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05-04-2016, 01:40 PM
Father says his 'Jekyll and Hyde' daughter gave them just £1million - NOT the £20million she claims
Gillian Bayford, 43, claims she gave her family £20million after lottery win
She says her 'greedy' mother, father and brother 'disowned' her last year
But they say she gave them just £1m and is acting like 'Jekyll and Hyde'
Parents added that the win had sparked a long spell of erratic behaviour
When you win £148million you'd think it was an end to all your troubles – including those of your family.
In Gillian Bayford's case, however, nothing could be further from the truth.
The 43-year-old said landing the jackpot has made her life a misery and triggered a irreconcilable rift with her family.
She claims her ‘greedy’ parents took a £20million slice of her fortune and then disowned her but still expect her to bail them out when they need money.
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'Erratic behaviour': Lottery winner Gillian Bayford (pictured left) says winning the lottery has made her life a misery and triggered a irreconcilable rift with her family. Her father Ian and brother Colin are pictured right
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Falling out: Mrs Bayford claims her brother drives numerous Audis with personalised numberplates and that her father Ian refuses to fly economy class on airplanes. Colin McCulloch's £288,000 home is pictured
They, on the other hand, say she gave them just £1million and is acting like a ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ character. They also said the win has left her life 'shredded with lies'.
Former healthcare assistant Mrs Bayford won the huge Euromillions prize with her then-husband Adrian, 45, in 2012. Their nine-year marriage ended just 15 months later, with the couple blaming the stresses created by receiving the jackpot.
However, now a split has emerged with her closest family.
The battle began after Mrs Bayford, 43, accused her brother Colin, 41, and parents Ian and Brenda McCulloch of becoming 'downright nasty' by constantly 'flashing the cash' which she gave them.
In her first interview since the win, she said. 'The money was supposed to make everybody happy. But it's made them demanding and greedy. They've been given money and houses and cars but still wanted more.'
Mrs Bayford claims her brother drives numerous Audis with personalised numberplates and that her father Ian has become so accustomed to the wealthy lifestyle that he refuses to fly economy class on airplanes. He has enjoyed holidays in Canada, South Africa and Florida in the past year, she says.
She also said that her father tried to take control of the money she won and has repeatedly tried to claim a stake in her business.
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The Bayfords split up after winning the Euromillions and have since both become engaged to someone else
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Moving on: Adrian Bayford, right, is now in a relationship with Sam Burbidge, left, who is 16 years his junior
But her devastated parents yesterday refuted the allegations and said the win had sparked a long spell of erratic behaviour in their daughter.
Among the allegations are that Mrs Bayford had an affair with a car dealer – to whom she is currently engaged – prior to the breakdown of her marriage. They also say she is refusing them access to their two grandchildren, who they have not seen for a year.
Mr McCulloch, 71, said: 'Her whole life is shredded with lies. Her life is a total mess – a fabrication.' He said he was grateful to his daughter for giving the couple £1million, matching the amount she gave to her brother Colin.
But he said his daughter – who now runs a property company – had been guilty of 'appalling' behaviour.
As well as 'manipulating' family members, he claimed she had employed a close friend then got her assistant to sack her out of the blue.
The McCullochs were living in a caravan near Carnoustie when she landed the prize as Mr McCulloch was about to declare himself bankrupt due to the failure of a business venture.
Mrs Bayford, who lived in Haverhill, Suffolk, at the time of the win, said she immediately helped her father and brother by paying off their £700,000 debts, which accumulated after a series of failed business ventures.
She claims there were even people 'threatening to torch the family house'.
Mrs Bayford then gave her parents more money so they could buy an apartment in Carnoustie but said it was only nine months later that her parents asked her to give Colin even more money.
However the McCullochs say she insisted they uproot to join her in Suffolk, but then found themselves abandoned. Mr McCulloch said: 'We moved down and got a house. Three weeks later she told us she was getting divorced. She went away to America and left us.'
Her parents eventually moved back to Carnoustie, on Scotland's east coast, where they claim to have bought a £275,000 apartment using the £1million she gave them.
Mr McCulloch denied suggestions Mrs Bayford gave the family £20million, claiming that both the couple and their son had bought new homes from the £1million they were each given.
'Gillian said: "Go and spend it, dad. Do what you like go and have holidays," he added. The couple said they only have £155,000, adding: 'Don't think we are living in the lap of luxury.'
They also accused Mrs Bayford of refusing to speak to family members following the death of her grandmother last year.
Her brother Colin said: 'She is a complete Jekyll and Hyde.' He denied his sister's claims that she bailed the family out of 'every debt'.
