'I won £39million on lottery and made bizarre first purchase – here’s my warning to others who win big'
"It was nothing truly extravagant," he told The Sun Online. "I wanted to buy a house - I wanted a home. I've lived in the same apartment since 2002."and I happen to live in it."
Then there was an art collection and of course a film about himself - self-funded using his winnings. The musical extravaganza does a deep dive into his life and his rags-to-riches story featuring all of his real friends and family who spared no hard truths.Very soon after his windfall, he went to see an English musical on Broadway called "Spend Spend Spend" that followed the epic tail of a a cake factory worker turned lottery winning woman who blew it all champagne, booze and cars.
"First thing you need is a tax attorney and a good accountant and a book keeper because you will have to keep track of that," he told PIX11 last October.The money-conscious millionaire took extra steps to ensure he wouldn't blow his jackpot. "Let's see, do I want to exercise and train with my vocal coach or do I want to go to Rome and buy shoes.The pandemic-era lockdowns helped to re-awaken some of this his old passions "that I had lost".
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