A single mother who works tirelessly to support her seven children revealed how she is constantly judged by strangers who assume she claims benefits.

Corrine, 35, who had her eldest daughter as a teenager, runs her own Caribbean takeaway in north London and works 10-hour days, six days a week, to look after her large brood.

To save money the family squeezes into a three-bedroom maisonette, with six of the children sharing two bedrooms. Large family homes in the area rent for £2,000-a-month.

Corrine, who appeared with her family on the Channel 5 documentary Big Family Values: More Kids than Cash, would be eligible for Child Tax Credit for her children aged under 16, but the show did not elaborate on what if any state benefits she claims.

Proud: Single mother Corrine, 35, far right, lives with her seven children aged between one and 18 in a three-bedroom maisonette in north London and works hard to support her family

Modest: To save money the family squeeze into a three bedroom flat, pictured, with six of the children sharing two bedrooms. Large family homes in the area rent for £2,000-a-month

Close: Corrine and her children, pictured in the living room, share a close relationship despite living in such close quarters. She relies on her eldest daughters for help caring for her children

Despite Corrine's hard work, the business is struggling and the cost of such a large family means she has maxed out three credit cards and is some £35,000 in debt.

Speaking on Channel 5's Big Family Values: More Kids Than Cash, Corrine explained how she is often 'put in a box' because of the number of children she has.

'[They think] "are they on benefits? Are they scrounging? Are they doing this?" You're put into a box. So for me, I want to show my kids is get up go to work, earn your keep - you'll be rewarded at the end.'

The family is one of three featured on the first episode of the documentary series, which reveals just how much work goes into bringing up large broods.

Space saving: Corrine revealed how she paid thousands of pounds to install 'floating' bunk beds (like the orange one pictured) that fold away into the wall when not in use in order to make sure all of her children had somewhere to sleep. Three share this small bedroom

Morning rush: In the mornings, the seven children and Corrine queue to use the maisonette's single bathroom. Pictured, the family all pile into the kitchen before heading out the door

Overwhelmed: Corrine revealed how she is roughly £3,500 in debt, triple the national average

British families spend an average of £100-a-month on clothes. But Corrine spends between £250 and £400, depending on what her children need.

The mother-of-seven also spends around £800-a-month on food.

She also revealed how she needed to splash out on £3,500 'floating' bunk beds that fold into the wall in her children's bedrooms, in order to make sure they could all fit.

Corrine had her first child, Corrise, 18, when she was a teenager but still completed her A-levels and received a degree.

She went on to found a Caribbean takeaway near their home but the business is struggling and now only just breaks even.

Working hard: Corrine sweeps the floor of the Caribbean takeaway she owns near her house

Struggling: The business, centre, has suffered a downturn in the number of customers

To save money Corrine recently let go of most of the staff she employed at the takeaway, meaning she often works from the afternoon late into the night.

And like many working parents she finds herself struggling to juggle work with family time. 'It's trying to find that whole balance,' she said. 'Especially in my case because I have seven kids.'

Her hard work does not go unnoticed by her children. In one touching moment Corrise said: 'She's brought us up to have respect and to work hard.'

Big Family Values: More Kids Than Cash airs Wednesdays at 9pm on Channel 5