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Inside tragic story of EuroMillions couple who won £148MILLION before devastating twist
THIS is the tragic story of a EuroMillions couple who scooped £148million before a shocking twist left them devastated.
Adrian and Gillian Bayford, from Dundee, , raked in the in 2012, but in the decade since their lives fell apart.
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Gillian revealed that she after Adrian's winning ticket struck gold in an exclusive interview with The Scottish Sun last year.
She explained that the whirlwind around the big win cost the couple their marriage, which fell apart within two years.
In a tragic twist, the pair separated just 15 months after being announced as winners, though Gillian has since found a new flame.
Reacting to the news that Gloucestershire couple Joe and Jess Thwaite had bagged a UK record £184 million prize last year, Gillian said: "I hope it brings them happiness and they enjoy it.
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"I wish them good luck and I’d just advise them to be sensible. Just remember that some people do have ulterior motives.
"There are some words they’ll need to learn and they’ll find themselves using all the time like ‘No’."
Despite their divorce, Gillian and Adrian split their winnings equally and Gillian moved from their home back to Scotland.
She then started her own property company and enjoys a glam lifestyle.
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But her best pal claimed they started together after the pair had a row over dogs.
She then married to after a lavish ceremony in St Andrews, Fife.
But this week The Sun exclusively revealed how she has kicked out her hubby after he squandered millions from her.
A source said: “He was throwing money about left, right and centre. They could have ended up skint.”
His sprees left Gillian fearful nothing would be left of her share of the EuroMillions jackpot.
An insider told The Sun: “Brian saw Gillian as a cash machine, nothing more.
“She kept throwing money at him to try to make the marriage work.
“She’d think nothing of giving £20,000 if he asked for it.
“But no amount was ever enough and he wanted more and more.
“She probably got out in the nick of time."
Meanwhile Adrian was also unlucky in love following the split.
Adrian - where he was dumped four times - in 2021, making a loss.
However, the couple's misery didn't end their, as their son was left fighting for his life after a horror quad bike accident.
The Sun on Sunday revealed in September 2021 that 13-year-old Cameron had been driven by his sister Amy, 15, in the ground of his dad's lavish mansion while riding the machine.
A friend of Adrian's : "Adrian just feels consumed with guilt.
"He allowed his son and daughter to go out around the estate on those vehicles.
"His daughter is too young to drive on a public road, but as it is a private estate she did not need a licence. The kids were on his watch as they were with him while their mum was in Scotland.
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"The quad bike was bought by Adrian so he could get around the estate. It was one of the ‘boy’s toys’ he bought after his big win."
Thankfully, Cameron is understood to have made a recovery from the accident after being taken out of an induced coma.
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