0:00:02 > 0:00:04- Living at home is a cushy number. - Dinner's ready.
0:00:04 > 0:00:06Leaving you with money to burn.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09If we're going out, we could easily spend 200 quid.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12My financial focus is having massive jugs.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15No wonder so many young people are living with Mum and Dad.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17Mum does all the chores and that in the house.
0:00:17 > 0:00:18We have our own gym here.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20It's luxury, really.
0:00:20 > 0:00:21They're even moving their other half in.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24I never actually asked my dad if Isaac could move in.
0:00:24 > 0:00:28It's slightly weird having a different man living in the house.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Our sex life suffers a lot. We've got his mum there.
0:00:30 > 0:00:31Right next door.
0:00:31 > 0:00:35So, what happens when they have to move out and fend for themselves?
0:00:35 > 0:00:36Oh, my lord!
0:00:36 > 0:00:38When was the last time they put this on?
0:00:38 > 0:00:41We're giving young couples the chance to find out.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43I don't know what to do with this, babe. How do I put it in the bin?
0:00:43 > 0:00:45Will they relish their freedom?
0:00:45 > 0:00:48We are having a totes amazeballs night, aren't we, babe?
0:00:48 > 0:00:50Our sex life has been fantastic.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53Or push each other to breaking point?
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Oh, my God, why are you making me look like a dick?
0:00:55 > 0:00:57Will they move out for good?
0:00:57 > 0:00:58It's got a garden!
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Or run home to the Hotel of Mum and Dad?
0:01:01 > 0:01:02What have you decided to do?
0:01:09 > 0:01:12Meet Christie, 19, and Isaac, 18, from Stroud.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14I first realised I fancied Isaac in school,
0:01:14 > 0:01:17we had a bit of a flirty thing going on.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19When he passed me in the corridors he'd say something funny.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22She seemed quite outgoing and cute.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24After meeting at a party,
0:01:24 > 0:01:27rugger lad Isaac bowled good-time girl Christie over
0:01:27 > 0:01:30by showing his sensitive side.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34He took me to a tree which he said was special to him, which was weird.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37But getting back to nature was deffo an ice-breaker.
0:01:37 > 0:01:38We went for a walk in the snow
0:01:38 > 0:01:42where we threw snowballs at each other, which was really cute.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44So, melted hearts all around,
0:01:44 > 0:01:46and the pair have been hot stuff ever since.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49Me and Christie have a lot of fun. I like winding her up.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51Get off!
0:01:51 > 0:01:54He just makes me laugh and he makes me so happy.
0:01:56 > 0:01:57She's funny.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Knows what she wants and she's really loving and kind.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06Pretty soon, music student Isaac
0:02:06 > 0:02:09and budding make-up artist Christie became inseparable.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12Isaac first started staying over maybe once or twice a week
0:02:12 > 0:02:14and then it gradually got more and more
0:02:14 > 0:02:17and now it's every night, we're together.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20Which basically means Isaac's moved in with Christie
0:02:20 > 0:02:21and Christie's dad John.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24I never actually asked my dad if Isaac could move in,
0:02:24 > 0:02:28it just kind of happened and my dad just had to deal with it.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32When I first moved in with Christie and her dad, it was quite awkward.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35And it was just as awkward for single dad John.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Slightly weird having a...
0:02:37 > 0:02:40a different man living in the house.
0:02:40 > 0:02:45Isaac checking into the Hotel of John has caused a few headaches.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49The most challenging things are probably the, um...
0:02:49 > 0:02:51hotel laundry service.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54I do the washing up... No, I don't.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57The issues just are that we need to do more around the house
0:02:57 > 0:02:58and we don't do enough.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Tins, tin-openers...
0:03:01 > 0:03:03..saucepan.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05The saucepan's not mine, that's Isaac's.
0:03:05 > 0:03:06So, why doesn't Isaac do it?
0:03:06 > 0:03:09Like, when you...when you cook, you want to eat it,
0:03:09 > 0:03:12you don't want to wash up straightaway. Then you forget.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14It's just how it... it's just what happens.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19And the biggest challenge of all? Isaac's appetite.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22He eats so much food.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24I'm pretty much an addict when it comes to food.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26I'm always, like, thinking about it.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30And he is eating John out of house and home.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33I had some sausages the other week which I shouldn't have,
0:03:33 > 0:03:35John went a bit crazy about it.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38We have our moments, you know, there can be, er...
0:03:38 > 0:03:39rough periods.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42But he won't have a go at me, cos he's a nice guy,
0:03:42 > 0:03:45he'll just have a go at Christie, then Christie'll have a go at me.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48It's just, like, a trail of anger going throughout the house
0:03:48 > 0:03:51when, really, if they just communicated, it'd be a lot easier.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55Despite the food fights, Christie knows they've got a cushy number.
0:03:55 > 0:03:56- He does a lot for us.- Yeah.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59He provides us with somewhere to have, we get food,
0:03:59 > 0:04:02we get everything, electricity and we don't have to pay for it,
0:04:02 > 0:04:03which is pretty nice.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05I mean, I probably should pay for some stuff
0:04:05 > 0:04:07but I don't have the money and neither does Isaac,
0:04:07 > 0:04:11so... He hasn't asked for anything, so I don't see why we should.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13So, it's a one-way cash flow in John's house.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17Christie does borrow money from me occasionally,
0:04:17 > 0:04:19if she says she'll pay it back, then she normally does,
0:04:19 > 0:04:21she doesn't always say she'll pay it back.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24As well as dad's dough, Christie works in a phone shop,
0:04:24 > 0:04:26making her the breadwinner.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Wish I could spend loads of money on clothes.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33We like to go out with our friends, doing things.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36I like spending money on my make-up, my clothes,
0:04:36 > 0:04:39getting my nails done, getting my hair done.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41And she loves it so much
0:04:41 > 0:04:44she wants to make a full-time career out of it.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46I've just finished and qualified to be a make-up artist
0:04:46 > 0:04:48and now I'm going to do an apprenticeship
0:04:48 > 0:04:49to become a hairdresser as well.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52But there's one thing holding her back.
0:04:52 > 0:04:53It's a nice place,
0:04:53 > 0:04:56but when you've lived here for 19 years, it gets boring.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58There's nothing to do, I want to be somewhere bigger.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02And Isaac shares Christie's big ambitions.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05My dream career is to be a professional dancer.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09MUSIC: "It's Like That" by Run DMC
0:05:09 > 0:05:12In the meantime, he's collecting glasses at the local nightclub.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15So the pair want to up sticks out of the sticks
0:05:15 > 0:05:18and hit the bright lights of the big city.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20I think that that's definitely a factor of wanting to move out.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22- Yeah. - Being able to pursue our dreams
0:05:22 > 0:05:25and having a better opportunity to do that.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27So we have given the couple a chance
0:05:27 > 0:05:29to road-test living on their own together for one week,
0:05:29 > 0:05:32but Isaac's dragging those dancing feet.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35# It's like that and that's the way it is. #
0:05:36 > 0:05:38I don't want to move out yet
0:05:38 > 0:05:41because, financially, I've nowhere near enough
0:05:41 > 0:05:43money to support myself or Christie.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45I'd definitely say I'm the one that wants to move out more.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47We can have our friends round when we want to,
0:05:47 > 0:05:49we can go out when we want to.
0:05:49 > 0:05:50Have all our clothes and stuff around.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52- Have all our clothes.- And food.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Everything, it'll be... it'll just be...
0:05:54 > 0:05:56I think it will benefit our relationship...
0:05:56 > 0:05:59- Yeah, definitely.- ..and get us to the next level in our lives.- Yeah.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04So Isaac and Christie have big dreams of big-city life,
0:06:04 > 0:06:07but do they have the big budget to escape the country?
0:06:09 > 0:06:11That was our rural romantics.
0:06:11 > 0:06:17Now meet dressing-up duo Laura, 22, and Lee, 23, from Worcester.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Lee and I met at the end of first year of university,
0:06:22 > 0:06:26we'd just come back from a sports tour that we'd both been on
0:06:26 > 0:06:29and he tagged me in some really horrible photos on Facebook
0:06:29 > 0:06:31and it went from there, really.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34She's so ditsy at times that you just can't help but laugh at her,
0:06:34 > 0:06:36so that's what attracted me to her.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38You could tell that he worked out, he was in really good shape,
0:06:38 > 0:06:40um, he has a really nice smile as well.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45They've been living the life of Riley
0:06:45 > 0:06:49since Lee snuck in whilst parents Vin and Tracey were on holiday.
0:06:49 > 0:06:50MUSIC: "Holiday" by Madonna
0:06:50 > 0:06:53My parents went away for three-and-a-half weeks,
0:06:53 > 0:06:56so I moved him in to keep me company.
0:06:56 > 0:06:57And Lee's been there ever since.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59Why would he want to leave this?
0:07:02 > 0:07:05We live in my parents' house, which is a five-bedroomed house,
0:07:05 > 0:07:07we have our own gym here.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10It's luxury, really, compared to what I've lived in in the past.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13There's two living rooms so you can go and chill out.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16And chill out Lee did, but not just at home,
0:07:16 > 0:07:20at work, as well, with a jammy job at his old university.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23It's just a general laid-back atmosphere,
0:07:23 > 0:07:25but there is a job to do at the same time.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Although Lee's Mr Laid-Back,
0:07:27 > 0:07:31Laura's hitting her 20s with a serious plan of attack.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34I know where my career's going, I'm a teacher,
0:07:34 > 0:07:37so I'm in a place now where the next step is to move out.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40But Laura's not interested in renting,
0:07:40 > 0:07:42she wants to own her bricks and mortar.
