A 20-year-old has resorted to showering at the gym and only eats Pot Noodles as he struggles to pay his bills amid the cost of living crisis. Ashley Goudou works 10-hour shifts seven days a week on £6.81 an hour as he tries to make ends meet.
He lives alone in a one-bedroom flat with his four dogs and four rescue cats. The factory worker has to walk an hour in the dark for his night shift as he cannot afford a pedal bike to get to work.
Ashley lives off Pot Noodles as it’s the cheapest meal he can make. He told the Mirror: "I shower at the gym because I can't afford the gas to wash at home. I always worry at the end of the month if I have enough money to feed the dogs - but I'd rather feed them than myself."