She wouldn't be in such dire financial straits had she not spent the past God Knows however many months, sitting at home on her be-smocked arse, doing Sweet F.A. and spending any spare cash on polka dot dresses from Primark and Zara.
I also feel like she deliberately included those crying shots and "I feel like such a bad mum"-type comments, as bait to encourage their "fans" to come forward with the suggestion of setting up a Patreon or an Amazon wish list. She's been angling to set up something beggy for ages - what better way, than to set one up in response to fans' perceived requests? "We feel awkward about setting this up, guys, and we're only doing this because SO many of you have asked. There's absolutely no pressure on any of you to buy us anything. However, if you would like to do so, we'd ABSOLUTELY LOVE the iCandy…."
We know your game, Sophie. The bulgy owl eyes and whispery voice don't fool us Tattlers!
P.S. I also think she's trying to take advantage of the fact that at the moment, most decent people are going through a phase of wanting to be kind and do a good turn for others. She thinks their fans' collective good turn can be equipping Baybee Brown with everything his feckless parents have failed to secure him.