UK’s youngest lottery winner shares his heartbreaking ‘one regret’ after going bust – Community

The UK’s youngest lottery winner has shared his biggest regret after becoming a millionaire and then going bankrupt.

Back in 2003, 16-year-old Callie Rogers was working as a saleswoman at a local store. Cooperative and was earning just £3.60 an hour when she decided to take part in National Lottery.

Little did she know that at that moment her life would change forever.

Winning a huge £1,875 million led to Callie becoming the UK’s youngest jackpot winner.

In subsequent years, Callie experienced a real hurricane. shopping walks around spending half a million on homes for himself, family and friends, as well as spending an extra £550,000 on clothes, tattoos and travel.

However, the teenager also learns the devastating reality of winning the lottery: many people appear from behind the trees, hoping to cash in on your luck.

Callie also made generous loans (around £20,000) to friends and relatives who wanted a generous share. lifestyle. She also became addicted to expensive cocaine, spending around £250,000 on the Class A drug.

“I loved helping my family and doing things for the people I care about, but I wanted to just go back to work and live my normal life again,” she said. said in 2019.

“People asked for money for new cars, and I helped. I was a gentle person. Now I understand what they were like.

“I was exploited because of my age. I’ve been in a lot of fake relationships.”

This wasn’t the first time Callie spoke about how she was affected by the greedy actions of others, explaining during the appearance on This Morning that she also had “trust issues.”

“Not knowing who liked me and having all the stress about money… I just wanted to get back to a normal life,” she added.

Nearly two decades later, Callie is working as a caregiver after going back to school and retraining.

According to an interview she gave to The Sun last year, she lives with her children in a £400-a-month house in Workington and makes sure to buy them “a few treats” at the end of the month.

However, her biggest regret is not keeping any of her winnings, which she could have used to support her son with cerebral palsy.

“My only big regret is that there is no money for Blake,” she said. said.

“He loves sensory stimulation. If I had that money, I would give him the biggest sensory room you can buy.”