0:00:02 > 0:00:04Living at home is a cushy number,
0:00:04 > 0:00:06leaving you with money to burn.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09£20 a month on nails, that's never changing.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12No wonder so many young people are living with mum and dad.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15My mum does a hell of a lot for me, she cooks, she cleans,
0:00:15 > 0:00:17she helps me out with money.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20He pays for my car insurance, my car, my phone bill.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23They're even moving their other half in.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26My parents went away for 3½ weeks, so I moved him in.
0:00:26 > 0:00:30What happens when they have to move out and fend for themselves?
0:00:30 > 0:00:32Oh, my Lord!
0:00:32 > 0:00:35We're giving young couples the chance to find out.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37I'm scared of everything going wrong really.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40I didn't ask for that! I asked for washing-up liquid.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Will they relish their freedom?
0:00:42 > 0:00:43I'm so excited.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46Or push each other to breaking point?
0:00:46 > 0:00:48I'm just saying we need more money.
0:00:48 > 0:00:49We don't have more money.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51Has somebody stolen £20?
0:00:51 > 0:00:53I haven't taken the £20.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Will they move out for good?
0:00:55 > 0:00:58Maybe it's time I've got to say goodbye. Hope not.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00Or run home to The Hotel Of Mum And Dad?
0:01:00 > 0:01:02Right, guys, what's your decision now?
0:01:02 > 0:01:04You tell them. You tell them.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14Meet Jack, 20, and Olivia, 19,
0:01:14 > 0:01:17our odd couple from Norwich who've been together a year.
0:01:17 > 0:01:18Met on Facebook,
0:01:18 > 0:01:22he sent me a really cheesy voice note, which I won't go into
0:01:22 > 0:01:24- because nobody wants to hear that. - "I think you're pretty.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27"Will you buy me a Nando's? I ain't got much money." And Liv
0:01:27 > 0:01:30was just like, "Yeah, all right." I was like, "That worked."
0:01:30 > 0:01:33And his seductive patter paid off.
0:01:33 > 0:01:34Comedian Jack
0:01:34 > 0:01:38and care assistant Liv have been a headline double act ever since.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44Mine and Jack's relationship is very much like a mother
0:01:44 > 0:01:47and child cos he's so crazy and I'm so sensible.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50- Do you want any of my hot dog? - 'I love how Jack makes me laugh'
0:01:50 > 0:01:53without fail, even in an argument.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55- I am romantic.- No, you're not.- I am.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Liv just puts up with me and, um, yeah, she's just really nice,
0:01:58 > 0:02:00like she's probably the most caring person I know.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04It's a good combination though cos sometimes I forget how to have fun -
0:02:04 > 0:02:08I'm too sensible - and then he brings out the fun side in me again.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12And it wasn't long before that fun was on tap 24/7...
0:02:12 > 0:02:13You've got a catch, you have.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16..when Jack moved in with Liv and her mum Sarah.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19I like having Olivia and Jack around the house,
0:02:19 > 0:02:20depending on what day of the week it is.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24'It's entertaining and it's good fun, so...
0:02:24 > 0:02:26Pass the parcel.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29I think the reason that I stay here a lot is for an easier life really.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31Cheers.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Easy is an understatement(!)
0:02:33 > 0:02:36Jack doesn't give me any money to live here,
0:02:36 > 0:02:38but he kind of pays his way in laughs.
0:02:40 > 0:02:41'I guess because I enjoy that,
0:02:41 > 0:02:44'I don't really think about him being a bit of a freeloader really.'
0:02:44 > 0:02:47He can blag it.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50But she pays a hefty price for those laughs.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53- Sarah pretty much does everything, don't she?- Yeah.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55If you want a job done, do it yourself.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57'I do the cooking, I do the cleaning,'
0:02:57 > 0:03:00I do the washing up, I do the wiping up.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03If we were 13 years old, it'd be exactly the same as how it is now.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06The only one thing she won't do for us is the washing.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10I do think sometimes with Jack and Olivia they're quite immature.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12So, who did eat my goat's cheese tart last night by the way?
0:03:12 > 0:03:14- Me.- OK.
0:03:16 > 0:03:21While Olivia gives her mum £150 a month to put up with them,
0:03:21 > 0:03:24Jack doesn't pay a thing and that's not the only reason
0:03:24 > 0:03:26he has to smile, he also gets to make people laugh for a living.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29'I just make stupid little internet videos,'
0:03:29 > 0:03:33put them online and, for some reason, get paid for doing so.
0:03:33 > 0:03:34Hello, it's me, Jack, mate.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37And today I'm talking about something that really, really...
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Cos he has this online persona, he's a bit arrogant.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42- I'm talking about chavs.- Bit cocky.
0:03:42 > 0:03:43The beautiful people.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45Chavs confuse me. They have their own special language.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47I just enjoy making videos
0:03:47 > 0:03:50and the money is just a bonus that happens along the way.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54It's a far cry from Liv's full-time job as a care assistant.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57Our jobs are extremely different, he has to stand in front
0:03:57 > 0:03:59of a camera for an hour and act like an absolute head case,
0:03:59 > 0:04:04but I have to go into work, I have to look after the elderly people.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07At times, it is literally emotionally draining.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11So Liv's ready, more than ever, to start looking after herself.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14I definitely want to move out more than him.
0:04:14 > 0:04:15I want to become that adult
0:04:15 > 0:04:18and see what I can actually achieve on my own two feet,
0:04:18 > 0:04:21rather than being spoon-fed or supported by other people.
0:04:21 > 0:04:22So we're giving them
0:04:22 > 0:04:27both the chance to go it alone in a place of their own for one week.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31But "I'm all right" Jack is dragging his feet.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34I've got the best of both worlds here, so it would be silly for me
0:04:34 > 0:04:38to move out, like I haven't got my actual mum nagging me,
0:04:38 > 0:04:40but I've got a mum-like character that does everything for me.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43So to give all that up and go and do it myself
0:04:43 > 0:04:46and pay more money to do it myself just seems a bit silly.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50So Jack's got everything to lose, unlike Liv's mum Sarah.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53I think Mum would definitely love it if I moved out,
0:04:53 > 0:04:55although she'd miss me.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58We are like friends, good friends, best friends really I guess.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01I've got a good relationship with my daughter.
0:05:01 > 0:05:06'But having adults live here, um, is a different ball game.'
0:05:06 > 0:05:09Your electricity, your washing, your food,
0:05:09 > 0:05:12everything is just that much more.
0:05:12 > 0:05:13And I do sometimes think
0:05:13 > 0:05:15'it would be so nice just to
0:05:15 > 0:05:17'have like a little, one-bedroom place just for me.'
0:05:17 > 0:05:18Thanks, Mum.
0:05:18 > 0:05:23But before that can happen, Jack and Olivia need to see
0:05:23 > 0:05:24if they can live together.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27And already, they seem to want different things.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30I definitely want to test mine and Jack's relationship.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33I'd quite like to see whether, if we moved out, whether our relationship
0:05:33 > 0:05:36would grow stronger or whether it would sort of break down a bit
0:05:36 > 0:05:39cos he can't cope with the sort of responsibility and being an adult.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43It'd be like Jack's fun house, just me winding Liv up 24/7.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46A bit of a Peter Pan syndrome, really - he doesn't want to grow up.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50So that's our funny man-child and his grown-up girlfriend in Norwich.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54And in Essex, we have high school sweethearts Ellie-Rose
0:05:54 > 0:05:57and Mitchell. They're both 18
0:05:57 > 0:06:00and have been together for over a year and a half.
0:06:00 > 0:06:01We met when we was in school
0:06:01 > 0:06:03but we didn't really like each other then.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07One side of the tree was for, like, the alternative kind of people,
0:06:07 > 0:06:10and the other side was where I used to hang out with my friends.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13She was in a relationship. Sometimes she'd come in with red hair,
0:06:13 > 0:06:15brown hair, dark orange tan.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17So I wasn't really interested.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20I sort of changed from being all orangey and horrible,
0:06:20 > 0:06:22into being like "pow".
0:06:22 > 0:06:25After ditching the orange glow, they quickly went from chalk
0:06:25 > 0:06:30and cheese to peas in a pod, and developed a mutual passion.
0:06:30 > 0:06:35When it comes to sci-fi I like pretty much everything.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37You can say I'm bi-Trekual.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39I'm bi-Trekual too.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46Once Mitch set his phasers to stun, there was no turning back
0:06:46 > 0:06:49for this beauty and her geek.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52My relationship with Mitchell is...strange.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55I think I'm mainly attracted to Mitchell
0:06:55 > 0:06:56because he's so over-confident.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59I used to be a lady's man, like, back in school,
0:06:59 > 0:07:02but I think I'm losing my touch, but I think that's cos I'm engaged.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06Things moved at warp speed for the sci-fi sweethearts,
0:07:06 > 0:07:08they were engaged within months.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12And before she knew it, only child Ellie had moved in with
0:07:12 > 0:07:16Mitch, Mitch's mum Chris and a tribe of siblings.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19It's an arrangement that suits Mum.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23Having my children at home means the world to me, they're my life.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26As much as it suits Mitch.
