“Conchita’s Eye-Opening Experience: From Beverly Hills to Antwerp on a Budget”

Conchita and her daughter London actually live in Beverly Hills, but stay in Antwerp for a while. They also have a luxurious accommodation there. However, they will exchange this for a week for the home of mother Jolanda and her daughter Kyana. In addition to the houses, the two families will also live on another income. For example, Conchita and London have to make do with a hundred euros a week. Jolanda and Kyana see so much money for the first time: they can spend two thousand euros this week.

Conchita, who spends her time in America acting, singing and doing business, gets into trouble when she speaks to a friend of Jolanda’s. For example, Conchita finds out that Kyana’s father, Jolanda’s ex-partner, died two years ago. It also becomes clear why Jolanda and her daughter are not so well off. Because of financial problems in the family, they end up in debt restructuring in 2018. For example, they even had to live on fifty euros a week for a while. Conchita is startled when she hears this and breaks down. “I don’t know how to explain it. You almost feel selfish. I go back (…), but she stays in this. It’s really an eye-opener that she just really lives like that,” she says crying. “When people say you can put yourself in someone else’s shoes. No. You can try. You can think or feel about it. But you really can’t imagine it,” she adds.

At the end of the episode, Conchita cries again when Jolanda asks her how she experienced her week. Conchita explains that she found it difficult to accept that Jolanda and her daughter live on only a hundred euros a week. “That was hard for me,” she says, sobbing. “Because you’re also a single mom and you want them [de kinderen, red.] give everything. And you want to be there for them. You want to give them the world.” To encourage Jolanda and her daughter, Conchita decides to surprise her: “I would like to invite you to Beverly Hills.” Jolanda and Kyana are happy with that. “No! That’s really crazy. I really like that. I was really curious about your house. L.A. here we come!“, says Yolanda.

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