Jodie Weston wants son Koa-Zayde to have the best possible Christmas – no matter what the cost
A mum has said goodbye to the cost of living crisis as she gives her toddler a weekly advent calendar of gifts to the tune of £15,000. Jodie Weston is having a very merry Christmas starting in October – and she is not holding back.
While some parents are budgeting for a fancy chocolate calendar, the mum is giving her child an extravagant present every week. This includes a weekend £2,000 weekend at Centre Parcs this month – where the pair enjoyed archery, water slides and electric boating, as well as an annual pass for dino soft play for £450 – which is next week’s treat.
Jodie feels her son, two-year-old Koa-Zayde, deserves the best, no matter the cost. “I have started buying the £15,000 worth of Christmas gifts to spread it across a few months – budget planning I call it,” Jodie, who is a DJ and influencer, said.
“It’s like a weekly advent calendar that starts from late October till Christmas Day. Some of the presents are experiential and a pre Christmas celebration, as I like to start the party from October onwards.
“We have just finished a trip to Centre Parcs where we did archery, built our own teddy bear, water slides, electric boating, built our own den and treasure hunting. In total, it cost £2,000 for the week with accommodation, activities and meals out.
“I’ve also bought my son an annual pass for dino soft play, which cost me £450 alone and which I will be giving him next week.” For November, the pair are heading to Legoland before a visit with Santa himself in December.
Jodie, known for her stints on Channel 5’s Rich Kids Go Skint, Rich Holiday Poor Holiday and BBC’s Eating with My Ex, said: “I have planned a getaway to Legoland for Christmas in November and we will be heading to Lapland in December to meet Mr Father Christmas in person. There will be many other experiences along the way.
“I would love to continue the celebrations into January, as it is the dullest time of the year where everyone is down and dismal – and reinvent Christmas celebrations to start 2026 off on a high.” This isn’t the first time Jodie has splashed the cash on her little boy.
Earlier this year, she admitted to being “broke” after going on £30,000 a year holidays and suffering the strain of the UK’s cost of living crisis. She said at the time: “I’ve had to get creative and think of ways in which I can afford things.
“For example, I’ve created YouTube vlogs in exchange for treatments. And, much to my embarrassment, I’ve had to stop going to The Ivy and instead go to Pizza Express or Zizzi’s.
“Before, I would spend hundreds on a meal, now I look for the restaurants with mid-week deals.” But it seems she’s now back on her feet and ready for a jolly holiday season.