0:07:26 > 0:07:27My mum does my cooking...
0:07:27 > 0:07:28- All right?- What's for dinner?
0:07:28 > 0:07:30..my laundry, my ironing.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33You got any dirty washing, mate? Can you, er, bring it down?
0:07:33 > 0:07:36She cleans everything in the house apart from my room - Ellie does that.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38He's a massive mummy's boy.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42And I love doing things for him.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44It's what it's all about though, being a mum.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48No point in having a family if you don't value each other.
0:07:50 > 0:07:51- There you go, Mitch.- Thank you.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56But Mum's family values are keeping Mitch tied to her apron strings
0:07:56 > 0:07:59and Ellie trapped in their hectic home.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02Usually you've got Mitchell playing his guitar...
0:08:02 > 0:08:05the baby screaming... the dog barking.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07It's just really uncomfortable.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11Sometimes Ellie gets in this random mood where she wants to clean everything.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15Sometimes I do feel that Chris's house does need a good scrub.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18Don't look no different anyway, by the time I'm finished.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21But you can scrub away, El, as much as you like, babe,
0:08:21 > 0:08:22I ain't going to stop you.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Ellie's desperate to let loose
0:08:24 > 0:08:26her domestic goddess in a home of their own.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30I would absolutely love to get our own place, it'd be so much fun.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34So we're going to give them both a chance to boldly go
0:08:34 > 0:08:36where they haven't gone before -
0:08:36 > 0:08:38a place of their own for one whole week.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42But mummy's boy Mitch isn't ready to move.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44Is that all right, Mitchell?
0:08:44 > 0:08:46I don't think it's that important moving out to get our own space
0:08:46 > 0:08:51because my mum leaves us alone, like, in my room at my own house.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54I think Ellie might want to move out more than I do
0:08:54 > 0:08:56cos she's more grown-up than me.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00But neither of them are grown-up when it comes to money.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04Mine and Mitchell's financial situation is pretty poor.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08Both full-time students, Mitch lives off his student loan
0:09:08 > 0:09:09and Ellie lives off her dad.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13I do try to get Mitchell to save some money, but when it comes to
0:09:13 > 0:09:17certain items that he really, really wants it's virtually impossible.
0:09:17 > 0:09:22I've got an Xbox, a Nintendo Wii, a 3DS and I might be buying a PS3
0:09:22 > 0:09:26cos I just, like, I love games - that's all I do pretty much all day.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28Games are my life.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30And Mitchell is Mum's life,
0:09:30 > 0:09:32so letting go of her youngest is going to be hard.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35If Ellie and Mitchell went, yeah, I'd be...
0:09:35 > 0:09:39'I would miss them terribly. Selfish, isn't it, really?
0:09:39 > 0:09:41'I don't think I could,'
0:09:41 > 0:09:42er, live on my own, to be honest.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44My mum's told me that she doesn't want me to move.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47Can't stay at her house all my entire life, so...
0:09:47 > 0:09:49but I think she's going to miss me quite a lot.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52She's going to miss all the things she does for me.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55I don't think they're quite ready for it yet, to be honest.
0:09:55 > 0:10:02Maybe another 18 months, two years, but I might be wrong.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05It looks like neither Mum nor Mitch are ready for the move.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09Can Ellie get her way and win independence for the both of them?
0:10:09 > 0:10:11Oh, my God, if I could actually convince Mitchell to move out
0:10:11 > 0:10:15permanently, I would be very, very shocked if...
0:10:15 > 0:10:20especially if it came within the next, like, year, I would be gobsmacked.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26So, we've got two boys refusing to grow up.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28One Peter Pan funny man from Norfolk.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30I've got the best of both worlds here,
0:10:30 > 0:10:32so it would be silly for me to move out.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35And one mummy's boy from another dimension.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38My mum does my cooking, my laundry, my ironing.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41Will their girlfriends succeed on their mission to blast away
0:10:41 > 0:10:44from the mother ship and transform their boys to men?
0:10:44 > 0:10:46Well, this is the first time in,
0:10:46 > 0:10:50like, 19 years that I've gone a whole night with no TV.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53I just don't know if I'm IN love with her. All right, Mum?
0:10:54 > 0:10:58We're giving both couples the money they need to try renting
0:10:58 > 0:11:01a place of their own for a week, but it's the same budget
0:11:01 > 0:11:04they would have if they were going it alone for real.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09To work that out, Jack and Olivia have to face their finances
0:11:09 > 0:11:11and it's not pretty.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15Jack's bank statements would probably reveal a lot of takeaways.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Nando's, Tesco, McDonald's.
0:11:18 > 0:11:19A lot of pubs, I'd say.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22Delaney's Irish Bar, Delaney's Irish Bar.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26So, he can spend it, but can he earn it?
0:11:26 > 0:11:27And how much do YOU earn?
0:11:28 > 0:11:32It varies all the time, I don't even know. I'll check it now.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34It was £427 cos I just remembered.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37- My most recent payment?- Yeah.- £427.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40It's roughly half of what Olivia earns as a carer,
0:11:40 > 0:11:44so he's going to have to pull his finger out and make more videos.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47The more clicks, the more cash.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50If I actually made a video every week, as I'm supposed to,
0:11:50 > 0:11:52- it'd be £700.- Yeah. - So, we'll put that down, yeah?
0:11:52 > 0:11:54- £650 a month, it's not bad, is it? - No.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57With Jack's video money and Olivia's full-time job,
0:11:57 > 0:11:59the couple have a total of £300 for the week.
0:11:59 > 0:12:00Yeah, that is good.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04What about full-time students Ellie and Mitch?
0:12:04 > 0:12:06Let's do a column of how much each of us spends.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09Ellie is determined to go it alone,
0:12:09 > 0:12:13but Mitch's only income is his student finances.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16Then do a grand total at the bottom and see who spends less.
0:12:16 > 0:12:17It's got to be you.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20As well as his game-buying habit...
0:12:20 > 0:12:24£55, and that's for one of my new games.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27..Mitchell is feeding his entire family.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29- Right.- Shed-loads of food and stuff.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31- Yeah. Is that right? - Let's say about £250.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33Lots of food to last over a period of two months
0:12:33 > 0:12:35and that's for everyone in the house.
0:12:35 > 0:12:40I think Mitchell gets about £3,000. I think that's every four,
0:12:40 > 0:12:42possibly five months.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45Out of that, he gives me £500.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48I'm glad helping Mum out with her bills because she's done everything
0:12:48 > 0:12:52she can to raise me up like how I am, so I'm just repaying the favour.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54Is that £60?
0:12:54 > 0:12:56But it's the other way around for Ellie, who is completely
0:12:56 > 0:12:59funded from the bank of Dad.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02He pays for my car insurance, my car, my phone bill.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04Magazines.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06It is quite easy to get money from my dad, yeah.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08Um, if I need money, I just tell him
0:13:08 > 0:13:13and he'll sort of dip into the magic pocket and get some money out.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15Thanks to Dad paying for everything,
0:13:15 > 0:13:18Ellie barely has to spend a penny,
0:13:18 > 0:13:20and together they have £295 for the week.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24I think that's because I'm not... like, my parents don't expect me
0:13:24 > 0:13:27to help out with, like, money.
0:13:27 > 0:13:28So to hear Mitchell giving
0:13:28 > 0:13:31so much money into the family to his mum kind of makes me
0:13:31 > 0:13:35feel a bit like, hmm, sort of being robbed of your cash a little bit.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37INDISTINCT CHATTER
0:13:37 > 0:13:39It's just like paying rent.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41That's what I mean, you're like virtually
0:13:41 > 0:13:43paying the rent on a small flat per month to your family.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47I don't mind. My mum does everything for me, so I don't mind.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52But this week, Ellie has persuaded Mitchell to prioritise moving
0:13:52 > 0:13:56over his mum, as she takes him to see a flat in Basildon.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58We don't get much money between us at all
0:13:58 > 0:14:01but I would rather use that to get a really tiny place
0:14:01 > 0:14:04that we could call our own than stay living at Mitchell's.
0:14:04 > 0:14:05Ooh.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07I love the colour scheme of this kitchen.
0:14:07 > 0:14:08And there's ample sockets.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11And Olivia takes Jack to check out a pad in Norwich.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13Look at the kitchen.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16- It's proper studenty as well, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18- Got everything...- Yeah.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21..we need. That's all your stuff here. This is your area, Liv.
0:14:21 > 0:14:22I've got a feeling
0:14:22 > 0:14:25that I'm going to be sitting here for quite a long time.
0:14:25 > 0:14:30While Jack stamps his territory, Ellie does an inspection of hers.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34A little bit of fluff. I'll get rid of that after.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37Both couples declare the flats fit for purpose.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39I can't wait to actually, like, move in.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42That's another thing I've not took into consideration.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45- What?- This is small already. How small is it going to look when it's got all your...?
0:14:45 > 0:14:49Whoa! Where am I going to put all my shoes?
