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One mum has revealed how she plans to take the stress out of Christmas by charging her family to eat, including the kids.

Carla Bellucci, 44, is offering a luxurious four-course meal for the whopping price of £250 each to dine at hers on Christmas Day.

While the move has caused upset within the family, the former glamour model, from Herts, has said the kids can "go elsewhere if they don't like it".

This isn’t the first time Carla has charged guests to her Christmas dinner, last year she demanded £200 per person and this time around the price is up £50 and children, including her own, will need to pay up, too.

Tanisha, 20, and Jayden, 19, have been left "highly disappointed" by the decision. "They are not the best pleased with me right now," Carla, from Herts, told reporters.

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"But they have no choice. If they want to have a family Christmas, then they need to pay me.

"I'm not letting them, or anyone, take me for a ride. I can't be bothered dealing with freeloaders anymore; especially at Christmas when it's such an expensive time."

Carla is planning on having 10 guests at hers for the festive feast; which includes family and friends. She will be serving prawn cocktail as a starter with pickled cucumber.

For the main event, it's short ribs, wild mushroom Yorkshire puddings, sizzled sprouts and rosemary scalloped potatoes. And for dessert, she's keeping it simple with Christmas pudding.

There will be canapés upon arrival and free-flowing champagne. But when it hits 8pm, everyone needs to be out the door and that includes Tanisha and Jayden.

She said: "They don't live here anymore, so they count as guests this year. I can tell they're not happy, but it is what it is.

"I'm not a charity case, I've got to make and save money too. If I've got to prep, cook and put all the food on the table, it's essentially a bargain for them."

Should Tanisha and Jayden wish to stay the night, though, she'll be charging them an extra £80 each. Carla added: "If I could charge more, like a grand, then I would.

"When I suggested this to my family, they were quite enraged with me. They need to get a life and should be grateful I'm taking the stress off them."