{"id":196,"date":"2019-10-24T17:31:01","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T16:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/?p=63470"},"modified":"2025-02-07T17:05:52","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T17:05:52","slug":"rich-house-poor-house-meet-rob-jones-hes-also-on-come-dine-with-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2019\/10\/24\/rich-house-poor-house-meet-rob-jones-hes-also-on-come-dine-with-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Rich House Poor House: Meet Rob Jones &#8211; he&#8217;s also on Come Dine with Me!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/channel-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Channel 5<\/span><\/a> life-swap series exploring the nation&#8217;s wealth disparity is back for its fifth series.<\/p>\n<p>Rich House, Poor House focusses on two families each episode, from very different background, who swap everything about their lives for a week-long experiment. It&#8217;s understandably quite an eye-opener for the participating families!<\/p>\n<p>In episode 4 (Thursday, October 24th), viewers were introduced to Rob Jones, who caused a bit of a comeuppance on the show for his criticisms of the less well-off family.<\/p>\n<p>So, who is Rob Jones? How is he so successful?<\/p>\n<h3>Meet Rob from Rich House, Poor House<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/tag\/rob-jones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Rob Jones<\/span><\/a> is a 54-year-old self-made businessman from Ascot, Berkshire. He made his millions selling cars and then investing in properties.<\/p>\n<p>Rob now lives in a 12-bedroom house with his wife Michelle and two sons, Charlie (17) and Archie (12).<\/p>\n<p>The Jones family live a life of privilege in their \u00a35million Ascot home which they like to call &#8216;Woodstock&#8217;, so far removed from the one they swap with in the episode of Rich House, Poor House.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/channel-5\/we-found-rich-house-poor-house-besties-geeta-and-harriet-on-instagram\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SEE ALSO<\/a>:<\/strong><\/span> We found Rich House, Poor House besties Geeta and Harriet on Instagram!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Rob Jones: Career bio<\/h3>\n<p>Rob found his feet after he decided to leave school at the age of 16, as he started living out of a caravan and selling luxury cars on the side to make money. His savings went back into the business of car dealing and buying up garages.<\/p>\n<p>Now, he runs a business, using three of his properties for events, weddings and even hen parties.<\/p>\n<p>His Victorian guest house has had the likes of Robbie Williams and Samuel L. Jackson stay, as it has its own heliport for ultra-privacy. Celebs can get in and out of the property away from the prying eye of the paparazzi!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/channel-5\/rich-house-poor-house\/rich-house-poor-house-who-is-matt-donovan-artist-trades-lives-on-channel-5-series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">READ MORE<\/a>:<\/strong><\/span> Rich House, Poor House: Who is Matt Donovan? Artist swaps lives on Channel 5 series!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Rob&#8217;s Come Dine with Me appearance<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/channel-5\/rich-house-poor-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Rich House, Poor House<\/span><\/a> is not the first time Rob has appeared on our screens.<\/p>\n<p>Back in 2017, he starred in an episode of Channel 4&#8217;s hit cooking competition Come Dine with Me! Woodstock was the chosen venue for Rob&#8217;s dinner party and so if you&#8217;ve seen the episode before, you might recognise the palatial Ascot mansion.<\/p>\n<p>He was a real hit with both the viewers and the other contestants, as Rob took home the prize!<\/p>\n<p>But, as the millionaire did not need the cash prize himself, he gave it to his friend Tim Clare (58) to enjoy his dream holiday.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/stevebethere\/status\/890978830248280064<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>WATCH RICH HOUSE, POOR HOUSE SERIES 5 ON CHANNEL 5 THURSDAYS AT 9 PM\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\">SUBSCRIBE AND READ THE NEW REALITY TITBIT MAGAZINE <a href=\"http:\/\/flipboard.com\/@RealityTitibit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HERE<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Channel 5 life-swap series exploring the nation&#8217;s wealth disparity is back for its fifth series. Rich House, Poor House focusses on two families each episode, from very different background, who swap everything about their lives for a week-long experiment. It&#8217;s understandably quite an eye-opener for the participating families! In episode 4 (Thursday, October 24th), viewers [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":249734242,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1358],"tags":[1441],"class_list":["post-196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-channel-5"],"acf":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/realityshrine\/2019\/10\/24\/rich-house-poor-house-meet-rob-jones-hes-also-on-come-dine-with-me\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Rich House Poor House: Meet Rob Jones &#8211; he&#8217;s also on Come Dine with Me!","url":"http:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2019\/10\/24\/rich-house-poor-house-meet-rob-jones-hes-also-on-come-dine-with-me\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2019\/10\/24\/rich-house-poor-house-meet-rob-jones-hes-also-on-come-dine-with-me\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":""},"articleSection":"News","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eve Edwards"}],"creator":["Eve Edwards"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Reality Shrine","logo":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cropped-mX3_1x3z.png"},"keywords":["channel 5"],"dateCreated":"2019-10-24T16:31:01Z","datePublished":"2019-10-24T16:31:01Z","dateModified":"2025-02-07T17:05:52Z"},"rendered":"<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"wp-parsely-metadata\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"headline\":\"Rich House Poor House: Meet Rob Jones &#8211; he&#8217;s also on Come Dine with Me!\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/thetab.com\\\/realityshrine\\\/2019\\\/10\\\/24\\\/rich-house-poor-house-meet-rob-jones-hes-also-on-come-dine-with-me\\\/\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/thetab.com\\\/realityshrine\\\/2019\\\/10\\\/24\\\/rich-house-poor-house-meet-rob-jones-hes-also-on-come-dine-with-me\\\/\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"\"},\"articleSection\":\"News\",\"author\":[{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Eve Edwards\"}],\"creator\":[\"Eve Edwards\"],\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"Reality Shrine\",\"logo\":\"https:\\\/\\\/realitytvshrine.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/cropped-mX3_1x3z.png\"},\"keywords\":[\"channel 5\"],\"dateCreated\":\"2019-10-24T16:31:01Z\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-10-24T16:31:01Z\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-02-07T17:05:52Z\"}<\/script>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/realitytvshrine.com\/p.js"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/249734242"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9047,"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196\/revisions\/9047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}