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Mum still 'loves' buying clothes from Penneys even though she won 13million

Kelly Dighton and her former partner Arron Freeman won life-changing money after betting on a 'Mega Moolah' online slot game last year but that hasn't weakened her love for Penneys

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Kelly Dighton spoke about her shopping preferences (Image: Tea At Four/YouTube)

A mother continues to shop for her wardrobe at Penneys despite scooping a multi-million pound fortune last year.

Kelly Dighton claimed 11.5million (approx 13.4m) together with her ex-partner Arron Freeman. The pair hit the jackpot after wagering less then 2 on a 'Mega Moolah' online slot machine, though they've since parted ways and divided the prize.

Kelly had always harboured a feeling she'd become a millionaire, something she'd regularly tell her parents during childhood, and once she turned 16 her father allowed her to participate in the lottery.

While her six numbers didn't come up, those exact digits did materialise on the Irish lottery that very evening, and from that moment she believed her time would genuinely arrive.

She's now a mother-of-three and has finally secured her millions yet that hasn't deterred her from hunting for deals at Penneys.

[Kelly and her ex-partner Arron ]

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She is no longer with her former fianc Arron

Speaking on the Tea At Four podcast, she remarked: "Don't get me wrong, these (shoes) are Gucci.

"I've bought a couple of handbags and stuff like that. When I first won it, I went to Flannels. I was like, 'Yeah, let's go.' Me and my daughter, she is 24 so was like, 'Come on mum.'

"And then after that, it just wears off. And I can just like buy a 5 skirt and put one of my nice bags and people are always thinking it's expensive aren't they because of what I've got."

Kelly revealed one of the greatest aspects of securing millions was enabling friends to "enjoy the ride" alongside her. Her social media tagline is "from council estate to multi-millionaire" and she has since settled into a new home where she regularly hosts up to 12 friends for meals.

Recalling a recent outing, she said: "We went to Primark (Penneys) in Birmingham and I was like 'Girls, get what you want.'

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Kelly Dighton

"And I know it is only Primark but to them that's lovely, do you know what I mean? And it's lovely for me. I love a Primark haul."

Despite always having dreamt of a six-figure fortune, Kelly, from Suffolk in England, admitted the reality still hadn't fully hit home.

"I still feel numb now," she said. "I still don't think it's real until I open my eyes and I check my bank.

"I check my bank every day and I'm like, 'Is it a dream?' I still feel like someone's going to wake me up."

Her first significant splurge was purchasing a property for her cousin worth almost 500,000, whom she regards as being like a daughter.

However, Kelly, now sober after battling a drug addiction that led to a conviction following a collision with an off-duty police officer while under the influence just four months prior to her Betfred victory, confessed the windfall has come with its darker side.

She revealed that one acquaintance fabricated a brain tumour diagnosis in an attempt to extort money from her, while she also faced both death threats and kidnap threats once news of her substantial win became public knowledge.

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She always had a feeling she would become a millionaire

The mum frequently receives letters requesting money, and when asked about the most "ridiculous" appeal she'd encountered, she revealed: "Someone messaged me on Facebook saying, 'Me and my partner have retired, but we really want to live in Spain and open a dog shelter will you please give us 50,000 to move to Spain and open a dog shelter?'"

During the interview, Kelly, who said she would remain single for quite some time, also insisted that while money couldn't buy health or love, it most certainly could buy happiness.

On the subject of securing her children's futures, which she described as her top priority, she said: "If I can give them what they need, I can live in a comfortable house and I've got no money worries, of course I'm going to be happy.

"I could jet off to Spain, Jamaica. Like, when people say that don't buy happiness, that does.

"It don't buy love, and it don't buy health, but it definitely buys happiness."

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