Growing Up a a Gypsy Kid | Gypsy Kids | OMG Weddings

With unprecedented access to children within the Gypsy and Traveller community; this three part documentary series explores their world, through their eyes.
These children revel in the freedom of a gypsy childhood while facing prejudice and even eviction from an early age. Demonstrating maturity beyond their years, they offer an insight into one of the most marginalised yet resilient communities in the UK
13 year old Sylvanna is part English Traveller and dreams of becoming a model, “I am quite different to many travellers. They have got some of the old fashioned ways...they believe in just staying home, helping and clean and the men go out. I believe women are about as equal as men.” Determined to succeed and provide for her family she must first go through the ruthless casting process. When faced with the decision “£10,000 to cut your hair” Sylvanna shows commendable resilience as she proves her Gypsy identity is not for sale.
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[@graceroxburgh8891]

The first boy is extremely wellspoken ❤ so intelligent, an asset to his parents ,God bless

[@vickiwaatti1076]

My cousin married a Gypsy here in the states. They have been married for over 10 years and have 4 kids. Her in-laws still call her a Gorger. She seems really happy in her marriage. She knew all her life that she just wanted to be a stay at home mom. Her husband is a hard worker and they are NOT on any kind of assistance.

[@Urfavvv_1234]

Beautiful story but what else is she? The in laws call her a gorger because that’s what she is. Just because she married a gypsy doesn’t mean she is one

[@Demetri450]

And?

[@laurelbony]

US Gypsies are not the same as the ones in the UK I can promise that

[@user-li2wc3du3e]

@@laurelbony where are u from

[@StaceyMcgill-gm5yz]

Paddy is such a nice man and you can see how well he loves his family and his little grandaughter is a beautiful kid I was happy when he won big brother he's a great man 😊

[@lailaayan306]

💯 😊

[@butterflypiss696]

Soooo beautiful🥺🥲💖💞🙏💘

[@olivialowry1659]

I feel bad for Oliver. As someone with ADHD I am almost certain he has the same. You can see it in him. His hyperfocus and special interest is his horses. He talks of not being able to concentrate and the part with the tutor shows that. If he had the proper support from SEN teams he could get everything he needed maths and English wise to allow him to be a farrier. It’s just that support that’s missing.

[@eringemini7091]

Usually these episodes are from several years ago It would be interesting to know how all these Kids are doing now.

[@sherryfrische4391]

I was thinking the same thing about little red head. She said she wanted to work doing peoples hair. Well you need to be able to read and do math if you wanna to any bleaching or coloring.

[@carolesigrist3780]

@@sherryfrische4391they learn the basics before leaving school at 11

[@GenaF]

@@sherryfrische4391aww yes she is Paddys granddaughter.

[@Equilibrium123]

Most are in jail and they all have criminal records. It's a never ending cycle.

[@infinitelimitlesslightx5437]

​@@Equilibrium123 Is that actually true or are you just saying that?

[@chakkachewy8905]

Margaret little voice is just too cute.

[@catgrrrl5666]

I can't say anything bad about this.. always thought I would be better off being a gypsy. I admire a lot about them. It would be nice to have so much commity in this day and age which we are truly missing ❤

[@Eros.n.pippins]

Well, theres some very ..questionable care regarding the horses

[@carrieanthony5883]

Savannah reminds me of Tyra banks. She is absolutely beautiful.❤❤❤

[@noraoros9974]

Yeah, if she had a baby with Shakira.

[@Blackcatcasper28]

it's actually so refreshing to see positive comments on one these type of videos

[@bethgray6484]

Oliver is 100% adhd

[@Lily-may-cv8nf]

Don't be mean😢

[@-Jjuuliieenn-]

@@Lily-may-cv8nfit’s not mean to notice traits or symptoms of something? Saying someone might have ADHD or any other disorder is bad as long as you don’t mean it with ill intent.

[@idjitslover6738]

@@Lily-may-cv8nfthat’s not mean?? u js don’t like disabled ppl

[@emilyirvine152]

the poor horses 😢😢

[@Thereaava]

Right the horse is not comfortable and he’s to big for those horses and much more!?

[@Everyday._.mia90]

It so sad horses don't deserve that cruelty that not what God made them for.❤️‍🩹🫶

[@apriltingey8610]

I’m a gypsy and I don’t really treat the horse like that 😢 😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@stacyrect143]

That kid has zero horsemanship skills. Poor animals.

[@noraoros9974]

I’m American. With that being said, I have never, seen met a child as mature, and resilient, as these kids. They are well spoken, brave, goal oriented, and hard working. I think they are all, Absolutely Brilliant ! ❤from Novelty, Ohio.

[@Hanna-yf9rh]

and most of them are theives and grow up to be in prison

[@az639]

Most of them are also petty thieves who will be in and out of prison their whole life living on peoples tax money and ruining the lives of the peole who live next to them.

[@Demetri450]

When he said he doesn't want to sit inside with xbox; your eyes go cross.

[@DeniseF]

Margaret is adorable 😊

[@thewitchsfamiliar]

I am not going to lie, I hope that Margaret listened to Paddy. He gave her some sage advice.

