A man from Bristol who has won more than £45million on the Euromillions has today spoken of his shock as he and his wife were presented with their cheque.

Les Scadding, 58, and his wife Samantha Peachey-Scadding, 38, were this morning presented with their Euromillions cheque for £45.5 million.

Mr Scadding is orginally from Shirehampton in Bristol but eight years ago moved to Caerleon, south Wales.

The father-of-three said he had been out of work since last Christmas and was £68 overdrawn on his bank account on the day he bought his lucky ticket in the Euromillions.

He said: "It is a funny thing with my family but for the last 12 years I have always said I’m going to win the lottery," said Mr Scadding, who has three grown-up children from his first marriage.

"My family all laughed at me. My daughter, who lives in Abu Dhabi, always asked ’Have you won the lottery?’ and I would say next time."

Mr Scadding, a former pupil at Portway School, said had he remembered to take his lottery card with his usual numbers on when he visited Tesco last week, he would not be a multi-millionaire today.

He instead opted for two lucky dips with a £3 stake. "I believe in fate," he added.

Mr Scadding also revealed that he had recently beaten cancer.

Mrs Peachey-Scadding, who runs her own marketing and PR business and regularly works 14-hour days, said the couple have hardly had chance to think about what they will spend their vast fortune on.

They did however say their favourite destination is Barbados and they plan to buy a place there. Mr Scadding said he also wants to get a black Range Rover Sport.

"I have never, ever, in my whole life owned a new car," he said. "I’m going to buy one now."

Taking the news in their stride, the couple decided to celebrate over Sunday lunch with Mrs Peachey-Scadding’s mother in their favourite restaurant, The Priory in Caerleon.

Mr Scadding said: "We always go to The Priory, as I know the owner really well, so we wouldn’t have gone anywhere different.

"We ordered a couple of bottles of champagne and just had a quiet chat about it all, and tried to let it all sink in.”

Mr Scadding, who has three grown-up children from his first marriage, is a qualified mechanic but has worked for many years as a driver.

A group of IT workers from Liverpool are also celebrating their share of Friday’s night £91 million jackpot.

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