Gilda

However, Gilda says her children and grandchildren "want for nothing" and enjoy gadgets and holidays abroad, in contrast with her own austere upbringing, while spending time and money on a stereotypical cruise would be her "worst nightmare".

Gilda says David was the victim of ageism and was targeted along with a group of colleagues also aged over 50 because the company wanted younger and cheaper workers "at the expense of experience".

Gilda and David moved into a small flat when they married in 1974 and their daughter Linda was born a few years later, followed by their son Graeme.

This is in stark contrast to Gilda's own childhood, where any school holidays were spent working on the family dairy farm, and "we brought ourselves up, really".

Gilda is also not a fan of how hard her children are having to work to stay financially afloat, and with her son Graeme being a self-employed garage owner, "from time to time we have to help him out".