An Instagram influencer who charges up to £1,000 for posts forges a heartwarming bond with a struggling family on this week’s Rich Kids Go Skint.
Rendall Coleby, 19, from Essex, was raised by two successful high-end jewellers who catered for her every need, even buying her a £30,000 Mercedes for her 17th birthday.
Meanwhile, Tony, 33 and his wife Diana Eden, 28, from Leicester, get by on as little as £197 per month and struggle to feed their two children Izzy, 13 and Tiago, four, on Universal Credit.
Rendall, who claims she can make £1,000 with just three images of herself on social media, finds it impossible to stick to the family’s budget and struggles to buy their vegetables for the week on their £11 budget.
But despite their differences, she bonds with the family as she reveals how her mother’s secondary cancer taught her that money is not the most important things in life.
And at the end of her stay, she’s reduced to tears by a sweet letter from the family wishing her well, which brands her ‘truly amazing’.
Rendall Coleby, 19, from Essex, appears on tonight’s Rich Kids Go Skint on 5Star as she travels to stay with the Eden family in Leicester
At the start of the show Rendall, who was home-schooled by her mother from the age of 13, insists she has been raised to ‘understand the real world’.
She adds that ‘living in a situation and understanding a situation is different’.
The rich kid has never had a set allowance, and only ever has to ask to get something from her wealthy parents.
She confesses: ‘All my life, if I wanted something I could ask for it and they could give me it.’
The heiress, who splashes her money on designer labels, says she sympathises with people who are struggling to find work
Rendall is reduced to tears during the programme when she receives a letter from the Edens, which brands her ‘truly amazing’
The heiress also explains she moved to a luxury bungalow next to her parents’ house when she was 15 so she could have more room for her designer items.
Pieces in her wardrobe include £1,000 shoes, a selection of Givenchy bags – pronounced with a hard ‘G,’ according to Rendall – and £3,000 Chanel bags.
She admits she tries not to think of the price of the items she buys, and says her priciest possession was the Mercedes her parents got her for her 17th birthday, which cost £30,000.
In spite of her privilege, the heiress’ world view is grounded, thanks to her mother, whom she spent most of her time with at home.
The wealthy heiress moved into a bungalow next to her parents house when she was 15 so she’d have more rooms for her designer wardrobe (pictured)
Without giving more details, she explains her mother was diagnosed with secondary cancer, meaning her initial cancer had spread to another part of her body.
While she says doctors had told her family there was no cure to her mother’s illness, Rendall says they simply ‘refused to believe it.’
She explains her position made her really aware of the fact money could not buy happiness.
She adds: ‘Before everything that’s happened, my life revolved around money. Normal day things I would not have appreciated like having breakfast together, I now really treasure.’
Rendall was home-schooled and now works as an Instagram influencer, getting paid by brands to represent their products
Rendall said her mother’s secondary cancer taught her there were more important things than money in life. Her mother, pictured, has sadly passed away since the show was filmed
Meanwhile, Tony and Diana explain how they were made homeless after moving from London to Leicester when the family member they were living with was evicted.
They explain to Rendall that bailiffs gave them an hour to empty their house before changing the keys.
As a result, Tony had to sell his car, meaning he can no longer work as a delivery driver like he did in London.
Meanwhile, Diana struggles to find work in spite of retraining in business management because she is overqualified to find jobs, but also does not have enough experience in her chosen field to be employable.
The heiress, pictured clutching a pair of £1,000 stilettos, said she tries not to think of the price tags when she’s shopping
During the programme, Rendell says she learned money cannot buy happiness after her mother was diagnosed with incurable cancer
The pair and their two children currently live off Diana’s student loans, receiving about £1,700 a month for all their expenses, and often left with just £200 a month after all their necessary outgoings.
Tony, who says their financial situation is ‘mad tight,’ explains on the programme he is retraining to become a mechanic and dreams of one day opening a chain of garages around Leicester.
Diana, who refuses to stay idle, also took to selling cosmetic through an online company in order to make ends meet, enrolling the help of her daughter Izzy, but admits success was hit and miss.
Rendell expresses her sympathy for Diana, saying: ‘I cant imagine how many people for the whole day searching for a job, so like Diana said, it’s a struggle.’
The heiress says that before her mother’s diagnosis, her whole life revolved around money, and that now she had learned to cherish the little moments
Rendall offers to help Tony and Diana around in the kitchen to prepare their weekly family roast
During her stay with the family, Diana challenges Rendall to buy enough vegetables for a dinner party with her sister and family on just an £11 budget.
But the rich kid confesses she knows nothing about cooking and says she prefers takeaway orders to visits to the market.
A rather clueless Rendall admits the vegetable shopping is the ‘worst part’ of her stay with the Edens, after she struggles to figure out how broccoli is priced and what parsnip look like.
Later, she follows Tony to his mechanics training, and helps the couple care and cook for their children throughout her stay at their house.
The heiress later gets her hands dirty while accompanying Tony on his mechanics training while staying with the Edens
When it comes to say goodbye, the heiress, who offers a karaoke machine to the family as a parting gift, is reduced to tears by a thoughtful letter they’ve written her.
Meanwhile, the Edens say they are pleasantly surprised by Rendall, with Tony revealing: ‘Rendall is a big surprise because she’s so down to earth, she’s a really nice girl.’
‘Thank you for coming and spending time with us. We have loved every second if it and you’re truly amazing,’ the letter reads.
‘Please don’t forget us, we won’t forget you,’ it goes on.
‘PS: sending your mum all your strength and love, and then all our phone numbers.’
In the cab going home, Rendall explains: ‘I always sort of knew I was gonna get emotional at the end but the card topped it off for me. Their words were so genuine it really hit me.’
It is revealed at the end of the programme that Rendall and her mother, who has now passed away have been invited to a Sunday roast at the Edens following the show.
Rich Kids Go Skint airs Wednesday at 9pm on 5Star.