An insurance worker who freelances as a wedding singer in order to pay his bills finally proposed to his girlfriend of eight years after swapping holidays with millionaire twin brothers who go abroad every month.
‘Proud toyboy’ Gary, 41, from Salford, said that he hadn’t proposed to his 54-year-old ‘soulmate’ Janet because things were ‘financially tough’.
The couple, who have just £157-a-week disposable income between them working for an insurance company, switched holidays with 29-year-old twin brothers Hassan and Hussien, from Leeds, in Channel 5’s Rich Holiday Poor Holiday which airs on Sunday.
The brothers, who have their own cosmetic dental practice, ditched their usual exotic holidays for a working trip to a farm in Pembrokeshire, where they helped rear sheep and cows.
Meanwhile, Gary and Janet jetted off for a luxury £10,000 adventure holiday in Iceland where they went whale spotting and visited active volcanoes.
An insurance worker who freelances as a wedding singer in order to pay his bills finally proposed to his girlfriend of eight years after swapping holidays with millionaire twin brothers who go abroad every month. Gary and Janet are pictured
The couple, who have just £157-a-week disposable income between them working for an insurance company, switched holidays with 29-year-old twin brothers Hassan and Hussien, (pictured) from Leeds, in Channel 5’s Rich Holiday Poor Holiday which airs on Sunday
On their final day, after waking up to a ‘magical’ morning where their hotel was surrounded in snow.
Taking in the fairy tale environment, Gary decides to finally get down on one knee and proposed later that day.
After heading into the five-star hotel’s restaurant, Gary popped the question in front of astonished guests.
As she walked into the room, Gary stopped to propose.
‘Janet, just stop the door and wait there, there’s nothing that’s gonna get in the way, will you marry me?’.
Absolutely delighted, she said yes.
The brothers, who have their own cosmetic dental practice, ditched their usual exotic holidays for a working trip to a farm in Pembrokeshire, where they helped rear sheep and cows
The twins said they became ‘friends for life’ with Farmer Gerald
It comes after the couple said they were concerned about getting married as they couldn’t afford it.
The holiday to Iceland was a huge change for the pair.
As well as working in insurance, Gary, takes gigs as a Michael Buble tribute act across the UK.
He tends to combine his holidays with his gigs to cover the cost of the holiday.
After being sent to Iceland, Janet initially questioned why anyone with money would travel there.
The couple faced their ‘worse nightmare’ after a £700-a-day guide took them on a five-mile, 250 metre climb up a mountain.
‘I’d rather be in a the pub,’ Gary noted.
The holiday to Iceland was a huge change for the pair. Pictured going snowmobling
Later, the pair were taken to see an active volcano, but were more interested in meeting other tourists, saying one was a ‘nice geezer’.
On their trip, Janet also got to live her lifelong dream of going whale watching, where they spotted at 15 metre humpback whale.
Changing her tune from the first day she noted: I can see why people will come here – it is a unique experience,’.
Meanwhile, Hussien and Hassan were sent to work on a farm in Pembrokeshire.
The brothers, who grew up on a council estate in Leeds, had never been to Wales and weren’t fans of the countryside, instead favouring luxury cars and designer clothes.
It comes after the couple said they were concerned about getting married as they couldn’t afford it
Use to the high life, they go on holiday every single month, enjoying skiing in the winter and Balearic islands in the summer.
The pair also have a private chef come to cook for them three times a week.
‘We recently hired a private jet,’ Hassan explains. ‘It was a $60,000 [£48,000] return flight’.
The pair were sent to work with farmer Gerald on his crop and livestock 120-acre farm and camp out in tents.
After the first night, the brothers said it was the ‘worst night sleep they’ve ever had’ and hoped to book a massage when they got back.
While on the farm, they cleaned up muck and made food, joking: ‘Cooking for seven people isn’t my idea of a fun holiday’.
But eventually they came around to loving the idea of farm life, and donated £3000 to Gerald at the end of the week.
Rich Holiday Poor Holiday airs on Sunday at 9pm on Channel 5
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