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Social media: Mrs Bayford claims her brother drives numerous Audis with personalised numberplates. Pictured is a comment he made on Facebook about test driving an Audi last June
Gillian Bayford, 43, claims she gave her family £20million after lottery win
She says her 'greedy' mother, father and brother 'disowned' her last year
But they say she gave them just £1m and is acting like 'Jekyll and Hyde'
Parents added that the win had sparked a long spell of erratic behaviour
When you win £148million you'd think it was an end to all your troubles – including those of your family.
In Gillian Bayford's case, however, nothing could be further from the truth.
The 43-year-old said landing the jackpot has made her life a misery and triggered a irreconcilable rift with her family.
She claims her ‘greedy’ parents took a £20million slice of her fortune and then disowned her but still expect her to bail them out when they need money.
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'Erratic behaviour': Lottery winner Gillian Bayford (pictured left) says winning the lottery has made her life a misery and triggered a irreconcilable rift with her family. Her father Ian and brother Colin are pictured right
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Falling out: Mrs Bayford claims her brother drives numerous Audis with personalised numberplates and that her father Ian refuses to fly economy class on airplanes. Colin McCulloch's £288,000 home is pictured
They, on the other hand, say she gave them just £1million and is acting like a ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ character. They also said the win has left her life 'shredded with lies'.
Former healthcare assistant Mrs Bayford won the huge Euromillions prize with her then-husband Adrian, 45, in 2012. Their nine-year marriage ended just 15 months later, with the couple blaming the stresses created by receiving the jackpot.
However, now a split has emerged with her closest family.
The battle began after Mrs Bayford, 43, accused her brother Colin, 41, and parents Ian and Brenda McCulloch of becoming 'downright nasty' by constantly 'flashing the cash' which she gave them.
In her first interview since the win, she said. 'The money was supposed to make everybody happy. But it's made them demanding and greedy. They've been given money and houses and cars but still wanted more.'
Mrs Bayford claims her brother drives numerous Audis with personalised numberplates and that her father Ian has become so accustomed to the wealthy lifestyle that he refuses to fly economy class on airplanes. He has enjoyed holidays in Canada, South Africa and Florida in the past year, she says.
She also said that her father tried to take control of the money she won and has repeatedly tried to claim a stake in her business.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/03/30/15/148B64FE000005DC-3515278-image-a-144_1459349840929.jpg
The Bayfords split up after winning the Euromillions and have since both become engaged to someone else
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Moving on: Adrian Bayford, right, is now in a relationship with Sam Burbidge, left, who is 16 years his junior
But her devastated parents yesterday refuted the allegations and said the win had sparked a long spell of erratic behaviour in their daughter.
Among the allegations are that Mrs Bayford had an affair with a car dealer – to whom she is currently engaged – prior to the breakdown of her marriage. They also say she is refusing them access to their two grandchildren, who they have not seen for a year.
Mr McCulloch, 71, said: 'Her whole life is shredded with lies. Her life is a total mess – a fabrication.' He said he was grateful to his daughter for giving the couple £1million, matching the amount she gave to her brother Colin.
But he said his daughter – who now runs a property company – had been guilty of 'appalling' behaviour.
As well as 'manipulating' family members, he claimed she had employed a close friend then got her assistant to sack her out of the blue.
The McCullochs were living in a caravan near Carnoustie when she landed the prize as Mr McCulloch was about to declare himself bankrupt due to the failure of a business venture.
Mrs Bayford, who lived in Haverhill, Suffolk, at the time of the win, said she immediately helped her father and brother by paying off their £700,000 debts, which accumulated after a series of failed business ventures.
She claims there were even people 'threatening to torch the family house'.
Mrs Bayford then gave her parents more money so they could buy an apartment in Carnoustie but said it was only nine months later that her parents asked her to give Colin even more money.
However the McCullochs say she insisted they uproot to join her in Suffolk, but then found themselves abandoned. Mr McCulloch said: 'We moved down and got a house. Three weeks later she told us she was getting divorced. She went away to America and left us.'
Her parents eventually moved back to Carnoustie, on Scotland's east coast, where they claim to have bought a £275,000 apartment using the £1million she gave them.
Mr McCulloch denied suggestions Mrs Bayford gave the family £20million, claiming that both the couple and their son had bought new homes from the £1million they were each given.
'Gillian said: "Go and spend it, dad. Do what you like go and have holidays," he added. The couple said they only have £155,000, adding: 'Don't think we are living in the lap of luxury.'
They also accused Mrs Bayford of refusing to speak to family members following the death of her grandmother last year.
Her brother Colin said: 'She is a complete Jekyll and Hyde.' He denied his sister's claims that she bailed the family out of 'every debt'.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/05/04/08/33D0A34500000578-3572212-image-a-38_1462345410152.jpg
Social media: Mrs Bayford claims her brother drives numerous Audis with personalised numberplates. Pictured is a comment he made on Facebook about test driving an Audi last June