{"id":118892,"date":"2023-09-13T22:09:47","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T22:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/?p=118892"},"modified":"2023-09-13T22:09:47","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T22:09:47","slug":"lottery-winner-sick-for-weeks-after-scooping-6m-before-buying-dog-a-bentley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/world-news\/lottery-winner-sick-for-weeks-after-scooping-6m-before-buying-dog-a-bentley\/","title":{"rendered":"Lottery winner &#8216;sick for weeks&#8217; after scooping \u00a36m before buying dog a Bentley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A lottery winner has described how the &quot;stress&quot; of bagging her enormous jackpot made her &quot;sick for weeks&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Viv Moss, from Newquay, scooped up \u00a36m in 1998.<\/p>\n<p>But while many would celebrate the victory, she ended up losing a stone in just two weeks due to the pressure of the win.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: Woman who &apos;won&apos; \u00a32million house &apos;heartbroken&apos; after receiving just \u00a35,000<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&quot;The shock of winning was like an unexpected death,&quot; she said of the aftermath.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I had sickness and diarrhoea for a fortnight, and lost a stone in weight, going from a size 16 to a 12.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Viv even stayed at her job as a hair and beauty teacher for a year after she bagged the life-changing sum so as not to put extra stress on her students and colleagues.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article30936108.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_lottery-jackpot-winners-kevan-moss-1626334.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>&quot;I taught hair and beauty at a local college, but I couldn\u2019t let the class down, so I carried on working for eight months until the end of their course,&quot; she added.<\/p>\n<p>However after she recovered from her illness Viv and her partner, Ken, retired early and moved to Cornwall.<\/p>\n<p>And the dog enthusiast even forked out lavish amounts of money to buy a car for her labrador, Stanley.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;The salesman was called Rupert and when we told him we\u2019d pay cash, he said &apos;You\u2019ve either just won the Lottery, or sold a business,&apos;&quot; she recalled.<\/p>\n<p>She said she switched out her old Ford Focus for a much more glamorous convertible, but Stanley wasn&apos;t a fan of having the wind in his ears \u2013 so she swapped it for a Bentley.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article30936109.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_National-Lottery-sign.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30885423.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/2_Aerial-view-of-the-River-Lune-and-Lancaster-Lancashire-England.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> Luckiest UK town for lottery winners revealed &#8211; see if yours makes the list<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>Speaking to CornwallLive, however, she said &quot;old habits die hard&quot;, adding her first purchase after taking home the jackpot wasn&apos;t as luxurious as you might expect.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;The first thing we did was go out and buy a very expensive kettle. We were given \u00a3500 to tide us over while the rest came through.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;But at the end of four weeks, we still had the \u00a3500 because we didn\u2019t know what to do with even that.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Now, she and Ken use the money to travel and help others.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We help other people, give to charity,&quot; she told the publication. &quot;The world\u2019s your oyster.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><i><i><i><i><i><i><i><i><i><i><i><i><i><i><i><i><i><i><i><i><i><i><i><i><b>Keep up to date with all the latest news stories by signing up for one of Daily Star&apos;s free newsletters here.<\/b><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/latest-news\/stressed-lottery-winner-sick-weeks-30935913\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lottery winner has described how the &quot;stress&quot; of bagging her enormous jackpot made her &quot;sick for weeks&quot;. 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