0:14:49 > 0:14:50In the bin.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54That's a really good idea, Jack, put her shoes in the bin...
0:14:54 > 0:14:56Obviously, the sex life's going to be a lot better,
0:14:56 > 0:15:00- because there's not other people to worry about.- Is that a promise?
0:15:00 > 0:15:04That's a maybe. It won't just have to be in one room either.
0:15:04 > 0:15:05SHE LAUGHS
0:15:07 > 0:15:10Ugh. But Jack's still blowing hot and cold over the whole idea.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14- I'm not going in, like, stubborn, like, "It's not going to work".- No.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17But at the end of the day I've still got them doubts I had originally.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19- Yeah.- And the only thing that'll clear them up
0:15:19 > 0:15:24is spending time here and seeing if it is better than I expected.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27It's going to be a big test for both our couples,
0:15:27 > 0:15:29and on move day Olivia and Jack seem to be
0:15:29 > 0:15:32already losing marks for bickering.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35- There's not enough room in this room. - You don't need anything else.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37Yes, I do! I've got no underwear in there.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39You do not know what a female needs.
0:15:39 > 0:15:40What am I forgetting?
0:15:40 > 0:15:42Bed sheets.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44- You can sort that, can't you? - They're in the airing cupboard.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47I don't know where that is.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49You've got to take your TV as well. Ohhh...
0:15:49 > 0:15:52Well, rather than you moaning, why don't you let me pack stuff
0:15:52 > 0:15:54and you be loading the car up, drip?
0:15:54 > 0:15:57- Do you not think that would be better?- Chore.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59Your attitude is a chore.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02- Let's just stay here. - Let's just shut up.
0:16:02 > 0:16:03They're not off to a great start,
0:16:03 > 0:16:06and with their relationship on trial this week,
0:16:06 > 0:16:09Liv's nervous about the couple's odds.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12It is quite scary to test your relationship like this, yeah.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15Definitely, cos it's quite a big thing, isn't it, moving out?
0:16:15 > 0:16:19It makes me wonder, cos we've always been a couple at our parents' house,
0:16:19 > 0:16:22how we'll get on just living us two,
0:16:22 > 0:16:25doing what we want with our own sort of choices.
0:16:25 > 0:16:29- Are you nearly done now, Liv? - No, I haven't got my shoes.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31Now it's got real and we're actually moving out today,
0:16:31 > 0:16:34it's hit me a bit, and, um...
0:16:34 > 0:16:37I think it's going to have to be a waiting game, just wait and see.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40It's going to either go really well or total opposite.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46While Jack and Olivia face a week of uncertainty,
0:16:46 > 0:16:49Mitchell's mum knows for sure that she'll miss her son like mad,
0:16:49 > 0:16:52but at least she can send him off well fed.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56Tea bags and sugar, some pasta and sauces, bread rolls,
0:16:56 > 0:16:59sausages, turkey leg roast, burgers...
0:16:59 > 0:17:01- You all ready to go, then? - Almost, I think.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04And Mum's not forgotten Ellie.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07I have a whole bag of cleaning supplies that Chris has given me.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10And some stuff Chris maybe doesn't know about.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12Just some provisions for the week.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17Meanwhile, mum Chris is putting on a brave face.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19- Looking forward to it, El? - Yeah.- Yeah?
0:17:19 > 0:17:22I've taken Post-It notes so Mitchell can know what he's doing wrong.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25I'll put them up where he's done something wrong.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27I think my mum might get a bit teary after I leave.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31But Mum isn't the only one needing delicate handling today.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34There's also Mitch's other love.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37- The TV will go on the back seat wrapped in the covers.- Yeah.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39I put the sheets on the back seat.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43Here's my TV and...probably the most important thing of the week.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45- All right, then. - I'll see you soon.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47Don't let him get away with nothing.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51- Oh, I won't.- Start as you mean to go on. All right?
0:17:51 > 0:17:53And don't upset the neighbours.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55I won't. I'm a nice man.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57Right, you've definitely got the leads for the Xbox?
0:17:57 > 0:17:59- Yeah, I think so.- Yeah? OK.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02- OK?- Don't panic.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05For Mitch, life without his TV leads is hardly worth living.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09Even more unthinkable for Mum, life without Mitch.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11You are coming back, ain't you?
0:18:11 > 0:18:14'Maybe it's time I've got to say goodbye.'
0:18:14 > 0:18:16Hope not.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21But what can you do? It's all emotional.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31- Love you.- But they know they can always come home.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38While Chris watches her boy fly the nest...
0:18:41 > 0:18:43..Jack and Olivia are ruffling each other's feathers
0:18:43 > 0:18:46as they begin their week-long road test.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48# You hit me once, I hit you back
0:18:48 > 0:18:50# You gave a kick, I gave a slap
0:18:50 > 0:18:53# You smashed a plate over my head
0:18:53 > 0:18:55# Then I set fire to our bed... #
0:18:55 > 0:18:58Jack, you've got glass in your suitcase!
0:18:58 > 0:19:01Yeah, I know. It's the worst TV in the world.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05- Have you brought all them?- Yeah. I might want to watch a lot of films.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08And they're all the most girliest, soppiest, mushy ones
0:19:08 > 0:19:10that I could think of.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14And if death by romcom isn't enough to strike fear into Jack's heart...
0:19:14 > 0:19:17- Try and make the hot water work. - Oh, what, just mess around?
0:19:17 > 0:19:19..a broken boiler might.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22Well, you're the man. Do something decent.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25No idea what this is. I'm just messing around with some buttons.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- Is that hot?- No.
0:19:28 > 0:19:29Oh...
0:19:29 > 0:19:31I want hot water.
0:19:31 > 0:19:32That's going to work now.
0:19:32 > 0:19:33- Why?- Cos that weren't even on.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37- What wasn't?- The whole thing, on the wall.- We turned it on there already.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39BOILER ROARS
0:19:44 > 0:19:46All me, that is, Liv.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49And the next problem?
0:19:49 > 0:19:51We didn't bring towels.
0:19:51 > 0:19:52No.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55- Did we?- No. We'll have to buy some, won't we?
0:19:55 > 0:19:57Oh, great(!) Never bought a towel in my life.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00With no water, no towels and nonstop squabbling,
0:20:00 > 0:20:01it could be a long week.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03I don't know where to put all my shoes, Jack.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05Don't know why you brought them all.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08Cos I'm a girl and I need shoes.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Maybe they can agree on how to spend their money.
0:20:13 > 0:20:18So, how much have we got here, then? £200, £220, £225...
0:20:18 > 0:20:21- We need to take out household bills. - ..to spend on whatever we want.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23Take out your household bills.
0:20:23 > 0:20:24Or maybe not.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27For what? If we're getting chips we might as well pop to the chippy.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30Yeah, and what, waste money when you could buy a pack of potatoes
0:20:30 > 0:20:32and do it for the week?
0:20:32 > 0:20:35Don't worry about the week. Look, just worry about now.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38No, you need to do it for the week, Jack. We don't have much money.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40- Yeah, but we might just eat out every day.- No.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43These two can't agree on anything, and to make matters worse,
0:20:43 > 0:20:47they work out they have just £25 a day to live.
0:20:49 > 0:20:54Next on the list of grown-up things to tackle, cooking.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56"Tip in the rice and return to the boil,
0:20:56 > 0:20:58"stir once then reduce the heat."
0:21:00 > 0:21:05This is getting pretty much done and the rice isn't even in yet.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07Please tell me you've done the chicken first.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09- No.- What, you just threw it all in?
0:21:09 > 0:21:12- Yeah.- You joking?
0:21:12 > 0:21:15And Liv steps in to save the day.
0:21:15 > 0:21:16Why have you got a ladle?
0:21:16 > 0:21:20- HE LAUGHS - I have no idea what a ladle is!
0:21:20 > 0:21:22- Ah!- That's a spoon.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25- That's not a spoon. - Yes, it is.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28- Quite a big moment, yeah?- Mm. Yeah.
0:21:28 > 0:21:29Achievement?
0:21:29 > 0:21:31- Yeah.- Is it?
0:21:31 > 0:21:34Well, we've sort of successfully cooked a meal.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36- We got there in the end. - YOU successfully cooked it.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38I sort of just faffed around a bit.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41- So we've successfully done our first food shop for the house.- Mm-hm.
0:21:44 > 0:21:45What next, a baby?
0:21:45 > 0:21:48No, I don't do children.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51Chicken tonight, babies tomorrow!
0:21:53 > 0:21:56While Jack shocks Olivia with signs of maturity,
0:21:56 > 0:21:59Mitchell has taken his first steps towards manhood.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01He's moved in with the love of his life.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03I've got my TV!
0:22:03 > 0:22:05Oh, and his girlfriend.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08I've got some incense sticks so it doesn't smell in here
0:22:08 > 0:22:11until we get some air freshener sorted.
0:22:11 > 0:22:12Then it's down to business.
0:22:12 > 0:22:17They have just £20 a day to live on, so how will they spend it?
