A TikToker says she has won £70million in the EuroMillions lottery but hasn't said a word about it to her family yet despite shariong the news on the social media site. Elle Bell, who posts under the username @ellebell820, claims she recently enjoyed a huge win and .filmed a video explaining the process she is having to go through, reports The Star.
Elle says she's not planning to go on a spending spree as she wants the money 'to last a few generations'. And despite becoming an overnight millionaire she says she's still having trouble renting somewhere better than her current digs.
In the video, which has gained more than 55,000 likes, Ellie said the cash hasn't arrived in her bank yet as it can't be paid into a normal account.
She said: "I haven’t told anybody this and I've kept it a secret from my family, but I won the EuroMillions guys. I won the EuroMillions a month ago and I've been trying to sort it out, have a plan. Life's different now, it's not renting anymore, I'm looking for a mortgage. It's just crazy, I thought I would tell my family, be doing meals, Selfridge's, but I've held it down, I've been here at the house, we've not done too much spending."
She says the National Lottery has told her the money has to be paid into a bank called Coutts & Co as she can't use a high street bank. Elle continued: “I haven’t got the big bulk of it yet, it has to go to (another) bank. I can’t even use my Barclays bank, forget my Monzo, I can’t use any high-street bank.
“I’ve had to have a financial person sort it out, it’s crazy. Even though I’ve won the lottery, I was phoning places saying ‘can I rent this?’, but just because you’re a millionaire now, doesn’t mean you can just buy. They’re like 'no, you still need a work history'.
“I’m like, I'’ve got £70m, what are you talking about?’ I'm a millionaire and I’m still having to rent, it's crazy. My son's going to go to a private school. I would like this £70m to last a few generations so I think I'll get a second-hand Audi Q7. Family now, don't ask me questions, I've changed my number. I don’t want to find any cousins I didn't know before. Life is good though, I’m so blessed.”
