Lotto wins that cursed marriages – like man who pulled lover on lads’ vacation

They say cash is the basis of all evil – but it surely may be the explanation why relationships collapse.

This can particularly be the case when managing hundreds of thousands of kilos and in current days a couple have been at conflict over a profitable lottery ticket.

Michael Cartlidge and former lover Charlotte Cox purchased the fortunate ticket collectively at a Nisa Local earlier than realising that they had landed a cool £1 million.

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Charlotte paid for the scratchcard in Spalding, Lincolnshire, however Michael mentioned it was his thought within the first place. He expressed his fury after being dumped weeks later.

He vowed to take authorized motion towards Charlotte after saying he was entitled to half of the fortune – claiming she would by no means have gained it with out him.

The father-of-one instructed The Sun: “She said she didn’t have the money to spend on scratchcards, but I said I’d transfer her the money. We were in the shop and I went on my Halifax app.

“I started the transfer, I held it up to show her. You can see me doing this on the shop CCTV… The signal was bad so it didn’t go through at the time in the shop.”

But new National Lottery house owners Allwyn concluded that Charlotte was the rightful claimant to the prize as a result of she paid for it herself.

The probabilities of Michael and Charlotte, 39 and 37, reuniting any time quickly are slim and beneath we take a look at different {couples} who referred to as it quits after banking life-changing cash.

Colin and Christine Weir

While imaging what you’ll do with £1 million is difficult sufficient – deciding how to deal with £161 million is a complete completely different ball sport.

That was the fact dealing with Colin and Christine Weir who gained the colossal jackpot on the EuroMillions in 2011. Colin, from Ayrshire, Scotland, splashed the money at an alarming fee and pumped cash into automobiles, jewelry, property – and even his favorite soccer group, Patrick Thistle.

But his reworked new way of life led to him divorcing his spouse in 2018 – regardless of them having two kids collectively and being married for 38 years.

According to the Daily Mail, they “drifted apart” when Colin spent his free time at soccer whereas Christine most well-liked to go to charity occasions.

At the time, an announcement learn: “It is with deep regret that Chris and Colin Weir confirm they have been living apart for some time and intend to divorce amicably.”

They had been residing in separate mansions for a yr however Colin tragically died in December 2019 from sepsis and an acute kidney harm aged 71.

He had already spent £40 million in simply eight years and after his dying he gave his family and friends one final reward with a luxurious £1 million bash on the Trump Turnberry.

His associates remembered him by eating on lobster, consuming a £340 bottle of champagne and gorging on truffle soup. One of his buddies instructed the Daily Record: “Colin was certain before he died that he wanted to give his pals a great party to remember him by.

“So he booked out one of the biggest rooms at Trump Turnberry Hotel and treated all of his friends to the biggest and grandest party any of us had ever seen. It was amazing.”

Adrian and Gillian Bayford

Adrian and Gillian Bayford have been all smiles once they popped Champagne to have a good time bagging a staggering £148m on the lottery in 2012.

But the grins didn’t final and the big amount of cash brought on a wedge between them – earlier than they parted methods simply 15 months later.

After one other couple, Joe and Jess Thwaite, gained a file £184m jackpot, Gillian spoke to The Sun and warned: “I hope it brings them happiness and they enjoy it.

“But I’d say watch out for everything that goes with it. In hindsight I wish I’d never gone public. It will change their lies and not always for the best. They will find out who their friends are. It’s an eye-opener.”

After splitting with Adrian, Gillian moved from their house in Suffolk and returned to Scotland the place she arrange her personal enterprise earlier than later marrying convicted fraudster Brian Deans.

Adrian in the meantime, who left the connection with half the lotto win, has been unfortunate in love and ended up promoting his mansion the place he had been dumped 4 occasions.

However, in August final yr, The Sun reported that he had been noticed procuring in Tesco along with his new girlfriend – an ambulance employee referred to as Tracy Biles.

Gerry and Lisa Cannings

After getting £32.5million eight years in the past, Gerry and Lisa Cannings instructed the press they might stay as “Mr and Mrs boring and normal”.

But you guessed it – they parted methods in 2020 and so they now reside in separate mansions simply eight miles aside with respective new lovers.

The former academics mentioned the cash wouldn’t “change them” after the large win in 2016 however quite a bit has modified since then.

Gerry is known to be relationship a mum 15 years his junior who’s a dad or mum at a faculty he used to show at. But just some roads away in Lincolnshire his ex-wife is shacked up with a Wolves supporting new accomplice of her personal.

One shut good friend mentioned: “Everyone has tried to make out there was this dramatic split with affairs and things – but it couldn’t be further from the truth. The reality is Gerry and Lisa split and have both happily found new people to move on.

“Gerry isn’t known as a spender so it’s fantastic he’s found someone to help him enjoy all those millions he’s got in the bank.”

Another supply added: “Lisa is enjoying the quiet life with her down-to-earth new man – gardening and going on walks after years of slogging it out as a teacher.”

Gareth and Catherine Bull

Former bricklayer Gareth Bull hit the jackpot with ex-wife Catherine once they have been handed £40.6 million on the Euromillions in 2012.

But simply 4 years later the bloke met a brand new squeeze, bar proprietor Donna Despoerte, throughout a lads’ vacation in Tenerife. According to studies, he gained her over through the use of the road “Google me” when attempting to impress her.

As for his marriage breakdown, a supply mentioned on the time: “The marriage has been doomed for some time. To be fair, it wasn’t the greatest when they hit the jackpot. They felt the massive win may help improve matters. But the curse of the lottery has struck yet again.”

Gareth used his fortune to construct an insane bachelor pad with a pretend lake and three bars in Nottinghamshire and he mentioned the dream house, which took 4 years to finish, helped him cope through the Covid-19 lockdowns.