0:22:17 > 0:22:20- Er, cinema one night.- Mm-hm.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22- Out for dinner one night.- Mm-hm.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24And this can be used for emergencies.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27- Emergency cash. - Yeah, it can go there.
0:22:27 > 0:22:28How much do we need for food?
0:22:28 > 0:22:33- We'll put 60 aside.- Or maybe 40 and then put change with it.
0:22:33 > 0:22:34OK.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38If we have a lot more money on us we'll be tempted to spend more.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40So time to freeze their assets.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43'I'm definitely more responsible with money than Mitchell.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45'If he sees something he wants, he'll go and buy it.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48'So if he doesn't know whereabouts I've just hidden it,
0:22:48 > 0:22:51'then it's all good, then he won't spend it when we need it.'
0:22:52 > 0:22:55It's Mitch's first night away from home,
0:22:55 > 0:22:58and as they settle down in front of the much-loved television,
0:22:58 > 0:23:00they make a horrible discovery.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04Ellie's forgotten to pack the TV leads.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07Well, we ain't got TV to watch, so I don't know what we're going to do.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10How many times can I apologise for forgetting?
0:23:10 > 0:23:12I know you've apologised.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14And things are tense for both couples,
0:23:14 > 0:23:18because in Norwich, Jack the lad's transformed into a grumpy old man,
0:23:18 > 0:23:21putting tonight's house-warming party under threat.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24I can't really be bothered to have a party.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27I never thought I'd say that in my life, but I can't be bothered.
0:23:27 > 0:23:28It's the old age.
0:23:28 > 0:23:34No, it's just, like, cos I will not be arsed to clean up tomorrow.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37Like it'd be you cleaning up anyway(!)
0:23:37 > 0:23:40Cut me some slack, will you?
0:23:40 > 0:23:42It's like they've been married for 100 years,
0:23:42 > 0:23:44which may explain last night's lack of passion.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47We was watching The Shawshank Redemption last night
0:23:47 > 0:23:49and I think Liv was asleep before he even goes in prison.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51The whole film was set in a prison!
0:23:51 > 0:23:54If this is your idea of foreplay then I don't want to know, right?
0:23:54 > 0:23:55HE SNORES
0:23:56 > 0:23:58That's never a turn-on.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00And you do that weird throat thing in your sleep,
0:24:00 > 0:24:02so that's scary, that is.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04- Wake up and you're going... - HE HAWKS AND SNORTS
0:24:06 > 0:24:10Well, there's no chance of a snooze fest tonight, cos it's party time.
0:24:27 > 0:24:32Day two in our own place, and it is good. Yeah, it's really good.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35Drinks are flowing, we're just having a party, just playing FIFA.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37I'm sure that'll get a bit more exciting
0:24:37 > 0:24:41as the alcoholic units start getting consumed.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44The couple blew £70 of their budget on booze for their mates,
0:24:44 > 0:24:47but Jack's keeping his fun to a minimum.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51Even though I say it's relaxed, I'm still sort of on my toes a bit,
0:24:51 > 0:24:55because I don't want, like, the whole place to just get trashed.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59I feel like I'm a bit of an adult, which I don't want to be.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01I do just want to get drunk.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04While Jack is wrestling with his new mature side...
0:25:06 > 0:25:08..back in Basildon,
0:25:08 > 0:25:10Mitchell is still struggling with the events of last night.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14It's the first time in, like, 19 years
0:25:14 > 0:25:17that I've gone a whole night with no TV,
0:25:17 > 0:25:20so that was quite stressful, quite new to me.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23Before we left, I asked if Ellie packed the lead for the TV
0:25:23 > 0:25:26and she said she did, so I didn't bother looking for it,
0:25:26 > 0:25:28and it turns out she didn't pack it.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30But every cloud has a silver lining.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34This morning he'd done the washing up for me without me having to ask,
0:25:34 > 0:25:36- which is really nice.- Mm, yummy.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38I cooked some food and learned some new stuff.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42It's all, like, well and good now, while we've not got the TV working,
0:25:42 > 0:25:45but I think probably once we pick up the power lead this afternoon
0:25:45 > 0:25:48it's probably going to go straight back to normal.
0:25:48 > 0:25:49Despite his TV trauma,
0:25:49 > 0:25:53Mitch has had an overnight revelation about independent life.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55Living with Ellie could be quite easy.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58It's not as hard as everyone's been saying it would be.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01I think my mum might be warning me overly too much
0:26:01 > 0:26:03because she wants me to stay at home.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05I'm really tempted to, like, go to the bank,
0:26:05 > 0:26:10get my student bank card with a £2,000 overdraft, interest free,
0:26:10 > 0:26:15and just put a, er, upfront cost payment fee and just move in.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19I think my plot to get Mitchell to move out permanently is going well.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21So I think he's, like, really into it now,
0:26:21 > 0:26:24now that he's, like, he's got a little taste of it.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27So while Ellie thinks she knows what's good for Mitch,
0:26:27 > 0:26:29Mitch knows exactly what he wants.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32Those TV cables.
0:26:32 > 0:26:33So it's straight back to Mum's.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38Oh, this is all I came for. It's the, er, lead for the TV,
0:26:38 > 0:26:41so now we can, er, play games and watch TV.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47Cable sorted, it's time for another house-warming party.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54The guests have brought the booze,
0:26:54 > 0:26:57so it's time to turn up the music and break out the...
0:26:57 > 0:26:58games console?
0:27:03 > 0:27:07So that's another party overtaken by computers and drunk boys.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10But is Ellie enjoying her freedom as much?
0:27:10 > 0:27:13Ten past twelve and I'm already really, really tired,
0:27:13 > 0:27:14cos I've not slept very well.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16I've been nonstop cleaning as well.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19And everyone's still full of loads of energy,
0:27:19 > 0:27:21so I feel like a proper old lady.
0:27:27 > 0:27:28Yeah, Mitchell's happy.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31He had me posing as a mic stand for a while,
0:27:31 > 0:27:34and then I was his drinks vendor while he was drumming.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37While Mitch throws himself into independent life,
0:27:37 > 0:27:40Ellie is a bit preoccupied.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43Oh, if someone vomits I'm just... I don't know, I'll probably end up
0:27:43 > 0:27:47putting bleach down the toilet whilst their head's still in there.
0:27:47 > 0:27:48And seeing Mitch so happy
0:27:48 > 0:27:52is making Ellie think about how to make this permanent.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55I think Mitchell's loving, like, the whole freedom thing
0:27:55 > 0:27:57and the party thing a lot, um...
0:27:57 > 0:28:00and I know he definitely wants to stay here afterwards,
0:28:00 > 0:28:02but he just has to, like, find the courage
0:28:02 > 0:28:04to be honest with his mum about it,
0:28:04 > 0:28:07because obviously, like, he feels a little bit guilty about leaving her,
0:28:07 > 0:28:10because she got upset yesterday.
0:28:10 > 0:28:14So while Ellie watches Mitch have fun in Essex,
0:28:14 > 0:28:17it looks like Jack was the only one having all the laughs
0:28:17 > 0:28:19at his house-warming, too.
0:28:19 > 0:28:20Jack's still in bed.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24I'm always up a little bit earlier than him.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26Jack decided to cook chicken goujons last night,
0:28:26 > 0:28:30around 4 o'clock in the morning, and drink a Red Bull.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32That's what they turned out like.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35So did Liv get to enjoy herself?
0:28:35 > 0:28:36The party was all right.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38I did have fun, but cos obviously it was at our place,
0:28:38 > 0:28:42I was a bit worried about, like, things getting broken or damaged.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44I thought it would be me, like, tidying up
0:28:44 > 0:28:45all of the beer bottles laying around
0:28:45 > 0:28:48and all the rubbish laying around in the morning
0:28:48 > 0:28:50but, sort of, got some of that out of the way last night.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52And Jack helped me as well which I was quite surprised about.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54He was quite sensible last night.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56I thought, "Wow, never seen this side of you before."
0:28:56 > 0:28:59But neither of them were THAT sensible
0:28:59 > 0:29:02cos the party sunk a big chunk of their budget.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05We went out and obviously we bought the alcohol, so we...
0:29:05 > 0:29:09yesterday, we spent more than what we would've usually.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12Slightly concerned about our budget, really. We've got about £50,
0:29:12 > 0:29:15maybe a little bit less to last us the week,
0:29:15 > 0:29:16which I guess isn't too bad
0:29:16 > 0:29:19but obviously then if that goes on food,
0:29:19 > 0:29:22we don't have enough money to, sort of like, do what we want,
0:29:22 > 0:29:24like go out or drink or whatever.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27While Liv heads off for the day to her gran's,
0:29:27 > 0:29:30Jack finally regains consciousness.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32Yeah, not feeling the best today.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34Maybe it's the pressures of being an adult now.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37And the pressure is clearly having an effect
0:29:37 > 0:29:39because with just 10 quid a day to live on,
0:29:39 > 0:29:42Jack's worrying about earning more money.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44I reckon it is a big eye opener.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47Like, the fact that you have got your own place,
0:29:47 > 0:29:50it does make me want to start doing more stuff.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52But will doing more stuff mean
0:29:52 > 0:29:54cranking his comedy career up a gear?
