I won £40million lotto jackpot but moved into a CARAVAN – then my girlfriend broke up with me & all hell broke loose

A LUCKY lotto winner scooped a whopping £40million jackpot before opting for van life and getting dumped.

Dad-of-two Gareth Bull, 53, scored his winnings in January 2012 after picking up the life-changing ticket on a whim.

The former builder realised he'd won the multi-million pound jackpot the day after he'd bought the ticket and celebrated with his then wife Catherine.

Six-years on, he splurged some of his mammoth fortune on a bungalow in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, only to have it knocked down and move into a caravan.

He said: “My friends said, ‘You’ve won £40,000,000 and moved into a caravan!’"

When the bungalow was half demolished in 2019 Gareth lived in the remaining rooms so he could stay on site and look after the tools.

Gareth added: "When the rest of the bungalow had to be knocked down, I moved into a caravan on the building site - much to the amusement of my friends."

Thankfully for Gareth, the move was only temporary as he was in the process of building his dream 6000sq ft house.

"Once I got the green light to go ahead, I started digging and just didn't stop."

Despite being lucky in the lottery Gareth wasn't as lucky in love, and split with his former wife in 2016, five years after their big win.

He then went on to have a whirlwind relationship with Tenerife bar manager Donna Desporte after they met on a stag do.

His wife was said to have spotted the pair in the background of a televised Anthony Joshua boxing match after they had split.

Gareth and his new lover had a star-studded nine-month romance after he used the pick up line "Google me" which ended being the title of Donna's memoir.

Gareth then struck up a relationship with interior designer Victoria Melling, 48, around the same time he'd taken up caravan life.

After living in his trailer, Gareth was able to build his mega-mansion with the assistance of his new girlfriend.

The pair took to social media to share smitten snaps of couples holidays and luxury hotel stays.

Mum-of-one Victoria helped style the huge four-bedroom property during lockdown and stayed there frequently.

Despite looking loved-up online, and Victoria describing her lavish lover as a "knight in shining armour," the couple called it quits after two years of dating.

The Furnish Your Interior shop designer told MailOnline: "I did design his house and I helped design his villa in Tenerife, but we are no longer together."

The million-pound property boasts a wave-controlled swimming pool, sound-sytems, hot tubs, and a three personalised bars.

He also created an artificial lake, which originally designed to be a pond but increased to the size of two tennis courts.

The lucky punter added: "I called it 'Lockdown Lake', made a little sign with its name on it and invited anyone who needed to rehome their fish to bring them here."