0:07:42 > 0:07:43I have a five-year plan.
0:07:43 > 0:07:44I'm saving for a mortgage
0:07:44 > 0:07:48and I've told Lee that when I've got it, I'm going,
0:07:48 > 0:07:51with or without him, really!
0:07:51 > 0:07:53I think Laura had her five-year plan
0:07:53 > 0:07:55and I think Lee certainly has a five-minute plan,
0:07:55 > 0:07:57which involves, "Where's my food, and how much...
0:07:57 > 0:07:59"Shall I get another pair of football boots?
0:07:59 > 0:08:02But for super-organised Laura,
0:08:02 > 0:08:05getting Lee to buy into a five-year plan will be tricky.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07He's got used to a certain standard.
0:08:10 > 0:08:15This room belongs to me and Lee, this is where we both sleep.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19This is Lee's room, I'm not allowed in here very often.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23That's right, Lee's got his own lad's lair at his in-laws.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27He's got his gaming chair for his PlayStation, his laptop.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30This room, I think, is probably more important than me.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33I'm very much a person that likes to have my own space,
0:08:33 > 0:08:37so at times, if I have had a tough day at work or a stressful time,
0:08:37 > 0:08:39I do like to lock myself away.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43# Oh, the good life... #
0:08:45 > 0:08:49And, of course, this five-star hotel comes all-inclusive.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52For me and Lee, my mum cooks a big meal for us every night.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56She'll do a food shop every week, so there's always food in for us.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59If we're busy or we're going away, she'll always do our washing
0:08:59 > 0:09:02if we need to, or anything that we need doing, my mum will do it.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05I've been a mum for so long, I just go into automatic pilot.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08Lee doesn't know how to use a dishwasher yet, does he?
0:09:08 > 0:09:09Oh, he's just learnt, yeah, sorry.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11He doesn't... he didn't know where it was.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15But when it comes to money, Laura and Lee are chalk and cheese.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19In a month, I could spend between £200 and £300 on going out.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23I have the more sensible attitude to money, 100%. Don't even try.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25- I'm not going to argue with that. - Yeah.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28I have other ambitions like travelling,
0:09:28 > 0:09:30so if I was to come across a bit of money,
0:09:30 > 0:09:31it would probably go towards that.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34So can this couple leave this life of luxury
0:09:34 > 0:09:35and make it in the real world?
0:09:35 > 0:09:37We've never lived together on our own.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39It could prove to be a major test.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42The dynamics of the relationship will change, and we might struggle
0:09:42 > 0:09:45when it's suddenly condensed into a small apartment.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48I think Lee will struggle more than Laura
0:09:48 > 0:09:51because he does need his own space.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55And can this planning princess win over her easygoing other half
0:09:55 > 0:09:57and convince him to get with her programme?
0:09:58 > 0:10:03So, we've got a daddy's girl funding an eating machine in Stroud.
0:10:03 > 0:10:04He eats so much food.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07I'm pretty much an addict when it comes to food.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11And a control-freak teacher used to first-class accommodation.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14I'm in a place now where the next step is to move out
0:10:14 > 0:10:19and I'm going, with or without him, really!
0:10:19 > 0:10:21How will the couples cope
0:10:21 > 0:10:25when they swap their cushy domestic deal for a dose of the real world?
0:10:25 > 0:10:27I'm just saying we need more money...
0:10:27 > 0:10:29- We don't have more money. - ..for food.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36We're giving both couples the money they need
0:10:36 > 0:10:39to try renting a place of their own for a week,
0:10:39 > 0:10:41but it's the same budget they would have
0:10:41 > 0:10:43if they were going it alone for real.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46Back in Stroud, Christie and Isaac are pooling their cash
0:10:46 > 0:10:48to fund their escape to the big city.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52When it comes to how much we earn, what do you...what's yours?
0:10:52 > 0:10:56180 a month, probably, like, £20 off family.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00What a week, yeah? So what's that?
0:11:00 > 0:11:04- 80...- Yeah. - And then I earn, like, £560.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06Neither of them work full time,
0:11:06 > 0:11:09so it's barely enough to cover the bus fare there.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12But Christie isn't giving up that easily.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15I get £80 a month from my dad,
0:11:15 > 0:11:19and then I think we'd be eligible for, like, housing benefits.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22A check reveals that they're entitled to £88
0:11:22 > 0:11:24housing and council tax benefits a week.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27Realistically, we wouldn't have been able to even think about moving out
0:11:27 > 0:11:31if we didn't have any help, but from the benefits, I think that's great.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34The cash injection means altogether they will have £300 a week.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36- I don't think we'd be able to afford London yet, but, like...- No.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39..somewhere like Cardiff's a good place to live.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43But eating machine Isaac has only one priority.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46I need protein, like, literally. That's, like, a need.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49Keeping his body beautiful on a budget is a big concern.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53I suppose, budgeting food - instead of buying, like, chicken,
0:11:53 > 0:11:56I could go to eggs, which are quite cheaper.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59His body might be a temple but they can't live in it
0:11:59 > 0:12:01and right now he's not the one paying its upkeep.
0:12:01 > 0:12:06It's not, like, that fair that a lot of this money is through me...
0:12:06 > 0:12:07Yeah, that's true.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09..and a lot of it will be going on you for food...
0:12:09 > 0:12:13- Yeah, that's fair enough.- ..which I don't really think is very fair.
0:12:13 > 0:12:14Just up the road,
0:12:14 > 0:12:18but worlds apart, it's business in the bedroom for Laura and Lee.
0:12:19 > 0:12:26Teaching will be 1,458...
0:12:26 > 0:12:28and then yours is...?
0:12:28 > 0:12:301,081 a month.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33Together, they have £635 a week,
0:12:33 > 0:12:36more than twice as much as Isaac and Christie,
0:12:36 > 0:12:38and Laura wants to know where it all goes.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41Your phone was ridiculous. How much was your phone bill?
0:12:41 > 0:12:4238.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44- How much is your phone bill?- 45.
0:12:44 > 0:12:4545?!
0:12:45 > 0:12:47I think Laura's definitely better with money
0:12:47 > 0:12:50and I think Lee's got to learn to get better with money.
0:12:50 > 0:12:51I'm just not so good with saving,
0:12:51 > 0:12:53cos I'm just enjoying having a bit of money,
0:12:53 > 0:12:56so when it comes in, it goes out.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58How much do you spend a month on clothes?
0:12:58 > 0:13:00- 100.- You make me feel so sick.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04For our future to work, he'll have to rein in his spending on clothes,
0:13:04 > 0:13:07so, at the moment, he's quite frivolous with his money.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09She might try to control Lee's purse strings,
0:13:09 > 0:13:12but Laura's got her own weaknesses.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16£20 a month on nails - that's never changing, ever.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20But let's not forget all those pounds spent on partying.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23- It's going to be about £200 a month, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:13:23 > 0:13:24We're such bad people.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30This is horrible, this is absolutely horrible, I hate this.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34£520 and nothing to show for it but my nice nails and some clothes.
0:13:34 > 0:13:35I think, for me, personally,
0:13:35 > 0:13:38it'll be quite easy to compromise on what I spend my money on.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40What can we cut back on?
0:13:41 > 0:13:43- Nails?- No way.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46First world problems, eh?
0:13:46 > 0:13:49Back in Stroud, and Christie and Isaac have a rent budget
0:13:49 > 0:13:51of about 130 quid.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54It won't get them far in the city, but this couple don't care,
0:13:54 > 0:13:57they're house-hunting in Cardiff anyway.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59That looks quite nice.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01- Yeah.- Quite spacious. - Looks quite homely, doesn't it?
0:14:01 > 0:14:04Budget conscious, they see a penny-pinching pad.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07Having that outside just ruins it.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09The building's nice, the location's not.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11And a more high-priced home.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13Oh, there's just so much space.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15Oh, that is lush.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18You can smell, like, that seaweed.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20- Sea air.- I love it.- Yeah.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24Up in Worcester, Laura and Lee have a generous £300
0:14:24 > 0:14:26to splash on their weekly rent.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29Detached four-bedroom Cotswold period house.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31That might be a bit ambitious.
0:14:31 > 0:14:32This would be it.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35- Yeah, there's not much room to get away...- No.
0:14:35 > 0:14:36..if I can't handle you any more.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38But Lee's in luck at property number two.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41- It's just, like, a hundred times better, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43- Space.- It's got a garden!
0:14:43 > 0:14:46With Isaac sold on the food storage alone...
0:14:46 > 0:14:48I like these shelves, just fill it with food.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51- Yeah.- All three of them. - The amount you eat.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54..and Lee won over by the chance to recreate his man cave...
0:14:54 > 0:14:56There's another bedroom, you can have your lad's pad.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58- Lad's pad!- Yeah.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01Both couples go with the higher-price apartment.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03Can you see yourself living here? Can you see us?
0:15:03 > 0:15:05Yeah, definitely, it's so chilled out here,
0:15:05 > 0:15:07it's exactly where... where I want to be.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09I'm so excited!
