A MECHANIC who won £108million ($F334m) on the lottery said he had no plans to marry his girlfriend of eight years — even though she has already quit her job to live a life of luxury with him.
Neil Trotter, 41, and partner Nicky Ottaway, 33, both resigned after he became Britain’s fourth biggest Lottery winner ever by scooping Saturday’s EuroMillions jackpot, MailOnline reported.
The couple, from Coulsdon, London, insisted they had no worries about the huge win affecting their relationship.
But Mr Trotter, who is a successful amateur racing driver, admitted he was not thinking of spending his winnings on a lavish wedding.
He said he did not want to “rush into” marrying his long-term partner in case he “regretted it later”.
Mr Trotter said: “We are quite happy. We’ve spoken about it before, but we are quite happy to just go the way we are going. It wouldn’t really make any real difference. If you rush into something you would regret it later, maybe.”
His girlfriend, who is a keen rider, said she expected to buy a horse and some designer shoes. “Nicky has an endless list, including clothes, shoes, handbags and a horse and a dog,” Mr Trotter admitted.
Asked if she feared the money could come between them, Miss Ottaway said: “We would like to think that it’s not going to change us,” but added: “We don’t know. We’ve never been in this situation before. We will just have to see what happens.”
Her partner added: “I’m not worried.”
