Woman is Obsessed with Looking Like A Celebrity | Spendaholics | Only Human

Meet 23-year-old Roxanne. She’s dedicated her life to dressing like Hollywood royalty. In a less than glamorous receptionist job with the local council, Roxanne earns just £12,000 per year and her cravings for celebrity clobber come at a price. In just two years Roxanne’s clocked up an unfashionable £14,000 debt, more than a whole year’s salary. Roxanne wants to turn her passion for A-list fashion into a new career, but the reality of her debt means she’s stuck in a rut and heading for skid row.

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[AL-zfcm]

I was today years old when I learned that ASOS stands for As Seen On Screen. What

[jeffreylarsen]

I really appreciated the way the show dove into her issues psychologically with overspending, rather than turning her into a shame spectacle.

[simrag]

I don't understand all these shopaholics, they buy designer things, but wear horrible clothing, and have average non stylish rooms, which make all the designer things look cheap

[vandy]

Whoever came up with the personal shopper idea was a genius. She gets the feeling of shopping, but instead of losing money, she makes it. And she seems to be quite good at it too. The swap site too, was genius. And giving her a going out budget. They really wanted to help her, its not just about getting a show for them.

[mariannesavallampi]

Such an unfortunate period in fashion to have bought your designer items...

[BRider]

I absolutely LOVE how outdated this is. Hearing them talk about ‘Hollywood royalty” and then showing peak 2000s Paris Hilton gives me LIFE. The clothes are ridiculous which makes it all the more insane that she’s probably still paying them off today but likely can’t (or really, really shouldn’t) wear them anymore.

[mariannestover]

Jesus the age of this video... it’s obviously 2006-2007. The music, the celebrities, the eyebrows, the cell phones... all of a sudden senior year of high school is a long time ago....

[anotherperson]

That fake awards show was highly unnecessary 😂

[aukeycastle]

19:05 My heart broke. It all made sense. She found identity in trying to be a celebrity to take herself out of the life she was currently living. After her mum passed, she didn't want to be herself anymore with all the pain she was feeling. <3

[AnnaCN]

She lost her mom be kind you guys.
I believe the shopping is a form of dissociation... she’s so sweet I hope she is doing amazing today

[chelseav.]

She's actually a clever and well-spoken young lady with valid reasons behind her issue, I hope she is doing well today.

[MrsTruthTeller]

How do you spend thousands of dollars on expensive clothes and still look so cheap? Seriously, she's wearing Gucci and it still looks like clothes from Walmart.

[CrazyBritTho]

Let’s pretend like we all knew what ASOS stood for

[freya]

I really felt for her when she spoke about losing her mother poor girl xx she’s a beautiful girl - the 2000s fashion did no one a favour lol

[mascara]

I used to shop for fun in my 20's. Then I realized that although a purchase felt exciting, it would probably end up on the floor of my closet one day. Picturing that image made me realize that nothing I bought was going to change my life in some magical way. It was all just "stuff". Also, I started taking pictures of something I wanted to buy instead of immediately buying it, and I was able to not buy the item.

[Ella-bhdn]

okay but this first bag is probably the ugliest bag ive ever seen

[KateDatingCoaching]

Some of the comments are so unkind and mean.

The clothes are irrelevant!!! The grief for her mother is the real issue... The overspending and overeating are related all to do with the grief.
Judging her fashion choices or which celebrity to follow completely misses the point!

This was filmed in 2004 things were cheaper back then. I rented a room for £36 a week back then!

Hope this lady is doing much better

[moobrown]

She's so brave. What a terrible ordeal she's been through losing her mother. Wishing her all the best.

[MithrilMagic]

I completely get where this girl is coming from. I went through frivolous spending when I was younger but when I started doing social work, one of the things I had to do was teach financial literacy and household budgeting for women’s shelters, high schoolers and recovering addicts. I realized how my ridiculous my spending habits were and completely changed things. I really think household budgeting should be taught in school. I notice that a lot of people my age have terrible spending habits.

[PoliteTeeth]

The music. The fashion. The references. I’m back in the early-mid 00’s and 17 again. I hate it lmfaoooo