Rich kids who go homeless for three nights with no money or shelter have same realisation

A show which had rich kids experience life on the streets in the UK had them realising the same thing.

Last year, the Department of Housing recorded nearly 12,000 people in the UK as being homeless.

For many of us, we can only imagine how challenging it must be to live on the streets.

A group of rich kids didn't have to imagine this reality - but they were soon able to experience it for a show.

The show, Rich Kids Go Homeless, first aired on Channel 5 in 2019 and - as the title suggests - allowed rich kids experience three nights on the streets to fend for themselves.

In a series of clips from the show shared on X, one man named Kieran Hamiliton said: "I feel like the homeless could do a lot more for themselves. A lot of the homeless are weak minded and lazy.

"But we shouldn't be like that because you're already at rock bottom, you can't get any worse.

"You can only get better, as you may as well keep trying."

Kieran, who'd earned his fortune in the crypto-currency market, ended up sleeping rough near The Strand in London, and was pretty confident he'd able to find a place for the night.

He was later shown being threatened whilst out on the street, as somebody threatened to stab him - at which point, the camera crew were forced to intervene to get him to safety.

Hamiliton later told Manchester Evening News: "It was not pleasant at all. I have been stabbed before so it brought all those memories back for me. I did think my life was in danger."

And heir to a multi-million pound trust fund, Hanif, also echoed similar sentiments, saying on the show: "I think homeless people have given up on life."

And just like Kieran, Hanif ran into some trouble on the streets.

Whilst he was getting advice from a man about where to get a shower, the camera crew overheard a man threatening to stab Hanif.

After meeting a man named George who generously gave Hanif his tent and some food, his opinion on homeless people had changed, as Hanif said: "I said the homeless were lazy and didn't want to get off the streets but that couldn't be further away from the reality.

"George is a man who adds more to his community than people living in houses. The preconceived notion I had was completely wrong."

He later bought George a cart that he needed to make money.

Meanwhile, a third contender named Jay, who referred to his family as 'old money' as a result of his grandfather's £18million net worth, said on the show: "I think people on the streets, they can be lazy.

"More often than not, quite dirty and lacking drive in life."

However, once he was out there, he came to a few realisations after meeting a man named Reese and realising they'd shared similar experiences.

"It doesn't matter that I came from a quite privileged background and it doesn't necessarily matter that he hasn't." he said.

"At the end of the day we've had similar experiences in life and I supposed money doesn't make you impervious to bad things happening to you."

"Spending is almost as much my vice as heroin is Reece's." Jay added. "I love buying stuff that I don't need.

"Maybe I should be less reliant on the national bank of Dad. Maybe I should be a touch more content."