0:15:09 > 0:15:11I love it, I want to run round everywhere and have a look.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14It's all right for the full-time workers,
0:15:14 > 0:15:18who will still have a whopping £311 for a week after rent,
0:15:18 > 0:15:22but the scrimping students will have to survive on less than half that.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27But with no second thoughts, it's time for Christie to pack.
0:15:27 > 0:15:33By the looks of things, I'm taking probably too much for a week.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35And while Christie stuffs her suitcase,
0:15:35 > 0:15:39Isaac's busy stuffing something else - his face.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41Yeah, he says he's all packed.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45Wouldn't be surprised if I saw him borrowing my clothes, though.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47I am worried Isaac's going to eat me out of house and home.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51I'm going to end up with no money left for things like transport
0:15:51 > 0:15:54or even gas and water.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57But he's going to need all that energy just to get Christie
0:15:57 > 0:15:59and her stuff out the front door.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01Christie's brought all of her make-up.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04Seems like she's brought her whole wardrobe with her as well.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08Chariot arrives to whisk the country kids off to the big city,
0:16:08 > 0:16:10and his mate Dom in his Land Rover(!)
0:16:10 > 0:16:13I don't know if we're going to fit it all in the car
0:16:13 > 0:16:15due to me wanting to bring two mattresses.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20The reality of what they're letting themselves in for
0:16:20 > 0:16:22is finally sinking in.
0:16:22 > 0:16:23I'm looking forward to it,
0:16:23 > 0:16:26but it's going to be really scary just being on our own.
0:16:26 > 0:16:27I reckon we'll be all right.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30You'll be... I'll be all right, I've got you.
0:16:30 > 0:16:31"I got you, babe."
0:16:32 > 0:16:35# I got you, babe
0:16:35 > 0:16:37# I got you, babe... #
0:16:37 > 0:16:38- Ready?- I'm ready.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41Let's do it.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43# They say our love won't pay the rent
0:16:43 > 0:16:48# Before it's earned our money's often spent... #
0:16:48 > 0:16:51Now, peace and quiet.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54Ah, peace and tranquillity restored for John.
0:16:55 > 0:17:00But up in Worcester, Laura and Lee are clashing over cushions.
0:17:00 > 0:17:01Can we take our cushions?!
0:17:01 > 0:17:03I think we should pack clothes first
0:17:03 > 0:17:05and stuff that we definitely know we're going to need,
0:17:05 > 0:17:07that we can't live without for the week.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09I cannot live without cushions.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12This bit's always the chaotic part, especially when Laura's involved.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15It's very important for me to put my stamp on somewhere.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17I know it's only road-test week,
0:17:17 > 0:17:21but if I didn't put my stamp on it, it wouldn't feel like a home.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23And it doesn't stop at soft furnishings.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25What are you wearing Thursday night?
0:17:25 > 0:17:28Probably my grey Peter Werth shirt.
0:17:28 > 0:17:29Will that go with this?
0:17:29 > 0:17:32Oh, planning matching outfits too, Laura?
0:17:32 > 0:17:34What about when people come over on Tuesday?
0:17:34 > 0:17:36What are you going to wear date night?
0:17:36 > 0:17:37You're going into meltdown.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39You're making me go into meltdown right now.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42Wardrobe coordination is clearly stressful.
0:17:42 > 0:17:43I need help.
0:17:43 > 0:17:44I've got stuff to get together too.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48No, you haven't. It's not as important.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51Laura raids the mini bar - I mean her parent's fridge -
0:17:51 > 0:17:52to calm her spirits.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55- I think we're good, shall we go? - Yeah.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57And there's one last check on essential items.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59Lee, do you want your onesie?
0:17:59 > 0:18:01Have you got your green tights?
0:18:01 > 0:18:04That's not something I thought I'd say.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07Don't worry, I'll carry the big heavy box.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10The reality that her little girl is leaving home
0:18:10 > 0:18:11is finally sinking in for Mum.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17- Oh, God, you're not, are you? - No, I'm not going to.
0:18:17 > 0:18:18Good luck.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22See you later, Mummy.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25- Look after her.- See you, Trace. - Love you.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27Yeah, living together on a one-to-one,
0:18:27 > 0:18:29nowhere-else-to-hide basis, I think
0:18:29 > 0:18:32will be very different for the pair of them.
0:18:34 > 0:18:35HORN HONKS
0:18:35 > 0:18:37I will miss them very much.
0:18:40 > 0:18:41It's an empty nest for Tracey.
0:18:43 > 0:18:48But across the border in Wales, Christie's loving setting up home.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50With no furniture, it's time to improvise.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55It's better than a new sofa, I think it was quite a clever idea.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03Well, a camping chair brings a touch of the country to city life,
0:19:03 > 0:19:07complete with authentic rural smells.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09It's like something's died in here.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11Can you just, like, check there isn't a dead rat?
0:19:11 > 0:19:14Is there anything dead in the freezer or anything?
0:19:14 > 0:19:15Is it behind the fridge?
0:19:15 > 0:19:17What if someone was murdered in here?
0:19:17 > 0:19:19We don't actually know.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22With no signs of a body yet, that could be about to change.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24It's time to talk money.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27Make yourself feel rich for a second.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31After bills, the couple have just £90 to live on for the week.
0:19:31 > 0:19:3320 quid each for going out.
0:19:33 > 0:19:3520 for you, 20 for me.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37We'd have 30 for food for the week.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42So, with 40 quid for booze and 30 quid for food,
0:19:42 > 0:19:45it looks like they'll be enjoying some liquid lunches. Mmm.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47You don't understand how much I eat.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49You can eat vegetables, vegetables are quite cheap.
0:19:49 > 0:19:50I want to get frozen bags of fish.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54I don't think you need ten pieces of fish for a week.
0:19:54 > 0:19:55I need my protein.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00With a food fight brewing, there's only one thing for it.
0:20:00 > 0:20:01A shopping list.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03If that's going to last a week...
0:20:03 > 0:20:05I'll probably use that in, like, a whole day.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07This isn't fun at all.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09It's not enough food for a week.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13We've got £14 for emergency and travel, which is ridiculous.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15I think it's more important that we can feed ourselves,
0:20:15 > 0:20:16which is an emergency.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21Yeah, but you eat so much food. You don't need to eat as much as you do.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24Yes, I do, Christie. I'm a lot bigger than you.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26You don't need to be as big as you are.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28It's just physics, I need to eat more than you.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30Can you write down what you think, then?
0:20:30 > 0:20:32- Cos I don't know what to suggest. - I don't know,
0:20:32 > 0:20:34I'm just saying we need more money...
0:20:34 > 0:20:36- We don't have more money! - ..for food.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38- I've given you £10 more. - For the emergency?
0:20:38 > 0:20:42With Isaac threatening to turn Hulk if he doesn't get his protein,
0:20:42 > 0:20:44it's off to the shops.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46And that fridge now has food in.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50We've got lots of eggs, butter, milk, vegetables, ham,
0:20:50 > 0:20:53soft cheese, beer.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56While Isaac starts making his way through the fridge,
0:20:56 > 0:20:59Christie's camping out in the living room.
0:20:59 > 0:21:00The reason I'm sitting in the dark right now
0:21:00 > 0:21:02is cos our light doesn't work.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05It's not quite how I expected to spend my first night,
0:21:05 > 0:21:07sitting on a...
0:21:07 > 0:21:11home-made sofa in the dark eating cereal.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14You know, it's been quite, like, exciting.
0:21:14 > 0:21:15A lot of emotions today,
0:21:15 > 0:21:18so I think I'm just kind of, like, overwhelmed,
0:21:18 > 0:21:23and just need to put my head on a pillow and go to sleep.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25It's a rocky start for the country kids,
0:21:25 > 0:21:27but will Laura and Lee fare better
0:21:27 > 0:21:31as they swap their five-bedroom family home for a cosy pad for two?
0:21:31 > 0:21:33It's like a workout, babe.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39Watch out, spreadsheet alert.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42OK, so we're going to have a housewarming party.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44We want to go out for food one night, for a meal or something.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48- Yeah.- And then we're going to go out with friends at some point.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50I'll get baking stuff, cos then I can bake cakes.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53- How much on nibbles? A tenner?- Yeah.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56It's hard work planning how to spend all your money.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58- That's it, then.- Oh, I don't know.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01- OK.- My blood pressure's starting to rise slightly.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04Oh, God, that takes it up to 280.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06With money to burn, the couple fill the fridge.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10Look how healthy we look.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13Don't touch my aubergine.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15We budgeted £130
0:22:15 > 0:22:20and we spent £129.75.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23- We almost high-fived at the till. - I know!
0:22:23 > 0:22:25- And 25p is going in the contingency pot.- It will, yeah.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28In case we ever need 1p sweets, we can get 25.
0:22:28 > 0:22:29Steady, Laura.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31And what do you do when you've got a full fridge of food?
0:22:31 > 0:22:33Do you want fish and chips tonight?
0:22:33 > 0:22:34Sounds good to me.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37Cheers to our first night.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39- Cheers.- May it be a good week.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43So, day one of Laura's move out mission is complete,
0:22:43 > 0:22:47and the next day, the couple are enjoying a taste of domestic bliss.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49It was really nice this morning, wasn't it?
0:22:49 > 0:22:51- It was, it was.- To wake up here. - Yeah.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53I'm not missing any home comforts yet,
0:22:53 > 0:22:57I haven't really had a chance to miss anything yet.
0:22:57 > 0:22:58The bed was really comfy as well.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00- It was a comfy bed.- Mm.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02Slept like an absolute stick.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07First job of the day, and Laura pimps their crib...
