This Morning viewers were left feeling a bit peeved after an interview with the Drewitt-Barlows, who controversially revealed that they give their 18-year-old daughter, Saffron, a staggering allowance of £5,000 a month ($6,800).
And that's not even it, as it turns out they also have a further four sons to spoil: Aspen, 18, Orlando, 14, and Jasper and Dallas, who are both seven.
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Barrie Drewitt and Tony Barlow met in 1987, and after being together for just over 10 years became the first gay parents in the UK. Choosing to use a surrogate mother, the two dads welcomed twins Saffron and Aspen to the family.
Together they have a combined wealth of over £40 million ($55 million) from various business ventures, most notably a global medical research company - so it's no surprise just how much the two dads enjoy spoiling their kids, especially daughter Saffron.
During the This Morning interview, the dads mentioned that Saffron spends extortionate amounts on the credit card she was given, listing spends such as '£50,000 ($68,000) in Harrods' and '£2,000 ($2,750) in Selfridges', with dad Tony stating: "Every time the credit card is used, it pings up like a push notification. I get about 30 of them a day."
Phil's face was aghast as the two dads listed off all that she spends, prompting him to ask: "If you've got the money you choose how to spend it. But from the sort of background that you have, do you think your children understand the value of money?"
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To which the Drewitt-Barlow's quickly replied that Saffron has her own business, and that the whole family is appreciative.
They added: "Our kids appreciate what they've got but they also appreciate when they visit their cousins on the council estate that they have to tone it down a bit."
Nice of them to go and visit the council estate once in a while, eh? Jesus.
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When asked if she was spoiled, her two dads nodding in response, Saffron replied: "People think I'm spoiled, and I have been spoiled in the past, but I am very appreciative for what I have."
She then went on to brag about her new business, and the fact she earned well over £6.5m ($8.9m) for selling her items.
The dads and their daughter seemed to completely divide the opinion of viewers, with some left outraged at the amount of money Saffron received, while others simply said they'd do the same if they had the money.
Tony Drewitt-Barlow, however, didn't seem too fazed by the backlash, tweeting: "I don't know why people would be infuriated by our lifestyle. We do nothing but work hard and fight for our family and what we believe in."
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The Drewitt-Barlow family have also said that they are currently working with a production company to make a reality TV show about their life - so you can look forward to that one.
Words: Jade Culver
Topics: uk tv, This Morning, TV and Film, Holly Willoughby, Philip Schofield, UK Entertainment