0:29:54 > 0:29:56I think if I did have my own place,
0:29:56 > 0:29:58I would just automatically make more videos
0:29:58 > 0:30:01and then that would earn me more money in itself.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03Cos I feel more responsible in having a place.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05That might, sort of, inspire me in a way
0:30:05 > 0:30:07to, sort of, get a car and just do other things.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09I can, sort of, go to London
0:30:09 > 0:30:12and pursue, sort of, more work up there and stuff.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16Feeling motivated, Jack is spurred on by a pep talk
0:30:16 > 0:30:18from Dad Steve and partner Sue.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20So are you coping all right, yeah?
0:30:20 > 0:30:23I think so, but it's obviously been two days, hasn't it?
0:30:23 > 0:30:24- Yeah.- So early days.
0:30:24 > 0:30:25And you're skint already?
0:30:25 > 0:30:26Pretty much.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31Keen to move his career on, Jack's come up with a plan.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35Just between us, I might have a stand-up gig on Wednesday.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37Yeah? Where's that?
0:30:37 > 0:30:40Local pub, just round the corner. It's an open mic night.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43I think it's a good idea for you to take up...take this gig.
0:30:43 > 0:30:44Mm.
0:30:46 > 0:30:50Now he's thinking more long-term, Jack talks it through with Liv.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53I spend a lot of my time alone,
0:30:53 > 0:30:56thinking about where I'm going to end up, what I'm going to do.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58Because obviously with the job that I've got now,
0:30:58 > 0:31:01just making online videos, that's not a safety...
0:31:01 > 0:31:03like, you can't just do that for ever.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05But it might come at a price.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08Because obviously Liv's going to be situated in Norwich quite a lot,
0:31:08 > 0:31:09for, like, a considerable amount of time
0:31:09 > 0:31:11because that's where her job is.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14She likes what she does and she'll probably get a career here
0:31:14 > 0:31:16and, sort of, be a bit more sensible.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19whereas I'll probably try my luck elsewhere
0:31:19 > 0:31:21and chase my dreams in London.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23Well, when you say, "I want to go to London,
0:31:23 > 0:31:25"I want to do this..."
0:31:25 > 0:31:27When you don't mention anything about me there, I think,
0:31:27 > 0:31:29"Well, you don't want me there."
0:31:29 > 0:31:32But you wouldn't just want to follow me around and go wherever I go.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34But have you ever said to me, "If I move to London, Liv,
0:31:34 > 0:31:35"would you be willing to come?"
0:31:35 > 0:31:38Because I wouldn't want to drag you there. You've got...
0:31:38 > 0:31:40But it's not dragging if you ask me if I wanted to.
0:31:40 > 0:31:42- You...- I could quite easily say, "No, I don't want to."
0:31:42 > 0:31:44You shouldn't alter what you want to do in the future
0:31:44 > 0:31:48because of the current relationship.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50- You're a bit of a head case, aren't you?- No.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57While things look shaky for Jack and Olivia...
0:32:00 > 0:32:02..Ellie and Mitch are all loved up.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07We need to clean and get rid of the evidence.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10After a hard night's partying from Mitch...
0:32:10 > 0:32:11Look at this, from last night.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13That's disgusting.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15..it's now Ellie's turn to have some fun...
0:32:15 > 0:32:18I just like waking up in a tidy place, though.
0:32:18 > 0:32:19..in her own unique way.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26Even the chair's a little bit sticky in places,
0:32:26 > 0:32:28like, on the sides of the poles there.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32Yeah, so far, Mitchell's been quite helpful cleaning up.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36He done exactly what I asked him to do without hesitating
0:32:36 > 0:32:38which is really, really weird.
0:32:39 > 0:32:44He's helping out a lot more here than he does at his mum's house.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47I think in comparison to Mitchell's mum's house,
0:32:47 > 0:32:49I run a pretty tight ship for a little bit!
0:32:49 > 0:32:51And plus, I'm a little bit more up on my cleaning
0:32:51 > 0:32:54than Chris - she's a bit more relaxed about it.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57With the house scrubbed to within an inch of its life,
0:32:57 > 0:32:58it's off to the cinema.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01The couple are bang on budget for the week so far,
0:33:01 > 0:33:03thanks so some penny-pinching tricks.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05We're about to go get some really cheap sweets
0:33:05 > 0:33:08so we don't have to pay extortionate prices for cinema sweets.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11And we're trying to do it in under £10, including the ticket.
0:33:11 > 0:33:12- Lovely.- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:33:14 > 0:33:18With cheap sweets and a two-for-one ticket to a zombie movie,
0:33:18 > 0:33:19it's mission accomplished.
0:33:19 > 0:33:20You'll be all right.
0:33:22 > 0:33:26So as an extra little treat, it's off to the seaside.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28I think we've spent about £13 today.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30- So far.- Yeah.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32Ellie's been spending more than me,
0:33:32 > 0:33:35even though it's just like £1 on a magazine.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37- Or £1 on a nail varnish, yeah. - Nail varnish, yeah.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39You're doing the spending.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41Yeah, I'm finding it hard to kick my magazine and nail polish habit,
0:33:41 > 0:33:44- at the moment.- Yesterday, when we went to the market,
0:33:44 > 0:33:45I did want to buy a game.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47Yeah, Mitchell did want to buy a game.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49But I didn't. I did the sensible thing.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51Yes. Yes, you did.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53So they're proving sensible with money
0:33:53 > 0:33:55but if they want to stay independent,
0:33:55 > 0:33:58they are going to need to make some big changes.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00I want to get a job more than ever now,
0:34:00 > 0:34:04to actually be able to afford living in that place.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07- Yeah.- We can afford it with my student finance and if I get a job,
0:34:07 > 0:34:09then we'll have some extra spending money as well
0:34:09 > 0:34:12so we don't have to live on a tight budget.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15But leaving home would also mean leaving Mitch's mum.
0:34:15 > 0:34:16How would she cope?
0:34:16 > 0:34:18She wouldn't have to worry about cooking for me.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22Doesn't have to worry about my awkward dietary needs for dinners.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25Yeah, and she don't have to, like, spend extra cash on food
0:34:25 > 0:34:28- so she will have more money for herself.- Yeah.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30Then she can go out, she can have fun,
0:34:30 > 0:34:33she can start living her life properly.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36But is freedom something mum Chris actually wants?
0:34:36 > 0:34:38Cried buckets for the first couple of days.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41I'm used to cooking up six, seven dinners,
0:34:41 > 0:34:43it's gone down to one or two and it confuses me, to be honest,
0:34:43 > 0:34:46cos I still feel like I'm cooking for an army.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48No, it's horrible.
0:34:48 > 0:34:53It's like losing a right arm or something, cos him being my baby.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57But while her baby is working out if he wants to go home,
0:34:57 > 0:35:00Jack and Olivia might not be going anywhere together.
0:35:00 > 0:35:01What we got left?
0:35:04 > 0:35:07Around £30, I think.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09There's only two days left, they're living on the bread line
0:35:09 > 0:35:12and Jack's in a foul mood.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14This place is too small to do anything.
0:35:14 > 0:35:15My key doesn't work in that door.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17And then I try turning the TV off and the remote...
0:35:17 > 0:35:19"Oh, the batteries don't work in the remote."
0:35:19 > 0:35:22Then I put the Play Station on and the internet connection keeps dying.
0:35:22 > 0:35:29I like the responsibility, but then I don't like the effort, do I?
0:35:29 > 0:35:32You don't like anything unless it's easy for you.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34What else do you really expect when you move out?
0:35:34 > 0:35:36It's not going to be always fun and games, is it?
0:35:36 > 0:35:38It's like, you've got to live your adult life,
0:35:38 > 0:35:41- you've got to deal with things like that.- All right, Mum.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44Comments like, "All right, Mum..." I just think, "Just act your age.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47"You're 20." Everything is getting on his nerves, pretty much.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50And I think, "You're actually starting to get on my nerves."
0:35:50 > 0:35:51Before we moved in together,
0:35:51 > 0:35:53if Liv had to go and do any sort of grown-up stuff,
0:35:53 > 0:35:55sort of like, buy food or any of that,
0:35:55 > 0:35:57then I'd just let her get on with it.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59But now we're here together, I kind of feel like I have to go
0:35:59 > 0:36:00and be part of that.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03He's nowhere near ready to grow up or become an adult
0:36:03 > 0:36:05or to even move out.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08I know how immature I sound and how stupid I sound
0:36:08 > 0:36:12but I do actually like my lazy lifestyle.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14Now, all right, I need a job - everyone needs a job.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18But as far as I'm concerned, I've done all right for 20 years,
0:36:18 > 0:36:19why can't I just carry it on?
0:36:21 > 0:36:22The reality of living together
0:36:22 > 0:36:25is forcing the couple to confront some tricky truths
0:36:25 > 0:36:26about their relationship.
0:36:26 > 0:36:30So no, I haven't ever said to Liv, "I love you."