0:23:08 > 0:23:09Look how nice that looks.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11..with pictures of themselves.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14That one needs to be on show for loads of people, cos I like that one.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18Look, it feels like ours now, we've got stuff everywhere.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22With one room conquered, Laura embarks on a stealth mission.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25I've sort of taken over this area of the lad's pad,
0:23:25 > 0:23:27and I'm not quite sure how it's going to go down yet
0:23:27 > 0:23:28because he doesn't know.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31If she's just using it to put her make-up and stuff on
0:23:31 > 0:23:33then we probably won't have to use the room at the same time,
0:23:33 > 0:23:36but if I'm in here playing PlayStation in the evening
0:23:36 > 0:23:40or whatever then she's going to have to wait, I'm afraid.
0:23:40 > 0:23:41Yeah, stern words, Lee.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45Over in Cardiff, cash-strapped Christie is working hard
0:23:45 > 0:23:47to finance her big-city dreams.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51She's helping out at a beauty salon run by Isaac's auntie Rachel.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54But whilst Christie's out bringing home the bacon,
0:23:54 > 0:23:56Isaac's at home trying not to eat it.
0:23:56 > 0:24:01One of my worries living here for the week was me eating all the food
0:24:01 > 0:24:04when Christie's not here, cos when I'm bored
0:24:04 > 0:24:06I tend to just cook...
0:24:06 > 0:24:11She's out working hard, and I'm eating all the food that she earns.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13First on Isaac's agenda
0:24:13 > 0:24:16is complaining about the smell in the apartment,
0:24:16 > 0:24:17but there's a problem.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20'Which property? What's the street name?'
0:24:20 > 0:24:22Um...
0:24:22 > 0:24:25I'm not sure, I can't remember.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27I'll give you a clue Isaac, it's in Wales.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29Luckily, the landlord remembers them.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31'OK, yeah, leave it with me.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33'We'll get them to come and have a look, all right?'
0:24:33 > 0:24:35All right, thanks a lot.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38It's not long till Isaac's back in the fridge.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42# Something's cooking in the kitchen... #
0:24:42 > 0:24:46This time a slap-up meal for Christie and Rachel is on the menu.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48If the smell in the apartment is too bad,
0:24:48 > 0:24:50there's always air freshener...
0:24:50 > 0:24:53Will that improve the flavour?
0:24:53 > 0:24:57My auntie has done a lot for me in the past,
0:24:57 > 0:25:01so it's a nice way of me treating her, cooking her something nice.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04After a hard day in the salon, Christie and Rachel are hoping
0:25:04 > 0:25:06that the flat's still in one piece.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08I can hear a smoke detector.
0:25:08 > 0:25:09I can, I hope that's not Isaac.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12I bet he's set the place on fire.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15- I can smell it, it smells good. - I can smell it.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18- Hiya, I'm home.- Hello!
0:25:18 > 0:25:19Ooh!
0:25:19 > 0:25:23Smells lovely. You all right, darling? Ahh.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25- How you doing?- Good.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28I thought I'd cook you dinner cos I know you work really hard.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30You've done a lot of things for me in the past,
0:25:30 > 0:25:32so it's nice to give something back.
0:25:32 > 0:25:33You're welcome.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39So, Isaac's cooking gets a big thumbs-up from the girls,
0:25:39 > 0:25:42with the experience giving him some food for thought.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44No, it's...when you're older,
0:25:44 > 0:25:46you realise how much family actually does for you.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49- You don't really realise, do you, till you're older?- No.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51- You don't really appreciate it until...- No.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54Now you've got your own place and you're doing it for yourself.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57- Yeah.- Your dad always cooks food, your mum's always cooked food,
0:25:57 > 0:26:00- it's always just been there, so you wouldn't realise, would you?- No.
0:26:00 > 0:26:05I hope it gives them both some life lessons
0:26:05 > 0:26:07and that it makes them even more grateful.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09I know they are grateful to Christie's dad,
0:26:09 > 0:26:11but even more grateful for, you know,
0:26:11 > 0:26:14everything that he does do with them both living there.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16Isaac's meal has been a hit,
0:26:16 > 0:26:20but with the fridge almost empty, it could be their last supper.
0:26:23 > 0:26:24Over in Cheltenham...
0:26:24 > 0:26:26We've got a bit of a problem.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29..Lee's lad's lair has run into technical difficulties.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31The extension lead's not long enough.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34- Do you want me to ring my dad? - Yeah, we can do.- OK.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37But when dad Vince and brother Tom visit with supplies,
0:26:37 > 0:26:39there's a clash of the control freaks.
0:26:39 > 0:26:43We've got 170 quid left over for a night out and some food.
0:26:43 > 0:26:44Easy.
0:26:44 > 0:26:45- Easy?- Easy.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47That's week one. Where's your savings?
0:26:47 > 0:26:49What happens if your car packs up?
0:26:49 > 0:26:51- Let me finish, listen. - I didn't say a word!
0:26:51 > 0:26:53He does my absolute nut in.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55Can't get a word in edgeways, for a start.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57Well, he just thinks we're absolutely incapable,
0:26:57 > 0:26:58we have absolutely no idea.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01He's doing his, "I know better than you, this is my patronising look."
0:27:01 > 0:27:02It's really punchable.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05It annoys me that my dad sees me like I'm still this petulant child
0:27:05 > 0:27:07that has absolutely no idea about the real world.
0:27:07 > 0:27:08Will you listen?!
0:27:08 > 0:27:11Don't say a word, don't say a word, don't say a word.
0:27:11 > 0:27:12They have to rely on each other totally now,
0:27:12 > 0:27:16cos Tracey's mothered them both over the last few years.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19Date night, I'd just stay in, don't spend any money,
0:27:19 > 0:27:22understand the economics of it and just be together.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24This is really annoying, so irritating.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26I don't think they know what's coming yet.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30Dad leaves the house before he's thrown out of the house
0:27:30 > 0:27:34and with harmony restored, it's time to party.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36Fancy dress, of course.
0:27:36 > 0:27:40It's really nice inviting people round to, sort of, our place,
0:27:40 > 0:27:42and being able to do what we want
0:27:42 > 0:27:45without having to double check with Mum that it's OK.
0:27:45 > 0:27:49With the guests about to arrive Willy Wonka - sorry, I mean Lee -
0:27:49 > 0:27:51looks like he's the host with the most.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53I'm quite excited about having people over, you know,
0:27:53 > 0:27:56after the whole moving in, getting settled
0:27:56 > 0:27:58and now it's a nice opportunity to have friends round.
0:28:06 > 0:28:07With a few beers in Lee,
0:28:07 > 0:28:10Laura ropes in their mates to convince him to move out.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12Babe, everyone's moving in with their girlfriends,
0:28:12 > 0:28:14we're getting... We're behind, we are.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17What, James...just because James moved in with Lee?
0:28:17 > 0:28:21Yeah, Kenan, as well. That's three.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24And friend Conal agrees Lee is ready to grow up.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26When you have Lee you have Laura,
0:28:26 > 0:28:29when you have Laura you have Lee, it's brilliant.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32I think they're both ready to make that next step.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35I've never seen him this relaxed, he's just loving life everywhere
0:28:35 > 0:28:37and he wouldn't do that at my mum and dad's.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39- Although I knew, like, we'd have a great time together...- Mm.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42..I think actually having this experience has really made me see,
0:28:42 > 0:28:44like, how good we can get on together
0:28:44 > 0:28:47- and just have a chilled-out and relaxed atmosphere.- Yeah.
0:28:47 > 0:28:48But it's early days.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50Yeah, it's only day one and we've had a few beers, so...
0:28:50 > 0:28:52- We could speak too soon.- Yeah!
0:28:52 > 0:28:54It looks like independent life
0:28:54 > 0:28:57is bringing Laura and Lee closer together - ahhh.
0:28:58 > 0:29:02But back in Cardiff, a lack of cash is causing problems.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05I'm just in a bad mood today, we're getting bored
0:29:05 > 0:29:07because we can't just go and watch a film or something
0:29:07 > 0:29:09cos we don't have enough money to.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11Isaac's feeling the same. His solution?
0:29:11 > 0:29:15Cook up the contents of the fridge for breakfast.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19I need protein, but as we haven't got a lot of money...
0:29:19 > 0:29:24It's clearly getting to them both, and, inevitably, tempers flare.
0:29:24 > 0:29:25It's how it is, Christie.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27It's what it's like when you haven't got a lot of money.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29If you want delicacies,
0:29:29 > 0:29:31like, you're going to have to come up with your own money.
0:29:31 > 0:29:35Just said I don't... I don't want the food that we have.
0:29:35 > 0:29:37If we've got no money...
0:29:37 > 0:29:40We had a little argument earlier and, like,
0:29:40 > 0:29:42I didn't know where to go, I was just, like, shouting.
0:29:42 > 0:29:43You're such an idiot.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47I hit the wall, like that, with my hand.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50It's quite hard just being on my own in the sense of...
0:29:50 > 0:29:53if me and Isaac do argue, I like to have my friends there,
0:29:53 > 0:29:57I like seeing them and they're not here.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59With a grouchy girlfriend,
0:29:59 > 0:30:02Isaac reckons it's time for some solitary confinement.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07Say, "Isaac's king."