[@mikaelasmith3544]

Poor horses, 😢pulling on their mouths with no respect punk kids!

[@coryparni3620]

Dinlo

[@billywatts4689]

​@@coryparni3620what's that in human?

[@coryparni3620]

@@billywatts4689 you wouldn't understand

[@billywatts4689]

@@coryparni3620 I don't speak ape so no

[@gracienaylor]

@@coryparni3620😂😂

[@georgekemp6431]

Wonder how the cable drum that kids kicking about in the thumbnail found its way on a site 🤔...

[@Demetri450]

There are a lot of inconsistencies and contradictions in the traveler / gypsy life. Every one is different but yet so many us have not figured that out.

[@lifestylewniamhh]

I’m honestly surprised at how bright margret was.Very independent!

[@Midnight.On.Paws.OFFICIAL]

He isn’t a jockey, I rode for 5 yrs and I’m not being rude but that is the worst form I’ve seen

[@idjitslover6738]

it’s cuz he’s to big for te horse. he’s compensating for dat

[@carlabettles-theenergyroom2079]

He might not be at school but he is definitely being educated. There are many routes to employment.

[@paulabiddulph9961]

I know a man that lost his eyesight from a traveler horse . It ran into his car and went through the windscreen. They don't look after their so called loved animals. 😢

[@maryleung1425]

Sad...did the traveller's take proper care of the blind guy ...

[@paulabiddulph9961]

@@maryleung1425 no , they don't have insurance and nobody took responsibility of the horse . Very sad

[@billywatts4689]

They are disgusting excuses for people

[@billywatts4689]

@@user-li2wc3du3e Oh please don't report me to Jewtube

[@flop8514]

@@user-li2wc3du3eracism lmaooo… yeh it’s rude but that’s classism

[@Demetri450]

Our ways, their ways. We need to listen to ourselves

[@sc-on3jp]

Margaret is the best big sister to Susan ❤god love them

[@PMcnab]

Look at us bums doing what we told, They got something right. Wish I could go back raise my kids this way. Xx

[@PMcnab]

@DonnellOkafor-pd7yn ur point?

[@cazzacakes]

they most definitely have the right way!

[@jennifermenth-pavel1260]

I would love to see a video about the success of gypsy/traveler marriages. So many of the children speak with such confidence about their roles in the family and marriage I'm curious about the divorce rates. Something tells me their marriages are more successful.

[@niccard3101]

Divorce is frowned upon and due to leaving school at 11 with no real education it's hard for women to support themselves if they leave. Which is why so many of them stay in abusive marriages, no where to go and shamed if you do. Also a life of bullying and abuse if any of these kids grows up to be gay. These vids show it through rose tinted glasses.

[@oligorman999]

I he your channel is the best video in the world 🌎🌎🌎 My name is Ollie You are the best Gypsy family in world 🌎🌎🌎 I like you very cool kids

[@sherrypaproski9564]

The gypsies are similar to some other cultures the Amish they only go to school to the 8th grade Where as the gypsies girls go to school until they are 11 and the boys quit early and go work with their dads but I think they should make sure they can read or at least read at home and basic math if they at least have that they could go and be a doctor a veterinarian or even a nurse you can only take being pretty so far in life . I would be friends with them if they wanted to be friends with me

[@nydutch1609]

These bums are nothing like the Amish. This video was obviously made and carefully to change their image. They are transients.

[@Demetri450]

We need to listen to ourselves when we talk about culture, tradition, etc... it can be a part of you, define parts of you but it should never limit you.

[@kathleenschoultz]

I still dont understand. Can someone explain what is a traveller? They seem to go to public school and do normal things.

[@insertcreativehandle]

Traditionally travellers didn’t have a stable location so police would basically kick them off the land they stayed on. Now they have land so they don’t have to move on so much. They still follow the lifestyle, values and traditions etc. from when they had to travel around but with a more stable location

[@97page97]

Did Savannah get to be a model, anyone have any updates?

[@littlelizzi3135]

Gypsy or not, what is the point of having a baby car seat if you're not going to strap them into it.

[@EstelSturniolo4life]

35:27 she can't say lipstick it's so cute❤

[@crybuny]

I feel a bit bad for the horses

[@LouiseTopF]

Amazing traditional families beautiful

[@Unknowingly545]

Teacher's punush the smelliest child even if they didn't start it remember that, i was 10 and i got into a fight with a 15 year old boy, he started it by trowing he scraps of bread at me and laughing about it so i threw my drink at him and the Teacher's put me in detention, nothing happend to the other boy just got a warning not to do it again, and because I defened myself the school thought it be best to punish me. I ened up leaving school at 16 and never went back.

[@suzannehaigh4281]

I am part of an "ethnic minority", as I do not stand above 5 feet. What about my rights?

[@tawnywitch]

You don't need to cut your hair to get modelling jobs, my son had shoulder length hair and he went to shoot having been chosen by the casting director, the photographer said he wanted to trim his hair, we refused and I said why did you choose him if you don't like his look ?If he'd had it cut for that one shoot it would have made him less adaptable for modern or period pieces, he acted as well, he still did the shoot, stick to your guns, your hair is your culture and stylists can adapt to you.Good luck with the modelling, you are stunning.

