Mother-of-five who sleeps on the sofa so her children can have beds breaks down in tears when a millionaire gives her £10,000 to help her start her own business on Rich House, Poor House

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A mother who was struggling to make ends meet burst into tears after finding out that a millionaire offered to give her £10,000 worth of cosmetics training to further her career. 

Nicky, who lives with her husband Danny and their five childen in Cheshire, appears on tonight’s episode of Rich House, Poor House on Channel 5 at 8pm.

Nicky and Danny juggle looking after their five children, caring for their own disabled parents and working as kitchen porters in a local cafe – with Nicky sleeping on the sofa in the family home so her children can have the beds.

During the episode, she is given the chance to experience life in the mansion of ex-boxer and beauty entrepreneur Maxine McCarthy, who was moved by her story and offered to help Nicky into a change of career.

As Maxine makes the offer to Nicky, the mother-of-five cannot contain her joy and breaks down in tears as she thanks Maxine for bringing her one step closer to achieving her dream of starting her own business. 

A woman burst into tears after finding out that a millionaire offered to give her £10,000 worth of cosmetics training on Rich House, Poor House to further her career. Nicky and Danny pictured with their children 

”I’ll put the work in,’ she vows.

Maxine says: ‘Every day, I found out something about you both I thought, I can’t help in that way but maybe I can help in that way.

‘I’ve gone to watch what you do and what you’re interested in and obviously the makeup side and I’ve met your tutors.’

Turning to Nicky, who specialises in cosmetics, she says: ‘You’re very artistic… it got me thinking – I put my business head on – and thought she’s not going to make much money, it’s very competitive…

‘If I was to give you a certain amount of training and I mentor you to go on to be successful because I like a challenge… I wanted to give you about £10,000 worth of training.’ 

She also tells Danny, who is training to become a hairdresser, that she will cover the cost of his apprenticeship if he finds a place. 

‘Speaking to people, you’ve got the hunger, because when you’re here you can’t go down further,’ she tells the couple.

‘The only way is up, I want to make you be the best you can be.’

Maxine McCarthy is a former champion boxer who now owns Cosmetic Couture, a leading beauty training academy in Manchester. Pictured with her children and housekeeper Chor

Maxine also admits that she initially judged the busy parents when she first came into their small house and noticed that they sleep on the sofa because there aren’t enough beds to go around. However, she soon realised how much the couple had to juggle. 

The millionaire, who is used to driving a Lamborghini, is given £89.24 to last a whole week – with the millionaire saying she’d ‘spend that on a starter’.

‘It’s on a different level,’ Maxine tells the couple. ‘Your struggles are about food, about electricity – mine are about upkeeping what I’ve created.’

In contrast, Nicky, Danny and their five children are given a whopping £1,500 to spend, and as it nears the end of the week, realise they still have £800 left over.

Struggling to break their frugal spending habits, the pair decided to invest it in beauty supplies, a laptop and printer for their career. 

In contrast, Nicky, Danny and their five children were given a whopping £1,500 to spend, and as it neared the end of the week, realised they still had £800 leftover. Pictured at Maxine’s mansion 

Mother-of-three Maxine, who paired up with housekeeper Chor for the experience, was shocked to see how the pair grappled with soaring costs. Pictured at a boxing gym during the swap

The couple tell the programme that the experience inspired them to stay optimistic and keep going. 

‘She comes from a council estate, the same as ourselves,’ Nicky says. ‘And she worked herself up… it makes you feel like no matter where you are, you can achieve it.’

Mother-of-three Maxine, who pairs up with housekeeper Chor for the experience, is shocked to see how the pair grappled with soaring costs.

‘This will help Maxine learn the value of money… Because sometimes it’s like, ping, ping, ping!’ Chor jokes, miming a credit card being tapped. 

Maxine also admits that she ‘doesn’t even look’ at her gas meter after being told about the top-up energy cards Nicky and Danny use. 

Maxine and Chor also struggle to get through through their weekly shop – both going over a self-imposed £30 grocery budget – as they blow nearly half their weekly stipend on food.

‘It’s just not much to choose,’ Chor says. ‘I feel the pain for this family.’

‘This is below the breadline,’ Maxine adds. ‘It’s poverty. They’ve got nothing.’ 

She adds: ‘I was pretty judgmental when I’d come in, I thought maybe they could just do a bit more, you know, with the house.

‘I understand that time is an issue… Sometimes you don’t kno2 how to get out of it.’ 

Rich House, Poor House is on Channel 5 on Sunday at 8pm.

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