0:30:07 > 0:30:09Let me back.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11King Isaac, let me in.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13Christie's time out on the balcony
0:30:13 > 0:30:16has put her in the mood for excitement.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19Let's go explore Cardiff, have some fun.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24So they splash out and hit the city at last.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26# A little bit of Monica in my life
0:30:26 > 0:30:29# A little bit of Rita's all I need. #
0:30:29 > 0:30:32# A little bit of Monica in my life... #
0:30:32 > 0:30:34Closer to me, be like you love me.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37# A little bit of Rita's all I need... #
0:30:37 > 0:30:41There's even a cruise past their apartment.
0:30:41 > 0:30:42That's cool.
0:30:43 > 0:30:49But as the skint couple hit the city centre, temptation turns to torture.
0:30:49 > 0:30:50What about that bag?
0:30:50 > 0:30:52- That is cool.- That's a lush suit.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55Really can't cope with the fact that I can't go shopping right now.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57- Yeah.- It's really stressful.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01Just want to go in H&M, just have a little browse, splash the cash.
0:31:01 > 0:31:05Back home to the bay, and the couple can't fight temptation
0:31:05 > 0:31:08any longer and dip into their bills money for a meal out.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10- Fun, fun day today.- Yeah.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12A relaxed day. Expensive day!
0:31:13 > 0:31:16They might have splurged and put fun back on the menu,
0:31:16 > 0:31:19but will they still be smiling when the money runs out?
0:31:20 > 0:31:24Meanwhile it's over-indulgence of a different kind for Laura
0:31:24 > 0:31:26the morning after the house party.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28I haven't been sick yet, but...
0:31:29 > 0:31:32..it will happen soon.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34Mm. While Laura fights back the vomit,
0:31:34 > 0:31:37domestically challenged Lee takes on last night's leftovers.
0:31:37 > 0:31:41# I am a man with a mission... #
0:31:42 > 0:31:44There's always a downside,
0:31:44 > 0:31:47and obviously Laura's too sick to help out.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50I'm starting to worry that I'm the domestic goddess
0:31:50 > 0:31:52in this relationship.
0:31:52 > 0:31:56And Lee realises that the washing-up fairy doesn't exist.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58At Tracey and Vin's house, this is already done
0:31:58 > 0:31:59by the time you wake up,
0:31:59 > 0:32:01so you don't actually get the opportunity to help out.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03I'll crack on, I'd rather get it done
0:32:03 > 0:32:06so we can actually chill out and relax a bit in a clean house.
0:32:06 > 0:32:11But cleaning up is one thing, compassion is asking too much.
0:32:11 > 0:32:12You are a mess.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14You love me, though.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16Good job, isn't it?
0:32:16 > 0:32:20Laura's chuffed that she has a new and improved boyfriend.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23He's surprised me by how much he's just...
0:32:23 > 0:32:25got on with it, and just done everything that needs to be done
0:32:25 > 0:32:29without moaning or being, like, "Oh, for God's sake, I'll go and do this."
0:32:29 > 0:32:31He's just done it.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34Lee cashes in on his Brownie points
0:32:34 > 0:32:36and retreats to his man cave for some alone time.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39We're both feeling a bit rough from last night,
0:32:39 > 0:32:41so she's not too bothered that I've come up here
0:32:41 > 0:32:43and had a bit of time to myself.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45I've always been like I never need my time,
0:32:45 > 0:32:48I love being around people all the time, but when he shut himself away
0:32:48 > 0:32:52in the lad's pad I sort of thought, "Ah, this is nice, it's just me."
0:32:52 > 0:32:56Laura's finally able to leave the sanctuary of the sofa.
0:32:56 > 0:33:00The hangover...is on its way out and I'm chuffed.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03As soon as their heads clear, they are off out.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06- You look nice.- Thanks, babe.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08I mean, all that money won't spend itself, will it?
0:33:08 > 0:33:10I think we've worked really well as a team.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12- You've done way more than I have. - I think I've carried us a bit,
0:33:12 > 0:33:14- to be fair.- You have.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16Charm offensive in top gear,
0:33:16 > 0:33:19Laura ramps up the pressure on Lee to move out.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21So are you warming to the idea of us living together?
0:33:23 > 0:33:25I-I'd say I am warming to it,
0:33:25 > 0:33:30I still stick by my guns of saying now's not the time,
0:33:30 > 0:33:34but it makes it a little more realistic, or believable.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36And with getting her own way in sight,
0:33:36 > 0:33:40Laura's house-buying plans take a back seat in favour of renting.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43Realistically, saving for a mortgage could...
0:33:43 > 0:33:46well, could take two years.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48We could rent and have our own place and stuff,
0:33:48 > 0:33:51- but still save for that mortgage. - Yeah.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53We could have, like, the best of both worlds.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55I wouldn't want to live at my mum and dad's
0:33:55 > 0:33:57any longer than we need to, really.
0:33:57 > 0:33:58I am very set in my way,
0:33:58 > 0:34:01and I think when it comes to something like this,
0:34:01 > 0:34:03I will be stubborn about it, cos if I don't feel completely ready
0:34:03 > 0:34:06to make the move then I won't do it.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09Well, I've seen now that Lee is a lot more open to the idea
0:34:09 > 0:34:13of, um, living together and moving out of my mum and dad's house.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15By the end of the week I'll have persuaded him
0:34:15 > 0:34:17and we'll be looking at properties.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21There's a girl used to getting her own way.
0:34:21 > 0:34:22Over in Cardiff,
0:34:22 > 0:34:25Christie has a welcome distraction from penny-pinching.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27Her buddy Jess has come to catch up.
0:34:27 > 0:34:29Who does the washing up, then?
0:34:29 > 0:34:31Well...it looks like no-one does the washing up!
0:34:31 > 0:34:32That's what I was thinking!
0:34:32 > 0:34:34So how are you in Cardiff?
0:34:34 > 0:34:35I don't know, it is hard.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39Like, I hate not being able to just be like, "Oh, come over."
0:34:39 > 0:34:42Oh, separation anxiety is kicking in for Christie.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44Imagine if the bridge, like, got blown up?
0:34:44 > 0:34:46- You'd be stuck.- I'd be stuck.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48No, cos there must be a way to get in without the bridge,
0:34:48 > 0:34:51- surely, cos it is - like, Wales is joined to England.- Yeah.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54Who would have thought the girl with big-city dreams
0:34:54 > 0:34:55is now craving the country?
0:34:55 > 0:34:58Before you came to Cardiff, you wanted London.
0:34:58 > 0:34:59Yeah.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02London's bigger than here and a lot more expensive.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04I know, I couldn't have coped.
0:35:04 > 0:35:08And you just said that you like Stroud, and miss Stroud,
0:35:08 > 0:35:10and stuff like that, and you're only in Cardiff.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13I know! Oh, it's horrible.
0:35:13 > 0:35:17Christie's homesick, and being skint isn't helping.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19I can't cope off £90 a week.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21Like, you do at home but that's cos you don't pay for anything,
0:35:21 > 0:35:23- you know what I mean? - Yeah. Yeah.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25Like, you get to spend - that's 90 quid to yourself,
0:35:25 > 0:35:27- you get to buy clothes and stuff like that...- Yeah.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30- ..whereas here you've got to actually buy food...- Exactly.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33..think of transport, and stuff like that.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36While Christie's hankering after home in Cheltenham,
0:35:36 > 0:35:40Laura's keen to tell her mum how well the week's going.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43Lee has just been amazing, like, around the house,
0:35:43 > 0:35:45it's been absolutely surreal.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48Um, he put a wash on yesterday afternoon for me.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51It's nice that it's not just a one-way thing.
0:35:51 > 0:35:56My parting words to him were, "Please look after her for me."
0:35:56 > 0:35:59It looks like Lee listened to Tracey after all,
0:35:59 > 0:36:03and mortgage-mad Laura's got another surprise up her sleeve.
0:36:03 > 0:36:07We worked out we could still rent somewhere and save for a mortgage.
0:36:07 > 0:36:08Really?
0:36:08 > 0:36:10- Mm.- Oh.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12But then, surely if you stayed with us,
0:36:12 > 0:36:15you would get that down payment far quicker?
0:36:15 > 0:36:19We would, but we wouldn't have our own place for quite a while.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22- OK, so that's a bit of a turnaround. - I know, tell me about it, yeah.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24It's a shock for Mum.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27Losing Laura might happen sooner than she thought.
0:36:27 > 0:36:28She's very focused,
0:36:28 > 0:36:32so I didn't think anything would sway her from her five-year plan.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35Laura was adamant that she wasn't going to rent
0:36:35 > 0:36:38and once that deposit was there she would get a mortgage,
0:36:38 > 0:36:41and now, suddenly, that's all changed in a matter of days.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45What I have to decide is, at what point do I let go?
0:36:46 > 0:36:50Tracey is realising that her little girl is growing up.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53Back in Cardiff, it doesn't look like the same can be said
0:36:53 > 0:36:54about Isaac.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58Tonight, I'm having my boys round,
0:36:58 > 0:37:00going to have a few drinks here and then hit Cardiff.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02Here we go, boys!
0:37:02 > 0:37:05Although the couple are now making their way through the money
0:37:05 > 0:37:10they set aside for the bills, Isaac is not missing out on a night out.
0:37:10 > 0:37:11There's 13 boys coming round,
0:37:11 > 0:37:14and ten of them are going to be staying on the floor in here.
