LIFE as a struggling single mum wasn’t easy for Angie, who survived on just £122 per week.
The mum, from Loch Lomond in Scotland, has two daughters, Gracie and Poppy, and was left stunned when her life was changed forever thanks to a couple of millionaires.
On a recent episode of Channel 5‘s Rich House, Poor House, Angie was offered help starting her own crochet business with help from millionaires Monika and Clifford, who boast a joint annual income £3.5 million.
The couple swapped places with the single mum for one week, embracing every aspect of her life, including a strict weekly budget.
Meanwhile, Angie and her daughters lived the life of luxury as they enjoyed a taste of Clifford and Monika’s millionaire lifestyle.
During the episode, Angie explained she works a part-time job at a call centre while also studying law, and often wakes up extra early just to squeeze in some more studying time.
Of course, all that work and studying leaves Angie with little quality time with her kids.
That’s when Monika and Clifford came to the rescue and gifted the mum a holiday they’d foot the bill for, giving her the well-deserved chance for some rest.
Angie was stunned by the holiday offer, but it wasn’t the only thing the rich couple had up their sleeves to help the mum out.
They also offered to help her start up her very own crochet business in a bid to bring in some extra cash, something that left Angie very emotional.
“We would like to help set up a company for handmade products, especially within Europe. They are pricey and there is big demand,” Monika told the single mum.
And their business plan for the mum wouldn’t take any more time away from her kids, they assured.
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“It’s going to be your patterns. We’ll find people who can do a pattern and then do it more mass produced,” Clifford explained.
Angie replied: “That’s incredibly kind of you and not something I’d be able to do on my own.”
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“My dream is to create a way of life that we don’t want to escape from.”
But it wasn’t just Angie who came out of the episode better off, as the rich couple admitted they also learned a lot about work-life balance.
Towards the end of the emotional episode, Angie told the couple how much she appreciated their help and praised their “absolutely beautiful” home.
Clifford returned the compliment and assured Angie that he and his wife both enjoyed spending time in her “beautiful community”.