TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG
I was Britain’s youngest ever Lottery winner at 16 – but there is a warning I’d give to anyone buying a ticket
BRITAIN'S youngest National Lottery winner who blew nearly £2m on drugs and boob jobs has issued a warning to people hoping to emulate her.
Callie Rogers, 34, was just 16 when she hit the jackpot in 2003 and won £1.8m.
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She blew thousands on wild parties, three breast enhancement procedures and drugs. Callie spent another £300,000 on designer clothes.
The former £3.60-an-hour checkout worker later described the win as a “curse” which drove her to consider suicide.
Callie, who later turned her life around, issued a stark warning to anyone hoping to win the lottery.
She said: "You’re only 16, with all that responsibility. At that age, you can get the best advice ever but you’re not in a position to listen.
"I was too young. Overnight I went from carefree child to adult.”
Callie squandered the money she won back in 2003 and ended up reliant on Universal Credit after her life slowly spiralled out of control.
The mum, from Cumbria, was involved in a car crash while on cocaine.
She had to be pepper-sprayed by cops and was given a driving ban.
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In 2018 Callie suffered broken ribs, smashed teeth, concussion and permanent damage to her sight after she was attacked by two women on a night out.
But after going back to school, she later secured a place at the University of Central Lancashire to train to become a nurse.
Now older and wiser, she called on lottery bosses to raise the age limit to 18.
Despite her issues over the years Callie did not regret winning the cash.
She said: "We all make mistakes in life and I made some when I was young and naïve but winning the lottery was a big part of becoming the person I am today and I’m proud of who I am.”
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