0:37:14 > 0:37:1913 rowdy boys getting drunk, erm, all currently partying
0:37:19 > 0:37:22in the kitchen, and then they're going out to town.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26That room is just going to stink when I go in there in the morning.
0:37:26 > 0:37:27But Christie's not too bothered.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31She's looking forward to drinking her share of the bills money too.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33Would you like a glass of vino?
0:37:33 > 0:37:34Yes, please, babes.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37How drunk do you feel like getting?
0:37:37 > 0:37:38But in Cheltenham,
0:37:38 > 0:37:42Laura and Lee are having a very different type of party.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44I am nervous, but I think it's because
0:37:44 > 0:37:48it's the first proper dinner party that I've done all by myself,
0:37:48 > 0:37:50so I want it to go really well
0:37:50 > 0:37:53to help that whole persuading-Lee thing I've got going on.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55Cheers, my darling.
0:37:55 > 0:37:56Is everyone OK for drink?
0:37:56 > 0:37:59- Do you want a top up?- Yeah, I'd love a top up, please, Lee.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01Back in Cardiff...
0:38:01 > 0:38:04A very loud atmosphere right now.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07..it's lager for Isaac...
0:38:07 > 0:38:10and a little bit of tagliatelle for Lee.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13No, this is good, if I do say so myself.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16Short skirts and...
0:38:16 > 0:38:18fancy desserts.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22Whilst Isaac and Christie swap household bills
0:38:22 > 0:38:24for nights-out thrills,
0:38:24 > 0:38:27Laura and Lee end their very sophisticated night
0:38:27 > 0:38:29on a different kind of high.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32Usually, when I come home from work, I would just lock myself away
0:38:32 > 0:38:34for, like, two hours and just not talk to anyone.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36This is really good.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39I haven't felt the need as yet to sort of have my own time.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42- All right for you, babes? - Perfect, just the right amount.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45- It's fine, you've succeeded as a host.- Ahhh.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47I am proud of Laura for what she's done tonight,
0:38:47 > 0:38:48she's put on some great food
0:38:48 > 0:38:52and I think it's certainly something I would like to do more of,
0:38:52 > 0:38:54that just us two could do it in our own place.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56I'm really proud of myself because I think I've done it,
0:38:56 > 0:39:00I can do it now, so I could just host another one
0:39:00 > 0:39:02whenever I wanted and not have to worry about it.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05With a successful dinner party ticked off their bucket list,
0:39:05 > 0:39:07Lee is manning up to adult life.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09I think I do feel a little bit more mature
0:39:09 > 0:39:11and a little bit more independent
0:39:11 > 0:39:12that we can do this stuff on our own.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15I've actually really enjoyed it. If we do move into our own place,
0:39:15 > 0:39:17I'd like this to be sort of a big aspect of, you know,
0:39:17 > 0:39:19our weekly life, really.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21So, revelling in their domestic bliss,
0:39:21 > 0:39:23Laura and Lee call it a night.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30Over in Cardiff, Isaac's session with the boys
0:39:30 > 0:39:34has blown the cobwebs away and focused his mind.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37I've got to start getting into gear.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39Living in the apartment for a week
0:39:39 > 0:39:43has definitely made me want to start going to get what I want to do now.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45Growing up, Isaac dreamed of becoming
0:39:45 > 0:39:47a professional rugby player.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49I went to a specialist rugby college,
0:39:49 > 0:39:53which was really hard academically, plus playing the sport every day.
0:39:53 > 0:39:57I had an injury where I broke my leg and after that, it was quite...
0:39:57 > 0:40:01I felt a bit nervous to play, I didn't want to get it injured again.
0:40:01 > 0:40:05With a tense few years behind him, he's ready to rethink his future,
0:40:05 > 0:40:08and top of his list of dream jobs is dancing.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12I'd love to go to dance classes, I was too shy, like, a year ago,
0:40:12 > 0:40:14but now I reckon I could do it easily.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16And it's Isaac's lucky day,
0:40:16 > 0:40:20because a local dance instructor has offered to show him some moves.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22I've the opportunity to go to a dance class
0:40:22 > 0:40:26as part of this whole experience, so I'm pretty excited.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28- All right? - Isaac, hi. Tim, is it?
0:40:28 > 0:40:31How you doing? Tim, yes, good to meet you, mate. How are you doing?
0:40:31 > 0:40:33Yeah, good.
0:40:33 > 0:40:34# I'm living
0:40:34 > 0:40:36# I'm living life right
0:40:36 > 0:40:38# I'm living
0:40:38 > 0:40:41# I'm living life... #
0:40:41 > 0:40:43He did a good job, you know,
0:40:43 > 0:40:46considering he just walked pretty much in straight off the street,
0:40:46 > 0:40:48never had a dance lesson in his life.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50Amazing. Can't even describe it.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53Being a professional dancer or a professional actor or a rugby player
0:40:53 > 0:40:56or any of that, you've got to work very hard at it.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58Isaac kind of faced that truth towards the end,
0:40:58 > 0:41:00he was like, "Yeah, OK, I can get it,
0:41:00 > 0:41:02"but I'm going to have to work hard to get more,"
0:41:02 > 0:41:03and I think he's realised that now.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05This dance class has definitely made me realise
0:41:05 > 0:41:07it's going to take a lot of hard work
0:41:07 > 0:41:11for my dream of a professional dancer to come true.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14While Isaac's been busting his moves, their financial bust-ups
0:41:14 > 0:41:17have made Christie realise big changes are needed
0:41:17 > 0:41:20to make independent life a reality.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22Sometimes you have to put yourself in a position
0:41:22 > 0:41:26which you don't necessarily want to be in - so, working quite a lot
0:41:26 > 0:41:29- in a job you don't necessarily want to be doing...- I can't do that.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32But then you get the money for a better future.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34I want, like, at least two more years
0:41:34 > 0:41:37before I have, like, a full-time job.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40I might get a part-time job so I can do, like, some of my dancing.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42But might - why might? Why don't you definitely get?
0:41:42 > 0:41:45Yeah, I will, I will.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47I've learnt that I'm a bit of a stressy mare
0:41:47 > 0:41:51and I need to calm down a bit and I need to not take life so seriously.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53- Yeah.- I need to have fun a bit,
0:41:53 > 0:41:55- and you need to take it slightly more seriously.- Yeah.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57So maybe you can take some of my serious
0:41:57 > 0:41:59- and I can take some of your chilledness.- Mm.
0:41:59 > 0:42:03And then we'll be perfect. Yeah, yeah?
0:42:06 > 0:42:09So, they might have sussed out the perfect recipe
0:42:09 > 0:42:12for their relationship, but with decision day looming,
0:42:12 > 0:42:15will they have the big bucks to keep their big-city dreams alive?
0:42:19 > 0:42:22Back in Cheltenham, Lee's topping up his bank balance
0:42:22 > 0:42:26and it looks like Laura's move-out mission is going swimmingly.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29We've done lots of fun things, had friends round,
0:42:29 > 0:42:32and I think, most importantly, we've had a great time doing it together.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35We've done it in our own time, we've done it at our own pace,
0:42:35 > 0:42:37it doesn't feel like we're playing by somebody else's rules
0:42:37 > 0:42:38all the time.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40Laura's seen a change in Lee, too.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43I think he's enjoyed this week more than I have, and I've loved it.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46He's enjoyed having people round whenever he wants,
0:42:46 > 0:42:49doing what he wants, and he's felt that he could relax
0:42:49 > 0:42:52with friends round instead of having to shut himself away.
0:42:54 > 0:42:55Lee clocks off on a high,
0:42:55 > 0:42:59and to celebrate making it to the end of the week in one piece,
0:42:59 > 0:43:02they decide to do what they do best...
0:43:02 > 0:43:03party.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05So, tonight's the last night in the house,
0:43:05 > 0:43:08so we're getting everyone over to sort of celebrate that
0:43:08 > 0:43:10with a few drinks.
0:43:10 > 0:43:11Get mortal.
0:43:11 > 0:43:13Get mortal. Yep.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15And we're very excited. We're pumped.
0:43:15 > 0:43:19Before mates arrive for pre-drinks, the couple check their cash stash.
0:43:19 > 0:43:2320, 40, 60, 80, 100.
0:43:23 > 0:43:25Basically, they're really rich.
0:43:25 > 0:43:27So we've got 150 quid left altogether.
0:43:27 > 0:43:28You look totes gorge, innit?
0:43:28 > 0:43:31Totes gorge, oh, babe! That's the best compliment ever.
0:43:31 > 0:43:34That's the only thing I'm ever going to say of that kind.
0:43:34 > 0:43:36Hey, Lee, shall we get this party started now, please?
0:43:36 > 0:43:39# It's my party
0:43:39 > 0:43:40# I'm gonna do what I want. #
0:43:41 > 0:43:43Laura can't wait to show how far they've come.
0:43:43 > 0:43:46It's been a really good week. You know, the lad's pad that he had,
0:43:46 > 0:43:48like, has to have for his PlayStation thing,
0:43:48 > 0:43:50- he's used it once since we've been here.- Really?
0:43:50 > 0:43:51He's only used it once.
0:43:51 > 0:43:55We've compromised for each other without, like, it being difficult.
0:43:55 > 0:43:57Yeah. Happy ever after.
0:43:57 > 0:44:00Well, I'll wait till I've got the rock on my finger then we'll...
0:44:00 > 0:44:03- talk about it.- The big rock!
