A hairdresser and his spouse who received nearly £5million on the Nationwide Lottery are splitting after he met one other girl.
Barry Chuwen and associate Jenny are going their separate methods after he admitted “growing a relationship” with somebody he met via work.
The pair collected a cheque for £4.6 million in 1997, turning into two of Scotland’s greatest ever winners.
Barry, who was 27 on the time, gifted his Glasgow metropolis centre salon to his workers and launched into a profession as a property investor and property agent.
Nonetheless, the credit score crunch of 2008 decimated his £30 million empire.
And the Sunday Mail revealed final month that charity regulators had been inspecting the funds of The Teddy Bear Basis - a charity arrange by the couple aimed toward serving to youngsters with particular wants.
Chuwen, 52, stated: ”We're doing every thing we are able to to co-operate with the Workplace of the Scottish Charity Regulator.
“Discussions over this have precipitated an excessive amount of stress for Jenny and I, on prime of pressures associated to enterprise and a protracted interval of in poor health well being.
“I additionally acknowledge that in this tough time in our lives, I developed a relationship with somebody who I met via work.
“I've apologised to Jenny and our youngsters and hope to proceed to be a loving father to them as they develop up.”
Barry and Jenny, 54, are mother and father to son Harvey, 15, and daughters Kelly, 17 and 21-year-old Lois.
The break up forces the sale of their plush villa, one of many most-admired properties in Glasgow’s south facet.
Sitting in substantial manicured grounds within the Whitecraigs space of East Renfrewshire, the indifferent five-bedroom property gives beautiful views throughout town.
The home is being marketed by Mr Chuwen’s personal property company, MQ Property Brokers and Lettings Ltd, at gives over £1.75 million.
He as soon as informed associates that he vowed to purchase it as quickly as he noticed it, throughout an early morning stroll with Jenny greater than 20 years in the past.
One good friend stated:”Everybody thinks profitable the lottery is a assure of happiness however many winners know to their value that it’s not at all times plain crusing.
“Barry and Jenny have loved the nice occasions however, identical to everybody else, issues can emerge that show insurmountable.
“They've a beautiful household and have helped plenty of folks alongside the best way however, sadly, that is one problem they haven't been capable of overcome.”
Barry and Jenny are sole trustees of The Teddy Bear Basis.
The organisation has funded a whole lot of hundreds of kilos value of journeys to the panto, specialist playground tools for particular wants colleges and even an outing to the 2012 Olympics.
In 2008, the charity stepped in financially to assist the household of a younger Canadian lady with a mind tumour, who fell in poor health throughout a vacation to Scotland.
Nonetheless an investigation was launched final yr into funds made by the charity to an organization linked to one in every of its trustees.
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