Builder who bagged £105m EuroMillions jackpot stored working at no cost after win

A person who received £105million from the EuroMillions labored at no cost after bagging the large sum.

Steve Thompson, a builder from West Sussex, initially didn’t need to hand over his job after receiving the life-changing information in November 2019.

Not solely that, Steve determined to not cost his prospects for the work he was doing on their homes. He mentioned it was so the households may hold the cash and apply it to their Christmas procuring, reported The Sun.

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Steve, who was 42 on the time, was reported to have completed putting in a conservatory for a neighbour in Selsey, West Sussex – however refused fee.

The neighbour, who didn’t need to be named, informed The Sun on the time: “He didn’t charge. It shows he’s a top bloke, a decent man.

“We did not ask him concerning the win as a result of he’s most likely had sufficient of speaking about it. I believe it is fairly good for him to have the ability to work nonetheless as a result of it takes his thoughts off the pressures of what to do with the cash.”

At the time humble dad-of-three Steve, married to Slovakian wife Lenka, said the EuroMillions win had made his life an “emotional rollercoaster”.

He mentioned: “It’s been very stressful. I’m still not sleeping. It’s a lot to take in.” He mentioned going again to work part-time was serving to him cope.

“I feel normal and want to stay that way. I’m trying to finish some jobs before Christmas. I won’t be able to finish them all, but doing what I can. Since then Steve has given up work and moved house but friends claim he is secretly pining for his old life and is missing bantering with his work colleagues while on the job.”

He now spends most of his time taking his canine for a stroll or spending time together with his household at house, a £4.5million property in Kent.

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