0:44:03 > 0:44:06I'd love it if it happened, can I be a flower girl?
0:44:06 > 0:44:08- Just saying.- Maybe bridesmaid.
0:44:08 > 0:44:10Oh fab, I've never been to a wedding.
0:44:10 > 0:44:12Don't panic, Lee.
0:44:12 > 0:44:15After a bit of wedding planning, Laura's back to student style.
0:44:16 > 0:44:18Names of...
0:44:18 > 0:44:19cars...
0:44:19 > 0:44:20starting with...
0:44:20 > 0:44:21Corsa.
0:44:21 > 0:44:22Civic.
0:44:22 > 0:44:23Peugeot.
0:44:26 > 0:44:30Another perfectly planned party, even down to Lee's toilet habits.
0:44:30 > 0:44:33Lee, did you flush?
0:44:33 > 0:44:35His pre-match poo.
0:44:35 > 0:44:37- Do you...- Pre-match poo.
0:44:38 > 0:44:41With money as well as drinks flowing,
0:44:41 > 0:44:42first, they hit karaoke.
0:44:42 > 0:44:43ALL: # You are gold
0:44:43 > 0:44:45# Gold!
0:44:45 > 0:44:48# Glad that you're bound to return
0:44:48 > 0:44:51# There's something I could have learned
0:44:51 > 0:44:56# You're indestructible Always believing... #
0:44:56 > 0:45:00And then on for some more drinks and dodgy dancing.
0:45:02 > 0:45:05We are having a totes amazeballs night, aren't we, babe?
0:45:05 > 0:45:08- We're getting mortal, aren't we? - We are getting absolutely mortal.
0:45:08 > 0:45:12Looks like these two have had a few too many celebratory sodas.
0:45:12 > 0:45:14Just celebrating Lee still being alive...
0:45:14 > 0:45:16- Actually... - ..after living with me for a week.
0:45:16 > 0:45:18I actually couldn't think of a better way, to be fair.
0:45:18 > 0:45:22Ahh. I'm really looking forward to decision day tomorrow.
0:45:22 > 0:45:24It's been such a positive week.
0:45:24 > 0:45:26I think we're just feeling so upbeat about the whole situation.
0:45:26 > 0:45:29- Mm-hm.- It's gone a lot better than I think we both expected.
0:45:29 > 0:45:30Yeah, definitely.
0:45:31 > 0:45:34With the couple partying into the wee hours,
0:45:34 > 0:45:37will there be clear heads for decision day tomorrow?
0:45:37 > 0:45:39Probably not.
0:45:39 > 0:45:42It's decision day in Cardiff for Christie and Isaac,
0:45:42 > 0:45:46and it's no surprise what their biggest headache has been.
0:45:46 > 0:45:49The most difficult thing has got to be the food shopping,
0:45:49 > 0:45:51cos we both like different foods
0:45:51 > 0:45:53and both eat at different times, don't we?
0:45:53 > 0:45:54Well, you kind of eat all the time,
0:45:54 > 0:45:58so I just don't like the same food as what you like.
0:45:58 > 0:46:01Their experience in the big city has been an education.
0:46:01 > 0:46:04The main thing is that I hope that it's actually made you
0:46:04 > 0:46:08a bit more mature and realise, you know, and myself,
0:46:08 > 0:46:10realise what it actually takes to, like,
0:46:10 > 0:46:12what it would take to move out.
0:46:12 > 0:46:16# I tell you, girls grow up
0:46:16 > 0:46:19# Faster than boys do. #
0:46:19 > 0:46:22I think that my dad probably won't really have noticed
0:46:22 > 0:46:25much of a difference, apart from there being more food
0:46:25 > 0:46:28- and less dishes, really. And a bit less noise.- Mm.
0:46:28 > 0:46:31So he's probably had a bit of a relaxing week, really.
0:46:31 > 0:46:33Yeah.
0:46:33 > 0:46:36It's been very strange, sort of not having them around the house,
0:46:36 > 0:46:40but I've sort of deliberately not really...
0:46:40 > 0:46:42kept in touch with her this week,
0:46:42 > 0:46:47so it's going to be more of a surprise to see what's been going on.
0:46:47 > 0:46:50Time to find out what the country kids have been getting up to
0:46:50 > 0:46:52in the big city.
0:46:52 > 0:46:53I've eaten seven eggs in...
0:46:55 > 0:46:57..just under 12 hours, which is quite a lot.
0:46:57 > 0:47:00If he's just eating eggs, then that's...
0:47:00 > 0:47:02I guess they could probably survive.
0:47:02 > 0:47:06So, it only cost 19.95 for two mains, a pudding and a drink,
0:47:06 > 0:47:08so that's really good.
0:47:08 > 0:47:10I don't think they'd be able to do that every night of the week
0:47:10 > 0:47:14but, erm, it was nice to see them doing it and... Yeah, it was good.
0:47:14 > 0:47:18I think that this week has made me appreciate slightly more
0:47:18 > 0:47:20what my dad does do for me and Isaac.
0:47:20 > 0:47:25You know, he does pay a lot for us when it comes to the bills and food,
0:47:25 > 0:47:27so I do appreciate him doing that, definitely.
0:47:27 > 0:47:32That's really nice to sort of hear... hear Christie say that, so...
0:47:33 > 0:47:37Yeah, I suppose it is nice to be appreciated occasionally.
0:47:39 > 0:47:41- Hello.- Hi there, how you doing?
0:47:41 > 0:47:44- How's it going? - All right, thank you.- Good week?
0:47:44 > 0:47:46- Yes, thank you, it's been fun.- Good.
0:47:46 > 0:47:50But have the couple learnt enough for John to take them back?
0:47:50 > 0:47:55This week has taught me, um, to appreciate things more,
0:47:55 > 0:47:59not to take what we've got for granted, definitely.
0:47:59 > 0:48:03- Yeah, how much, like, food is, and...- Yeah.- ..things like that.
0:48:03 > 0:48:05How much you probably actually do pay towards us,
0:48:05 > 0:48:09it's, you know, quite... quite a lot, I must imagine.
0:48:09 > 0:48:12Your budget, how much have you actually got left?
0:48:12 > 0:48:18Erm, we had 50p left from the whole thing, including bills, so...
0:48:18 > 0:48:22Is that a regret to you, that you couldn't keep to the budget?
0:48:22 > 0:48:24Mm, in the sense of, like...
0:48:24 > 0:48:28- Proving to ourselves it was...- Yeah. - ..but not in... I don't regret it.
0:48:28 > 0:48:30- I just wouldn't have enjoyed the week.- Yeah, I don't regret it,
0:48:30 > 0:48:34- cos I would have just had a little breakdown, I reckon.- Yeah.
0:48:34 > 0:48:37So, I guess this is the big moment.
0:48:37 > 0:48:42Are you going to be moving out, or are you coming back?
0:48:42 > 0:48:43Are we welcome back?
0:48:44 > 0:48:47Yeah, I think that if we're... if we're welcome,
0:48:47 > 0:48:52we're going to have to come back, not for too long.
0:48:53 > 0:48:55So, no surprises there.
0:48:55 > 0:48:58With Isaac about to become a full-time music student
0:48:58 > 0:49:00and Christie on apprentice wages,
0:49:00 > 0:49:03escape to the city was a bit of a pipe dream.
0:49:03 > 0:49:05I'm not going to charge you rent, but...
0:49:05 > 0:49:09probably what I'd like you to start doing is putting some money aside
0:49:09 > 0:49:11each week, um, for when you do move out.
0:49:11 > 0:49:14- No, I'm happy to do that. - Yeah, and me.
0:49:14 > 0:49:18You appreciate there's a lot work to be done around the house...
0:49:18 > 0:49:21- Yeah.- So, um.- Yeah, no, we will. - Yeah, we will.
0:49:21 > 0:49:25- Me and Isaac, we...- Yeah, yeah. - ..we communicate via Christie,
0:49:25 > 0:49:29- and maybe we should, er... - Yeah, communicate more,
0:49:29 > 0:49:32- it'd be easier, wouldn't it? - Do it more directly, yeah.
0:49:32 > 0:49:33Yeah.
0:49:33 > 0:49:34I like that one.
0:49:34 > 0:49:37I agree with that.
0:49:37 > 0:49:41So, with the men of the house agreeing it's good to talk,
0:49:41 > 0:49:44is it the start of a new era at John's?
0:49:44 > 0:49:47I think now they'll probably do a bit more than they have done before
0:49:47 > 0:49:50but, er, again, time will tell.
0:49:50 > 0:49:53Well, we've made it, so hopefully it'll be a nicer environment,
0:49:53 > 0:49:55living back at my dad's, so I think that...
0:49:55 > 0:50:00And we appreciate...realise a lot of things that John does do.
0:50:00 > 0:50:01Yeah.
0:50:01 > 0:50:04And I-I love the fact that they've both agreed
0:50:04 > 0:50:05that they need to communicate more,
0:50:05 > 0:50:08- so that's definitely going to help me out a lot.- Yeah.
0:50:08 > 0:50:11I think that, two years' time, once I've finished my apprenticeship
0:50:11 > 0:50:14and can actually be earning a nice amount of money
0:50:14 > 0:50:17and once you've hopefully settled into something,
0:50:17 > 0:50:19then that will be the time for us to move,
0:50:19 > 0:50:21so you've still got two more years of us, Dad.