0:36:32 > 0:36:36I'd feel really happy if he actually did turn round and say it to me
0:36:36 > 0:36:39but it's not going to happen.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41It's a bit of a fairy tale really, isn't it?
0:36:41 > 0:36:43I just don't know if I'm in love with her and that
0:36:43 > 0:36:46but I'm not ruling out the possibility of one day
0:36:46 > 0:36:47doing that.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51It definitely does make me wonder how he feels about the future
0:36:51 > 0:36:53and if he's serious about it, yeah.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57Desperate to get things back on track,
0:36:57 > 0:37:00Liv offers an olive branch and takes Jack to the seaside.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05So we're going to go to Cromer...
0:37:05 > 0:37:06Yeah.
0:37:06 > 0:37:08..at 8 o'clock on a Tuesday night.
0:37:08 > 0:37:09- Yeah.- ..when there's no sun.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12- Yeah.- ..Just to get fish and chips. - Yeah. And have a little walk.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15- What's wrong with that? - And have a walk, so...OK.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17- It's called romance, Jack. - OK. Well, I wouldn't know.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22But once they arrive, they're met by a stunning sunset -
0:37:22 > 0:37:25enough to melt the heart of love's greatest cynic.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27Look at that. What you doing?
0:37:27 > 0:37:29- Taking a picture.- Of what?
0:37:29 > 0:37:30You.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34I'm very glad we came tonight.
0:37:34 > 0:37:35Me too.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42Come here, give me some of that.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44'I'm going to sound really cliche here
0:37:44 > 0:37:47'but it has, kind of, been ups and downs.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49'And one minute I feel like I want to stay,
0:37:49 > 0:37:51'then I don't, then I do, then I don't.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54'I really have experienced every sort of emotion that I can.'
0:37:54 > 0:37:57Well, if this week was a make-or-break kind of week,
0:37:57 > 0:37:59then I don't think it's broken it, do you?
0:37:59 > 0:38:00Not at all.
0:38:00 > 0:38:04No, so it's just made us more independent.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06- Yeah.- And it's made us actually realise,
0:38:06 > 0:38:08"Oh, we could actually move out if we wanted to."
0:38:08 > 0:38:12But it's just nice having your own room, your own space,
0:38:12 > 0:38:13- your independence.- Mm.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16And to actually feel like an adult and think, "I can do this.
0:38:16 > 0:38:20"I don't have to be mollycoddled and I don't have to be spoon-fed,
0:38:20 > 0:38:22"I can do what I need to do."
0:38:22 > 0:38:27So while Jack and Olivia kiss and make up over chips on a bench,
0:38:27 > 0:38:29Mitch and Ellie have had a taste of freedom
0:38:29 > 0:38:31and they're hungry for more.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33So Ellie's starting her job hunt
0:38:33 > 0:38:36by going for a day's work experience at a local salon.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39So far this morning I've done my hair twice,
0:38:39 > 0:38:40changed my outfit twice
0:38:40 > 0:38:43and now I'm just painting my nails
0:38:43 > 0:38:46so that they look nice if I have to touch anybody's hair at all.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49Ellie dreams of owning her own makeover salon
0:38:49 > 0:38:54but right now, paying for a roof over their heads is the priority.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56If I could get them to like me at this salon,
0:38:56 > 0:38:58then it's quite likely that they might want to
0:38:58 > 0:39:00take me on as their apprentice.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02OK, I'm ready now.
0:39:05 > 0:39:06- Good luck.- Thank you.
0:39:06 > 0:39:10Time for love's young dream to tear themselves away.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13Me and Mitchell as well, I know that I'm not on my own with most things,
0:39:13 > 0:39:14like I used to be.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16He's, like, really chipping in and stuff.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19So I think it's making us a bit stronger because, like,
0:39:19 > 0:39:22I can really appreciate the things he does for me now.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30While Ellie is in her element with the cleaning products,
0:39:30 > 0:39:32Mitch steps in as housewife.
0:39:32 > 0:39:33Nice outfit, Mitch.
0:39:42 > 0:39:47Work over, and Ellie's suffering some side-effects of the profession.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50I've got a really achy jaw because I've been smiling at everybody.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53I'm smiling at all the clients and the staff
0:39:53 > 0:39:57and especially the manager because he says he likes how smiley I am.
0:39:57 > 0:40:03Today's experience has made me quite excited to get working eventually.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06but at the same time, it sort of, like, opened my eyes a bit
0:40:06 > 0:40:10that it's not all fun and games, working.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12Now she wants to motivate Mitch too,
0:40:12 > 0:40:15so she goes to see her dad for a bit of advice.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18I really wanted to get him away from Chris and, like, his family.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20She won't push Mitchell to do something
0:40:20 > 0:40:21that he doesn't want to do,
0:40:21 > 0:40:24which makes him so complacent with getting jobs and things
0:40:24 > 0:40:26because she just lets him sit there and do nothing.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28It's like a kangaroo with their baby in their pouch.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30He's, like, almost a full-size kangaroo
0:40:30 > 0:40:33and she's still trying to fit him in there.
0:40:33 > 0:40:37Well, Mitchell, obviously as much as we like him and love him and all that,
0:40:37 > 0:40:38he'd have to get a job as well.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41- I know, yeah.- We... It don't have to be a great wage.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43Well, when we're at Chris's, the thing is
0:40:43 > 0:40:44all of his money goes like that
0:40:44 > 0:40:46because she needs this, she needs that.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48You're lucky, you don't have to give us housekeeping.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50- No, cos you and Mum earn a lot of money.- Cos me and Mum...
0:40:50 > 0:40:52- Well, we don't earn a LOT of money. - But enough.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54- We earn enough to cover all our bills.- Yeah.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57Where, with Mitchell, his family, like,
0:40:57 > 0:40:59they all chip in together to pay for things
0:40:59 > 0:41:01cos there's a lot of them.
0:41:02 > 0:41:03It's a reality check from Dad -
0:41:03 > 0:41:06not everyone is as lucky as his daughter.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10And back in Norwich, Jack's learnt that independence
0:41:10 > 0:41:13isn't going to fall at his feet either.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16So tonight, he's doing a stand-up gig for free.
0:41:16 > 0:41:20The dream outcome of tonight is just to do a gig for four or five minutes
0:41:20 > 0:41:22that just goes really, really smoothly,
0:41:22 > 0:41:25get lots of laughs and just leave on a real buzz
0:41:25 > 0:41:26that makes me want to do more.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28Cos then hopefully the next time,
0:41:28 > 0:41:30or three or four shows down the line,
0:41:30 > 0:41:32I might be doing it for decent money.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35If he can make a living on the local circuit,
0:41:35 > 0:41:38then it could be the answer to his and Olivia's problems.
0:41:38 > 0:41:42But with so much pressure, he's asked Liv not to come.
0:41:42 > 0:41:47It's quite a big thing, he hasn't done a stand-up gig for a long time.
0:41:47 > 0:41:51So I guess he's quite nervous about it, really.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53I don't want any of my mates to be there
0:41:53 > 0:41:55or my girlfriend or any of my family
0:41:55 > 0:41:56just in case I totally do bomb.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58I've got one mate coming who, sort of like,
0:41:58 > 0:41:59I know I can trust and stuff
0:41:59 > 0:42:02and he's there just for, sort of like, moral support.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05So his mate Stevie has stepped in as his wingman.
0:42:05 > 0:42:06I've just got topics.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09I don't know any jokes, I've just got topics.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11What if I'm the only person who laughs?
0:42:11 > 0:42:14People who don't laugh at your jokes are more likely
0:42:14 > 0:42:16to want to have sex with you.
0:42:16 > 0:42:20So it's up to you if you laugh tonight. If you don't...
0:42:20 > 0:42:23Jack's fans that he has at the moment are quite young
0:42:23 > 0:42:25and from what I've seen in there so far,
0:42:25 > 0:42:28it's a few burly men who have been chanting names and stuff.
0:42:28 > 0:42:32So I'm a bit worried for how they'll perceive his comedy.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34But hopefully he'll be able to rise to the occasion.
0:42:34 > 0:42:39Most people do not smile until about 11.16 on a Monday morning.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43How precise is that as a fact? 11.16.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46Ironically, it's the same time that Jeremy Kyle finishes, so that,
0:42:46 > 0:42:49that's... I'm glad that guy there got it.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51CLAPPING
0:42:51 > 0:42:54Well, for his first gig I think he did very well.
0:42:54 > 0:42:56I couldn't get up there and do that at all,
0:42:56 > 0:42:58so I would definitely pat him on the back for that.
0:42:58 > 0:43:01We don't get many comedians down here,
0:43:01 > 0:43:04but that was very entertaining, made me chuckle a few times.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07I think if you do anything that kind of either works or fails, you're glad
0:43:07 > 0:43:11that you've done it because it's sort of like a life experience.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14So yeah, I'm glad I've got the first one out of the way and I think
0:43:14 > 0:43:18the more that I do, the less nervous I'll become and the more cocky
0:43:18 > 0:43:22I can get, which means, hopefully, the funnier jokes I can pull out.
