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Nika Shakhnazarova

LadBaby mum Roxanne Hoyle sobs as she donates entire week's groceries to food bank

The LadBaby mum has generously donated an entire week's worth of groceries to her local food bank.

Roxanne Hoyle was reduced to tears as she recalled a time when she struggled to make ends meet to feed her family.

Now an internet sensation, Roxanne happily did her part to give back to the community after she recalled being 70p short at the till for a weekly food shop, when her budget was £20.

The star shared a touching video on YouTube in which she shared her past experience of when money was really tight after she fell pregnant.

Taking to Instagram on Mother's Day, Roxanne said she wanted to help those struggling now that she is more comfortable.

LadBaby mum Roxanne Hoyle donated an entire week's worth of groceries to her local food bank (Instagram)

"“I read messages from you every single day and I won’t stop talking about food banks or using my channel to try and make a difference," she wrote.

“I’m donating a food shop this week to my local food bank.

“If anyone else can spare anything at all, maybe some baby milk, nappies or women’s hygiene products, it really can go a long way to someone in need."

Roxanne added that these situations can happen to anyone, so it's important to be there for those who need help now.

LadBaby mum shared an emotional post on Mother's Day (Instagram)

“None of us know when someone close to us might be in a situation where they need support so let’s do what we can to be there for each other.”

"I’m dedicating my Mother’s Day post to all the mums out there in the struggle," she went on.

"Those who have to travel to food banks every week just to put food on the table, those who have to budget every single penny they earn just to feed their kids, those who work long and tiring hours to make ends meet, those who are our nations heroes and healthcare professionals, and those who just have to get themselves out of bed every single day without a break, love or the appreciation they deserve... this is for ALL of you!"

Roxanne last year shared her experience at the supermarket shortly after learning she was pregnant.

She previously shared how she once was 70p short during a food shop (LadBaby/Youtube)

During one food shopping trip she realised the total bill came to £20.70, and she was just 70p short.

She said in the video: "I always will go back to a point in our lives when me and Mark had to go on a budget.

"Me and Mark decided to become parents and we went down to single parent income. There was a budget every week after all the bills and everything that life costs and we had £20 per week to buy food.

"This particular day we went to the supermarket and we had £20, we had the nappies, we had shower gel, pasta, just the basic things you need. I remember getting to the checkout.

"The lady put it all through and she was like, 'that's £20.70'. I was just like, 'oh my God'. It was sheer panic. I had £20 exactly."

The family has since become an internet sensation (ladbabyofficial/Instagram)

She went on: "I will never forget the person at the back. I come and put the nappies and baby wipes back. I was like we will have to go without.

"There was this guy and he said, 'are you OK?' He literally went 'here you go' and gave me a quid. You want to give your kids everything and at the time I just wanted to hug him."

She added: "I will never forget how that felt as a mum. I never want anyone to be sitting at that dinner table saying, they're eating, but they have nothing in front of them.

"People can judge but I don't want people to feel embarrassed by that."

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