0:50:24 > 0:50:28They might not be ready just yet to fulfil those big-city dreams,
0:50:28 > 0:50:31but if they stick to their saving plans, it won't be long
0:50:31 > 0:50:34until they're checking out of the Hotel of Dad for good.
0:50:38 > 0:50:41In Worcester, Vince and Tracey have woken up
0:50:41 > 0:50:44to a house full of Laura and Lee's partied-out friends.
0:50:44 > 0:50:46Laura and Lee, obviously, are not here,
0:50:46 > 0:50:49however that doesn't stop people crashing here.
0:50:49 > 0:50:50And it doesn't matter,
0:50:50 > 0:50:52as long as we know who's coming back, roughly.
0:50:52 > 0:50:54We can get up in the morning and count the shoes
0:50:54 > 0:50:57and know how many bacon sandwiches to make, that's fine.
0:50:57 > 0:51:00But will it take more than Mum's hangover grub on tap
0:51:00 > 0:51:02to lure Laura and Lee home?
0:51:02 > 0:51:06When they went into this it was... it was an experiment
0:51:06 > 0:51:08to see how they would get along
0:51:08 > 0:51:10with the intention of always coming back here
0:51:10 > 0:51:13cos of Laura's five-year plan, but I think...
0:51:13 > 0:51:17I think they may have changed their ideas.
0:51:17 > 0:51:19And in Cheltenham, Lee's hangover
0:51:19 > 0:51:23means he's handing back his domestic goddess crown to Laura.
0:51:23 > 0:51:25I think my mum'll be more nervous than my dad
0:51:25 > 0:51:27about the decision we've come to,
0:51:27 > 0:51:31because I don't think she thought it would go as well as it did.
0:51:31 > 0:51:33But because we've had such an amazing week
0:51:33 > 0:51:40with, just, no hiccups, I think she'll be a bit like, "Oh, damn it."
0:51:41 > 0:51:44Whatever their decision is, it's an A star for effort for these two.
0:51:44 > 0:51:47I think this has been a really good experience.
0:51:47 > 0:51:49I think it was an experience that we needed to do
0:51:49 > 0:51:51cos now we know that we can live together,
0:51:51 > 0:51:55so, that's really important, cos we still didn't know, did we?
0:51:55 > 0:51:56Fancy doing some Hoovering?
0:51:58 > 0:52:00- Yeah.- I'm joking, babe. I'll do it.
0:52:00 > 0:52:02- We haven't argued at all, have we, really?- No.
0:52:02 > 0:52:04- Not even when there's been alcohol involved.- No.
0:52:04 > 0:52:07I actually, honestly, could say if you give me an opportunity
0:52:07 > 0:52:09to do this week all over again, I wouldn't change a thing.
0:52:09 > 0:52:10No, me neither.
0:52:10 > 0:52:13And rather than going into the red,
0:52:13 > 0:52:15Laura and Lee even have money left over.
0:52:15 > 0:52:17The big thing for my dad was the money side of it,
0:52:17 > 0:52:19because he was like, "You have no clue about anything."
0:52:19 > 0:52:22But the fact that we've done everything we have
0:52:22 > 0:52:27and still have over £100 left proves that, you know, we can manage money.
0:52:27 > 0:52:28Laura might have financial nous,
0:52:28 > 0:52:32but will she be returning to her parents' house?
0:52:32 > 0:52:34Before Vince and Tracey find out,
0:52:34 > 0:52:37they get a sneaky peek at how the couple have coped.
0:52:38 > 0:52:40Why do you want the label side?
0:52:40 > 0:52:42Cos then the label...
0:52:42 > 0:52:45On the side you sleep with, and you get the rustly label.
0:52:45 > 0:52:48She's done it inside out!
0:52:48 > 0:52:50She definitely follows her father.
0:52:52 > 0:52:55Since when did Lee turn into Mr Practical?
0:52:55 > 0:52:58Oh, my God, he just does my head in when it comes to budgeting,
0:52:58 > 0:52:59he does my absolute nut in.
0:52:59 > 0:53:00You really upset her.
0:53:00 > 0:53:02Well, he just thinks we're incapable,
0:53:02 > 0:53:05he thinks we're absolutely incapable and we have absolutely no idea
0:53:05 > 0:53:06and we could never do it.
0:53:06 > 0:53:08- Who's she talking about?- You.
0:53:08 > 0:53:09And I think that's what his attitude was.
0:53:09 > 0:53:11Is she talking about me?
0:53:11 > 0:53:13She was having a go at you, she was not a happy bunny.
0:53:13 > 0:53:15Cor, dear.
0:53:15 > 0:53:19As soon as Laura and Lee arrive, Dad starts the interrogation.
0:53:19 > 0:53:22So what's the biggest thing you've noticed this week, you guys?
0:53:22 > 0:53:25It's our willingness to compromise for each other
0:53:25 > 0:53:28without it being a chore, like, the domestic side of things.
0:53:28 > 0:53:30I've not had to ask Lee to do anything this week,
0:53:30 > 0:53:32he's just done it.
0:53:32 > 0:53:35Cleaning up after the party, cleaning up after the dinner party,
0:53:35 > 0:53:37we've just both done it.
0:53:37 > 0:53:40But Mum has just got one thing on her mind.
0:53:40 > 0:53:42So, guys, what's your plan, then?
0:53:42 > 0:53:44Are you going to stay or are you going to go?
0:53:51 > 0:53:54Our plan is to come back...
0:53:54 > 0:53:57so that we can save to go.
0:53:57 > 0:54:00Laura's always had this thought about,
0:54:00 > 0:54:03she's got to get a mortgage and I've always thought
0:54:03 > 0:54:06I don't want to save for a mortgage, I want to save to go travelling.
0:54:06 > 0:54:09But I think having seen this week we could actually rent a place,
0:54:09 > 0:54:12still live quite comfortably and still both save to do what
0:54:12 > 0:54:14- we want to do in the long term. - Yeah.
0:54:14 > 0:54:17We could move into our own place a hell of a lot quicker by renting.
0:54:17 > 0:54:21So you've come off your, um, five-year plan, then?
0:54:21 > 0:54:23Yeah, because I think my five-year plan
0:54:23 > 0:54:25would have effectively taken about ten.
0:54:25 > 0:54:26I need to come up with a new five-year plan.
0:54:26 > 0:54:29It's speeded up you going, then, by the sound of it?
0:54:29 > 0:54:30Yeah, definitely, cos I've compromised
0:54:30 > 0:54:32on the whole mortgage thing.
0:54:32 > 0:54:36I didn't think you would make that deviation from your five-year plan,
0:54:36 > 0:54:38cos I know how focused you are.
0:54:38 > 0:54:41Laura and Lee realise they're finally being seen
0:54:41 > 0:54:42in a more grown-up light.
0:54:42 > 0:54:44Some of the things we said, I saw them nodding their heads
0:54:44 > 0:54:47thinking, "Oh, they have thought about this," and...
0:54:47 > 0:54:49- Yeah.- ..not completely... - That was nice.
0:54:49 > 0:54:50..in the dark about certain things.
0:54:50 > 0:54:52I think they do give us a bit more credit.
0:54:52 > 0:54:54The thing that surprised me
0:54:54 > 0:54:57is that they're planning on moving out again. The question is, when?
0:54:57 > 0:54:59I think it will be a lot sooner than we thought it was going to be
0:54:59 > 0:55:01and I don't think it would have happened
0:55:01 > 0:55:03if they hadn't gone away for the week.
0:55:03 > 0:55:04It did come as a surprise to me
0:55:04 > 0:55:07that they were thinking of moving out sooner,
0:55:07 > 0:55:09but I think they'll both work really hard to make it work.
0:55:09 > 0:55:12I think my mum's happy that we're coming back
0:55:12 > 0:55:14and not staying where we are, so she gets us back for a bit.
0:55:14 > 0:55:15Yeah.
0:55:15 > 0:55:20But I think she wanted us back for longer than we're going to stay.
0:55:20 > 0:55:22I think, now, the whole thing seems imminent,
0:55:22 > 0:55:25- it's going to happen...- Mm.
0:55:25 > 0:55:29..whereas it was always a "what if" or "maybe" before.
0:55:29 > 0:55:32And just one month later, it did happen.
0:55:32 > 0:55:34Laura and Lee found their perfect pad
0:55:34 > 0:55:38and checked out of the Hotel of Mum and Dad for good.
0:55:40 > 0:55:44Next time on Hotel of Mum and Dad, we'll meet control freak John...
0:55:44 > 0:55:46- Do you need to have a go? - I'll have a look.
0:55:46 > 0:55:48Go and sit down, get out! How dare you?
0:55:48 > 0:55:51..who's trying to domesticate his messy other half, Rob.
0:55:51 > 0:55:52There's a damp towel on the bed.
0:55:52 > 0:55:55- Why would you put a damp towel on the bed?- That's yours.- It's not mine.
0:55:55 > 0:55:56And Rennick and Jodie,
0:55:56 > 0:56:00who want to live a champagne lifestyle on a lemonade budget.
0:56:00 > 0:56:02- Ugh.- That's nasty.
0:56:02 > 0:56:04"Broke but happy," that's how we're living.
0:56:04 > 0:56:06How will they cope out in the real world?
0:56:06 > 0:56:10Bloody stupid cake.
0:56:10 > 0:56:12You ain't done no hand-washing since we've been here.
0:56:12 > 0:56:13I just can't be bothered.
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