0:43:22 > 0:43:24And the more money you can make.
0:43:24 > 0:43:27Looks like the week with Liv has given him the push that he needed.
0:43:27 > 0:43:30Spending the week in the house has kind of made me
0:43:30 > 0:43:33want to just become more of an adult. I know that sounds
0:43:33 > 0:43:36cliched, but it's kind of made me want to go out and just see if
0:43:36 > 0:43:41I can sort of chase my dreams, see if I can pursue this comedy career.
0:43:41 > 0:43:47It's going to all depend on whether or not I'm less lazy after this.
0:43:47 > 0:43:49But it's decision day tomorrow,
0:43:49 > 0:43:53so is this burst of energy too little, too late?
0:43:53 > 0:43:57Mitch is taking no such risk.
0:43:57 > 0:44:00He's engaged in his quest to keep his independence.
0:44:00 > 0:44:04This week has made me a lot more determined to actually get a job,
0:44:04 > 0:44:08get a steady income and move out.
0:44:08 > 0:44:11Earlier in the week Ellie was the driving force,
0:44:11 > 0:44:14but now Mitch is fully on board and ready to put the work in.
0:44:14 > 0:44:17I've never worked in a jewellery shop, but it's a job, so...
0:44:17 > 0:44:20I'm just going to call up an optician's.
0:44:20 > 0:44:23I'm just about to call a computer shop, I'm quite good at computers.
0:44:23 > 0:44:25I'm on the Empire Cinemas website to see
0:44:25 > 0:44:27if they've got any job vacancies down Basildon.
0:44:27 > 0:44:30It's going well, so I'm getting more and more confident every time
0:44:30 > 0:44:32I apply for a different job.
0:44:33 > 0:44:36Pleased with his efforts, Mitch rewards himself by spending
0:44:36 > 0:44:40the evening shooting pool with some friends and Ellie's dad.
0:44:40 > 0:44:43MUSIC: "Bad Moon Rising" by Creedence Clearwater Revival
0:44:49 > 0:44:51Tomorrow he's landed some work experience
0:44:51 > 0:44:56that could be his dream job, so he definitely shouldn't cock it up.
0:44:56 > 0:44:58But the next morning...
0:44:58 > 0:45:01Mitchell is in A&E,
0:45:01 > 0:45:05um...because he thinks he might have fractured a part of his wrist.
0:45:05 > 0:45:09He just says that he whacked it off a piece of metal, which is not
0:45:09 > 0:45:13ideal because he was supposed to be going to his work experience today
0:45:13 > 0:45:17and he was supposed to be there at half-ten and it's half-ten now.
0:45:17 > 0:45:21Mitch is released from hospital with a chipped bone.
0:45:21 > 0:45:24This isn't the first impression I wanted to make,
0:45:24 > 0:45:26but I got drunk last night so, er,
0:45:26 > 0:45:30I think it's the best impression I CAN make.
0:45:30 > 0:45:33But he's still determined to redeem himself cos a job like this
0:45:33 > 0:45:36doesn't get any better for Mitch.
0:45:36 > 0:45:39Working in, like, a games shop would be a job that I'd actually
0:45:39 > 0:45:42enjoy, especially if I get discounts on games.
0:45:42 > 0:45:45But he's already nearly an hour late.
0:45:45 > 0:45:49Um, it's actually 11.25.
0:45:49 > 0:45:50Eh?
0:45:50 > 0:45:52And now they're lost.
0:45:52 > 0:45:54I feel sick, I've got a headache, I'm tired,
0:45:54 > 0:45:57so it's getting very stressful.
0:45:57 > 0:45:59- SATNAV:- At the roundabout, take the third exit.
0:45:59 > 0:46:01She is doing my nut in.
0:46:01 > 0:46:05Ridiculously late, Mitch is going to have to pull something
0:46:05 > 0:46:06out of the bag.
0:46:06 > 0:46:07Thank you.
0:46:09 > 0:46:13- I was meant to be here about two hours ago, but I'm really late. - What happened?
0:46:13 > 0:46:17Er, well yesterday I was just drinking with the father-in-law
0:46:17 > 0:46:20and then got really drunk and this happened.
0:46:20 > 0:46:23Oh, sometimes honesty isn't the best policy, Mitch.
0:46:23 > 0:46:27I'm really just looking for any sort of work to...
0:46:27 > 0:46:29er, for the next two years.
0:46:29 > 0:46:32Mitchell's got a good love of games and films as well,
0:46:32 > 0:46:35which is always good for, er, talking to customers.
0:46:35 > 0:46:40Well, they're mixing both, like, the old classic ones to new up-to-date ones.
0:46:40 > 0:46:42He's the kind of guy that we look for, you know,
0:46:42 > 0:46:44he's enthusiastic, he's nice and friendly as well,
0:46:44 > 0:46:48he might have to start right at the bottom and then work your way up.
0:46:48 > 0:46:51I've learnt how to put movies in the right order, so...
0:46:51 > 0:46:55Mitch is getting stuck in and making up for his bad start.
0:46:55 > 0:46:56It's the first time it's made me
0:46:56 > 0:46:59feel like I'm actually working, so that's a good feeling.
0:46:59 > 0:47:03It weren't too challenging but it weren't boring either,
0:47:03 > 0:47:05so yeah, I enjoyed it.
0:47:05 > 0:47:09They, er, told me to drop a CV in so, er, for, like, evening work
0:47:09 > 0:47:15and weekend work, so, yeah, it's looking quite positive from them.
0:47:19 > 0:47:22So, with Jack's brave step into stand-up...
0:47:22 > 0:47:24How precise is that as a fact?
0:47:24 > 0:47:27..and Mitchell's first leap into the workplace...
0:47:27 > 0:47:31This week has made me a lot more determined to actually get a job.
0:47:31 > 0:47:34..it looks like both our boys are finally growing up,
0:47:34 > 0:47:38but does it mean they'll move out with their girlfriends for good?
0:47:40 > 0:47:45First to make the big decision are Ellie and Mitch.
0:47:45 > 0:47:47It's the end of their road test
0:47:47 > 0:47:50and they're both surprised at their penny-pinching skills.
0:47:50 > 0:47:54I was tempted to buy a Blu-ray and, like, a few games today,
0:47:54 > 0:47:56but I didn't, so...
0:47:56 > 0:47:59And I've been tempted to buy some new leggings
0:47:59 > 0:48:02because they've got holes in all of mine, but we didn't.
0:48:02 > 0:48:06We've still got about £16 left, and...
0:48:06 > 0:48:10- We've kept some money aside for our bills as well.- Yeah.
0:48:10 > 0:48:13The week's proved the couple can be careful with cash
0:48:13 > 0:48:16and it's brought them closer together.
0:48:16 > 0:48:20For me, I feel more comfortable to make, like, quite far-ahead plans
0:48:20 > 0:48:23with Mitchell. Like, now he's quite into living on his own,
0:48:23 > 0:48:26I know we can actually look into the future and sort of plan out
0:48:26 > 0:48:27whether or not we should move out.
0:48:27 > 0:48:31Will they be able to sustain it long-term?
0:48:31 > 0:48:34Every time we've mentioned before moving out, everyone's been like,
0:48:34 > 0:48:36"Oh, it's so expensive, you won't be able to handle it."
0:48:36 > 0:48:39If we both decide to do full-time work or something,
0:48:39 > 0:48:43you can only really imagine the possibilities then.
0:48:43 > 0:48:47But with no jobs yet, will a lack of cash force them back home?
0:48:47 > 0:48:51Before Mum Chris hears the couple's decision,
0:48:51 > 0:48:54she has a sneaky peak at how they coped throughout the week.
0:48:55 > 0:48:57They seem to be fine, yeah.
0:48:57 > 0:49:00Well, they're not glaring at each other, so, yeah,
0:49:00 > 0:49:03so very good at the minute.
0:49:03 > 0:49:07He's a full-sized kangaroo and she's still trying to fit him in there.
0:49:07 > 0:49:10Think I've just been told, ain't I, there.
0:49:10 > 0:49:15Erm, I've never been, er, compared to a kangaroo before, er, but, no,
0:49:15 > 0:49:18she's bang-on and that probably does sum me up.
0:49:18 > 0:49:22Trouble is, me pouch ain't big enough, cos I'd have her in there as well.
0:49:22 > 0:49:23SHE LAUGHS
0:49:23 > 0:49:27He looks happy enough, but little bit...maybe he's getting
0:49:27 > 0:49:31a little bit homesick, maybe it's beginning to hit him
0:49:31 > 0:49:35that he might be leaving home and going into the big, wide world.
0:49:35 > 0:49:37No, I'm preparing myself, to be honest.
0:49:37 > 0:49:42So is Mitchell homesick or is it Mum's wishful thinking?
0:49:42 > 0:49:43All right, Mum?
0:49:43 > 0:49:46Hooray. All right, darling, how's your wrist?
0:49:46 > 0:49:47Not too bad.
0:49:47 > 0:49:51I must admit, watching you, I realised
0:49:51 > 0:49:56how grown-up and mature you are, or seem to appear to be.
