{"id":117607,"date":"2023-09-07T11:09:20","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T11:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogcamlodipine.com\/?p=117607"},"modified":"2023-09-07T11:09:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T11:09:20","slug":"lottery-winner-who-blew-1-8m-and-lost-marriage-still-had-a-great-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogcamlodipine.com\/world-news\/lottery-winner-who-blew-1-8m-and-lost-marriage-still-had-a-great-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Lottery winner who blew \u00a31.8m and lost marriage still had a great time"},"content":{"rendered":"<li><span>Bookmark<\/span><span><svg class=\"active-svg svg-change-fill\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><\/path><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"svg-bookmark-done\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 22 28\" fill=\"none\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"svg-to-bookmark\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 25 28\" fill=\"none\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span><\/span><\/li>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30883322.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_THP_CHP_120823Slug_0808JPG.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Never miss any of the fun stuff. Get the biggest stories and wackiest takes from the Daily Star, including our special WTF Wednesday email<\/p>\n<h2>Thank you for subscribing!<\/h2>\n<p>Never miss any of the fun stuff. Get the biggest stories and wackiest takes from the Daily Star, including our special WTF Wednesday email<\/p>\n<p>We have more newsletters<\/p>\n<p>A lottery winner who bagged \u00a31.8million 18 years ago has hit out at those who paint her as \u201ctragic\u201d after managing to lose everything.<\/p>\n<p>Lara Griffith won the top price when she was aged 35.<\/p>\n<p>She spent 10 days in Dubai having flown out there with now-ex husband Roger days after winning the prize and bought a salon for \u00a3150,000, 30 second-hand cars and a whopping 15 designer handbags.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: WWE star dubbed &apos;most beautiful and athletic&apos; as fans beg for her to &apos;turn bad&apos;<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The woman from Boston Spa, West Yorkshire, also got a mortgage on a house instead of buying it . . . and now has nothing left.<\/p>\n<p> The 53-year-old said: \u201cIt\u2019s become an overriding narrative that the lotto ruined my life.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30883321.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_THP_CHP_120823Slug_0809JPG.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p> \u201cPeople kept saying I was stupid, pumped full of plastic surgery and needed my kids taken away. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut the fact is, I spent it wisely \u2013 and I had a great time.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>She says she found the experience \u201cshocking\u201d and she couldn\u2019t differentiate between \u201cgood shock and bad shock\u201d. <\/p>\n<p> Lara left her \u00a340,000-a-year job in teaching the following year despite not wanting to, fearing the teachers and students would look at her differently. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30883325.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_IMG_31582jpeg.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30753822.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/2_lottoJPG.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> Lottery winner&apos;s stroke of luck as he scoops \u00a3250k the same day he loses job<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>She worked full-time at the salon she and Roger bought together instead, but claims she didn&apos;t pay herself a salary. <\/p>\n<p>Despite this, she felt \u201cbored\u201d \u2013 and her new job left her feeling \u201cunstimulated\u201d as her passion was in teaching. <\/p>\n<p>Lara claims Roger also threw \u201ca lot of money\u201d into his fledgling music career, dropping thousands to fund a record with his old uni band. He confirmed he spent \u00a325,000. <\/p>\n<p>But, by 2013, the money had run out, and Roger and Lara split. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30883326.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_THP_CHP_120823Slug_0810JPG.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30749102.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/0_MAIN_MYKE.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> Skint dad stopped playing lottery but won share of \u00a31m prize after &apos;praying to butterfly&apos;<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lara said: \u201cEveryone always asks you what it\u2019s like to win the lottery, but it\u2019s not a tangible feeling \u2013 imagine being told you suddenly have two million in the bank. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe went on holiday to Dubai and it was lovely, in the first instance. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe didn\u2019t fritter money away, though \u2013 we flew economy class, the cars were second-hand and we got mortgages on all the houses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The pair had two children together \u2013 Kitty, now 16 and Ruby, now 19, and the mum and her two daughters now live with Lara\u2019s mum Norma, 86, in a four-bedroom house. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30883337.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_f6a76ce2-7026-404f-a6fe-534f802a5e50jpeg.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30742220.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/2_Euromillions-couple-reveal-spending-spree-after-\u00a31m-jackpot-win-from-luxury-hol-to-designer-gear.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> Euromillions couple reveal \u00a31m jackpot spending spree \u2013 from luxury hol to designer gear<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lara says she doesn\u2019t want her daughters to inherit a \u201clegacy\u201d involving her spending \u00a31.8million in lotto winnings. <\/p>\n<p>She added: \u201cI fully hold my hands up and accept my mistakes. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve spent the last 10 years making sure my children have a nice life regardless of that. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut the lottery did not ruin my life.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><b><i><i>For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking<\/i> here.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>National Lottery<\/li>\n<li>Money<\/li>\n<li>Family<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/latest-news\/lottery-winner-who-blew-18m-30883307\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bookmark Never miss any of the fun stuff. 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