have to move her, but, no, we really liked the house.

I'm really proud of you guys, especially Jack. Good man.

Well done, guys.

From pampered princess to liberated lady, Jase has come a long way

in one week, and is finally moving out of home for good.

I know money's going to be a bit tight now for us

but I really think it's going to be worth it in the long run,

having a nice house for me, Jase and Kaydee.

The decision they made was the one I expected and I'm glad, as well.

Much as we miss them, I'm glad they feel that they can move on,

they're confident enough to.

So, just best of luck to them.

It's such a big decision to make.

I didn't realise how big it was till we had to make it.

They're just really proud of us that we've managed to get

our own house now and we're getting our lives started together.

Next time on the Hotel Of Mum And Dad,

we have a pampered princess and her boring boyfriend...

When we first got together, my family used to call him Boring Barry.

We met through a friend,

and then I kind of got a bit obsessed with Barry.

It was a bit weird at first. Stalking me all the time,

always coming to see me. "Oh, God, there she is again."

..and a pair of spend-aholic party animals.

All we spend our money on is going out drinking with our friends.

How will any of them cope out in the real world?

-We're both drunk.

-What's wrong with you, Barry?

-That's skanky.

-It's disgusting.

Oh, I've got no time for this.

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