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Jane McDonald viewers slam luxury holiday that 'would cost a normal family about 15 grand'

Some viewers of Jane McDonald’s new Channel 5 series took to Twitter to criticise the show’s latest episode.

The Wakefield singer and presenter has been the face of several holiday series on Channel 5, which follow her travels to different parts of the globe. The first episode of her new series, Holidaying With Jane McDonald: Florida, saw Jane take a trip to Orlando.

But as the host travelled to Florida by business class and received an instant upgrade to the penthouse suite when she arrived at her hotel, some tuning in were critical that the luxury upgrades were unrealistic to the average viewer, reports Yorkshire Live.

Natalie Booth tweeted: “It's ok showing us holidays to Florida #janemcdonald but not everyone gets to jump queues in the Airport, get free flight upgrades to business class & penthouse suites. How's about showing us the poor mans holiday next time, y'know, the realistic one?”

@kylesew112 said: "Let's show the poor people what they can't afford in this big penthouse xxx #holidayingwithjanemcdonald".

Kev Cressey tweeted: “Does channel 5 realise that this holiday would cost the ‘normal family’ about 15 grand !”.

@cirencester5 added: "Much as i love JaneMcdonald with her common as muck attitude she no way leads a normal life #holidayingwithjanemcdonald".

The episode followed Jane as she learned to kayak on one of the state’s rivers, encouraging her audience to travel solo in order to meet new people.

Day two of the trip saw Jane stop by Orlando’s most famous attraction, Walt Disney World. The visit saw the presenter visiting the Star Wars bar and taking a selfie with Mickey Mouse.

Before the episode came to a close Jane also had a “girl’s night” featuring a three-course meal and a cabaret show, and had the “once in a lifetime opportunity” of visiting Manatees, or Sea Cows, in Kings Bay.

Holidaying with Jane McDonald: Florida airs every Sunday at 9pm.

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