[@Isaak1030]

hair literally grows back like what is she talking about

[@samjamc85]

poor horses

[@TheFailedExplorer]

I saw your bath do 250kph on the highway mate

[@Leah-horses]

MY FAV IS OLIVER HOPE HE GETS HIS DREAM JOB

[@paigeorlandini]

Oliver can coming shoeing in NZ, no qualifications required 🙈

[@pauljones8218]

he will prob end up in jail as a lot of them do you fighting stealing doing damage to all kinds of things thats how a lot of the males go

[@ember18]

1 min ago is crazy

[@CDsLayS]

2 minutes here

[@robindunning2046]

Tbh the lady who made it said something sensible which was travellers women are doing all sorts of things to make money for their families. We need to stop putting ourselves in these outdated categories. We are all human beings at the end of the day and anyone can do anything and that is it

[@Freya-k7c]

The rains are annoying me

[@nikkirutland9814]

Love little Margaret and think Sylvanna is very beautiful ....not a fan of Appleby horse fair, at least one possibly 2 horses died there this year due to over whipping and overwork....🐎

[@gracetheskewbaldpony]

The riding ..

[@Leah-horses]

I noticed

[@ryanfoxley6756]

Gypsies are hero’s to this earth I’ve known many of them! Skilled labourers and workers hard workers and do better job than you or me that’s for sure

[@667neighborofdabeast]

A lot of people’s driveways beg to differ lol

[@az639]

Most of them are also petty thieves who will be in and out of prison their whole life living on peoples tax money and ruining the lives of the peole who live next to them.

[@kaylamccrone7440]

@@az639your stereotyping them but if you properly get to know them they are Lovley ppl who will protect anyone they love

[@StayPositiveNoMatterWhatx]

❤❤❤

[@Godfirst201]

Jesus loves you so much ❤

[@Demetri450]

If you sell things to make money; that is a job!

[@CDsLayS]

Thats what i said about 2 minutes

[@TGardner-oq4vv]

I dunno why that modeling agent can’t get it through her head Savanna’s hair is a very basic Traveler cultural value. Would she be asking a Muslim female to remove her hijab? Or an observant Jew to remove her covering? I think not, that wouldn’t be respectful of their culture. I hope Savanna learns to forcefully advocate for recognition of her culture.

[@aideenodoherty9539]

1:38 ummmmm....

[@Aight__4]

Oh im so glad i can read and write 😭 im glad i graduated. I have mental disability and i lowkey can fo better than these people no offense

[@dy9278]

Is the aspiring models Mom making babies with a deceased husband?

[@aananimity]

I don't think so. I didn't hear that her father wasn't around.

[@suzie_lovescats]

She must of remarried 🤔

[@DeniseF]

@@aananimityshe said he died

[@efolinsky]

You don’t need a husband to have a baby

[@dy9278]

@efolinsky You may not, but the baby needs a Dad.

[@user-xd9de9cb5h]

Savanna family are more like Gorgas like going with a different race like the kids fathers

[@LillyJones-je8yg]

Models do NOT make good money. Glad she wants to be a model if she’s passionate about it but she should not do it to hope she makes lots of money

[@daisysummer514]

She’s incredibly stunning and might make a bit!

[@LillyJones-je8yg]

@@daisysummer514 oh absolutely she is gorgeous, it’s not that she won’t get lots of work. I can’t guarantee how successful she will be in her modelling career because in addition to looks it also comes down to her presence on camera and on runways. Modelling takes a lot of skill and we can’t determine whether or not she has those skills just from seeing her face. That being said, even if she does end up getting lots of work as a model (which she very well may) the modelling industry just doesn’t pay their models well at all. So even if she manages to get lots of work, a lot of those jobs won’t pay very well

[@SarahPalmer-e2k]

@@LillyJones-je8ygI can’t imagine models getting paid less than a minimum wage jobs. If she isn’t going to stay in school, modeling may be a better route than getting married young like a lot of these young women do.

[@LillyJones-je8yg]

@@SarahPalmer-e2k as someone in the industry I guarantee you that is what it is. A lot of the time they don’t pay you at all, just letting you keep the clothes instead, this even applies with big name brands like Gucci and Prada. There is money in commercial modelling but that has very little to do with your appearance

[@Demetri450]

They have no sense of reality to compare there current situation to. This is not about being old-fashioned; because it's a excuse.

[@user-xd9de9cb5h]

Ive seen so mutch more prettier natural looking girls than savana hers is all makeup

[@feralpossum4389]

What makeup? Some mascara and eyebrows? She’s so pretty

[@daisysummer514]

She’s incredible looking

[@thedevil1667]

These arent gyspies these are english

[@grapeznet]

They are romani gypsies

[@HarleyQwynn2013]

My dad gave me the key to his sports car, a list of bills to pay, and a big wad of money, when I was 13.🤷🏽‍♀️😕🎭