0:49:56 > 0:50:00And Ellie's noticed a big change in her man, too.
0:50:00 > 0:50:04Well, this week's made me really happy to know I'm engaged to Mitch.
0:50:04 > 0:50:08I've seen him break the rock out the shell
0:50:08 > 0:50:11from, like, boy to man, sort of thing,
0:50:11 > 0:50:15like, he can look after himself, he can look after me, he can look after the place.
0:50:15 > 0:50:17And that's more than I thought he could do.
0:50:17 > 0:50:22So after this week, is your decision you're coming home or you're going?
0:50:24 > 0:50:29Well, we've decided we're going to come back for a little while
0:50:29 > 0:50:32- whilst we get work. - And get a deposit sorted.
0:50:32 > 0:50:36- Yeah, we're aiming to get our own place by, like, end of the year or something.- Yeah.
0:50:36 > 0:50:39Well, now I know, I've been sweating all week, to be honest,
0:50:39 > 0:50:42cos I thought to myself, "Oh, my God, they ain't going to come back."
0:50:42 > 0:50:45But now I know you're coming back - for six months maybe,
0:50:45 > 0:50:50at least, and, erm, to do things properly.
0:50:50 > 0:50:53She may be relieved, but she also has conditions.
0:50:53 > 0:50:57- You are going to have to carry on the washing-up and...- Yeah, I will.
0:50:57 > 0:50:58..Help cooking and the housework,
0:50:58 > 0:51:00like you've been doing for the last week.
0:51:00 > 0:51:02And a little surprise.
0:51:02 > 0:51:06But if you can get a job by the end of the summer, I'll give you
0:51:06 > 0:51:11a little bonus to put towards your deposit for your flat.
0:51:11 > 0:51:12OK.
0:51:12 > 0:51:15I'm relieved it's all over, knowing their fate,
0:51:15 > 0:51:18they're not going to be going next weekend.
0:51:18 > 0:51:20They've enjoyed theirself...
0:51:20 > 0:51:23the experience has done them the world of good,
0:51:23 > 0:51:24done us all good, to be honest.
0:51:24 > 0:51:28It's made me realise how grown-up he actually is.
0:51:28 > 0:51:32I'm kind of excited going back to Mum's cos it'll give me
0:51:32 > 0:51:36a chance to actually get a job and start saving for a deposit
0:51:36 > 0:51:39and bills and everything else we need.
0:51:39 > 0:51:42The actual idea of us moving out permanently together, doing it right,
0:51:42 > 0:51:46begins from, like, the second we step back through that door at Chris's.
0:51:46 > 0:51:49It's job hunts, penny-pinching and just working really hard
0:51:49 > 0:51:52to get to our goal to move out by the end of the year.
0:51:54 > 0:51:59So that's one couple on the right path to freedom.
0:52:01 > 0:52:05But now Jack and Olivia have to choose which path is right for them.
0:52:07 > 0:52:10This afternoon they'll tell Olivia's mum
0:52:10 > 0:52:13whether they're coming back home or moving out for good.
0:52:13 > 0:52:15Before the process started, Olivia was really keen to move out
0:52:15 > 0:52:18anyway, like, she's, like, very independent with her job
0:52:18 > 0:52:20and her car at the moment.
0:52:20 > 0:52:22So I knew that she'd be really,
0:52:22 > 0:52:25really sort of up for moving out permanently.
0:52:25 > 0:52:28He sort of seems to be toying with the idea.
0:52:28 > 0:52:32I thought he'd sort of be so stubborn, stuck in his way
0:52:32 > 0:52:34and be like, "No, can't do this."
0:52:34 > 0:52:38But he actually hasn't, which surprised me quite a lot.
0:52:38 > 0:52:44Whereas I was kind of like 20%, 25% and now I'm sort of 80%,
0:52:44 > 0:52:48so I'm kind of keen as well, but it's just money, just money.
0:52:49 > 0:52:54So will money worries win over their new love of freedom?
0:52:54 > 0:52:57Before she hears their decision, mum Sarah gets
0:52:57 > 0:52:59a glimpse of their roller-coaster ride of a week.
0:52:59 > 0:53:02- Please tell me you've done the chicken first.- No.
0:53:02 > 0:53:04You just threw it all in?
0:53:04 > 0:53:06SHE LAUGHS
0:53:08 > 0:53:11It's where his takeaways have got him, isn't it?
0:53:11 > 0:53:15Time to find out if her daughter and Jack will be coming home.
0:53:15 > 0:53:18So, you two, how's your week been?
0:53:18 > 0:53:20No, it's been good.
0:53:20 > 0:53:22So how did you get on with the finance side of it,
0:53:22 > 0:53:24have you got any money left, or...?
0:53:24 > 0:53:27- We went a tenner over.- Really?
0:53:27 > 0:53:30So that's only a tenner, but then again, that's only a week
0:53:30 > 0:53:33so if you do that four times a month,
0:53:33 > 0:53:35that's 40 quid, that does add up.
0:53:35 > 0:53:37Do you think you've learnt anything?
0:53:37 > 0:53:39I've learnt I can deal with moving out,
0:53:39 > 0:53:41I didn't think I'd ever be able to.
0:53:41 > 0:53:43Because you literally did everything for us before the week,
0:53:43 > 0:53:47I thought that'd be silly to, like, give all that up and pay more money.
0:53:47 > 0:53:51But then we can do what, like... In the greatest respect,
0:53:51 > 0:53:53we can do it as well, can't we? Like.
0:53:53 > 0:53:57But the big question is who was the most mature out of what you saw?
0:53:57 > 0:54:01- Oh, 100%, 100%.- Me? - 100%.- Sorry, Jack.
0:54:01 > 0:54:06So, after a week of this experience, what have you decided to do?
0:54:06 > 0:54:08Are you going to answer that one?
0:54:09 > 0:54:10We're coming home.
0:54:10 > 0:54:12THEY GIGGLE
0:54:12 > 0:54:16I just don't think we can afford it, to be honest. I would love to move out, but...
0:54:16 > 0:54:20I think if you moved out at this moment in time, with what
0:54:20 > 0:54:25you're both earning, it would put so much pressure on both of you.
0:54:25 > 0:54:27Even though, like, we're going to come back,
0:54:27 > 0:54:30like, it's kind of, like, changed my perception so much that
0:54:30 > 0:54:34I kind of just want to, like, just start taking my online stuff more
0:54:34 > 0:54:38- seriously, try to earn more money so that we can actually move out. - Yeah.
0:54:38 > 0:54:39I didn't think he'd want to move out,
0:54:39 > 0:54:41I thought this whole thing would freak him out,
0:54:41 > 0:54:43he would never want to move out.
0:54:43 > 0:54:45Now I want to, there's only one way we're going to do that
0:54:45 > 0:54:47and it's if I make more money.
0:54:47 > 0:54:49So if that doesn't go to plan then I'm going to try
0:54:49 > 0:54:52and get, like, a normal person's job.
0:54:52 > 0:54:57But even a temporary return comes with some ground rules.
0:54:57 > 0:55:00Right, I don't want all the rubbish left in your bedroom.
0:55:00 > 0:55:05By rubbish, I mean plates, mugs, cups,
0:55:05 > 0:55:08glasses and takeaway rubbish, food.
0:55:08 > 0:55:11Best thing about this experience has definitely been, like having
0:55:11 > 0:55:14the independence and getting to spend quite a lot of time
0:55:14 > 0:55:15just me and Jack.
0:55:15 > 0:55:17Maybe if they revert back to their,
0:55:17 > 0:55:19erm, old habits maybe it'll be moving out.
0:55:19 > 0:55:22- I'll go and live with my mum! - SHE LAUGHS
0:55:22 > 0:55:25The experience has just basically told me, "Look, you can do this if you want to.
0:55:25 > 0:55:27"If you're just sensible
0:55:27 > 0:55:30"and mature about it you can actually get up and do it."
0:55:43 > 0:55:46Next time on Hotel Of Mum And Dad,
0:55:46 > 0:55:50we meet feisty Liverpudlian Rochelle and mollycoddled Sami.
0:55:50 > 0:55:51He's a mummy's boy.
0:55:51 > 0:55:54Rochelle is desperate for them to move out, but Sami is less keen.
0:55:54 > 0:55:56Our sex life has suffered a lot, we've got
0:55:56 > 0:55:58his mum who's right next door.
0:55:58 > 0:56:01I'm scared of everything going wrong, really.
0:56:01 > 0:56:05And Liam and Leah who are in a bit of a crowded relationship.
0:56:05 > 0:56:08If Liam could, he would stay as close as possible to his dad,
0:56:08 > 0:56:10but he's not got a choice in the matter.
0:56:10 > 0:56:13How will they cope when they're in each other's pockets 24/7?
0:56:13 > 0:56:16I'm cleaning bloody bowls with nice soap
0:56:16 > 0:56:18and you're putting onion over this towel.
0:56:18 > 0:56:19Why did you buy that?
0:56:19 > 0:56:21I asked for washing-up liquid.
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