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I’m a millionaire dad on Rich House Poor House – seeing my kid on a rusty council slide was SO weird, she was terrified
A MILLIONAIRE dad takes his two-year-old daughter to a council estate play area in Rich House Poor House, but the young tot refuses to go down the slide.
Barrie Drewitt-Barlow, 50, who appears on Sunday’s episode, uploaded some behind-the-scenes clips and pictures from this time on the Channel 5 show.
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Barrie and ex-partner Tony, who is worth an estimated £175m thanks to their medical company Princeton Consumer Research, made history in 1999 becoming the UK’s first gay dads.
In Sunday’s episode, the wealthy dad can be seen encouraging daughter Valentina to try out a rusty slide in the park, after he swaps lives with a struggling family.
He says: “Get ready! I want to take a picture of you.
“Sit on it.”
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The young girl looks unsure at the “wet slide” and seems reluctant to try it out.
Barrie reassures: “It’s not, do you want me to wipe it?
“She won’t go down it because she thinks it’s too dirty.
“We’ll catch you at the bottom, you won’t get a wet bum.”
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Stylish Valentina decides the slide is not for her, and retreats back down the slide stairs in her leopard print shoes and fluffy-hooded coat.
Barrie adds: “It’s so weird that we are here in this little public thing when we’ve got better than this at home in her own garden.”
On Rich House Poor House, Barrie and fiance Scott, 28, spend a few days ditching their lavish mansion for a tiny home to see “how the other half live.”
The couple, who also have a baby son called Romeo, meet a family who are struggling to make ends meet.
The rich couple then see how they cope living on a tiny budget without their luxurious lifestyle.
Barrie wrote on Instagram: “Rich House Poor House, season 9 Episode 1 will air 21st May 2023!
“You guys do NOT want to miss this episode!
“Lots of surprises and in-depth view into my family life and private life that the cameras have not seen b4!
“You will laugh and may even shed a tear! I will be on a flight when it’s aired so let me know how it went.”
Previously Barrie opened up about how his family celebrate Easter with a £8k bash.
Meanwhile, for Christmas they had an extraordinary £4million blowout in 2022.
It included splashing more than a million quid on his and fiance Scott's baby Romeo, who was treated to a £475,000 Rolls Royce Cullinan to take him to nursery.
He also got a £50,000 bracelet, a wardrobe of designer clothes and a £600,000 home in Manchester, where Barrie is originally from.
Little Valentina received her very own £50,000 playground built for her at the new Grand Designs style £6million mansion Barrie and Scott are building in Essex.
Barrie in 2019, but they still share a home in Florida so they can co-parent their family.
After Saffron and Aspen, they went on to have son Orlando, 18, followed by 11-year-old twins Jasper and Dallas.
Barrie also has son Colin, who is now in his thirties, from a previous relationship.
Sadly, Barrie and Tony split after growing apart, but they still remain committed to one another.
Tony was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2006. They started sleeping in separate bedrooms and their relationship became platonic.
The pair agreed to amicably split, but have continued co-habiting in their 10-bedroom mansion and are supportive of each other's relationships.
Bisexual Scott previously for several months, while working as his assistant.
Scott became his 'shoulder to cry on' when Tony was in hospital during treatment in 2018 and a romance sparked between the pair.
Having got his daughter's blessing, Barrie proposed to Scott on a motor yacht near the Croatian island Hvar in August 2020, while the pair were on holiday with Saffron.
“For the past few years Scott has been under a lot of criticism for being with me," Barrie says.
“People have assumed that he is with me because of the money and that he couldn’t in any way be with me for anything else.
“But we are together because we love each other and he has always wanted to be able to stand on his own two feet.
“This is his way of showing that he can do his own thing.”
Saffron is expecting a baby this year, and Barrie revealed they can’t wait to spoil her.
He said: “I have to admit that we all can't stop buying for Saffron's little girl.
“We are all excited.
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“She will be the most spoiled little girl in the world, she has a wardrobe full of Gucci, Burberry, Versace, Stella McCartney and Dior already.
“So many that she couldn’t possibly even wear them all in the time frame for the age groups bought.”
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