Inside £32.5m lottery winner’s plans to re-marry – to a mum who was a parent at school where he taught before his win
A LUCKY Brit who won a £32.5million lottery jackpot is set to marry a mum he met before his big win after separating from his wife.
Gerry and his ex Lisa Cannings bagged the whopping sum in 2016 - but they have since separated.
And now twice-married ex-history teacher Gerry, 70, is enjoying a champagne-quaffing lifestyle with new love Samantha Cardell, 55.
She had been a parent at the school where he taught before his win.
Mum-of-three Sam previously lived in a £750,000 detached home with her Ford Galaxy-driving accountant ex Andrew, at the end of the country lane where Gerry bought his Lotto mansion.
She is now a named owner of the £2m new build country mansion she shares with him in Lincolnshire.
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Pictures show the couple enjoying a jetset lifestyle, taking luxury speedboat rides across the Venice lagoon and enjoying black-tie jazz nights at country mansions in Devon.
And they are believed to have been planning to ‘tie-the-knot’ after Sam posted pictures of Champagne cocktails for her “hen-do” - but are still waiting for her divorce to be finalised.
A pal said: “Everyone has tried to make out there was this dramatic split with affairs and things - but it couldn’t be further from the truth.
“The reality is Gerry and Lisa split and have both happily found new people to move on with.
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“Gerry isn’t known as much of a spender so it’s fantastic he’s found someone to help him enjoy all those millions he’s got in the bank."
A local farmer, who knows Gerry, added: “Everyone around here knows Gerry is the lottery winner and Samantha is his new partner.
“He’s a decent fella and we’re chuffed for him but a bit envious that he doesn’t need to work.”
Another friend said: “Lisa is enjoying the quiet life with her down-to-earth new man - gardening and going on walks after years of slogging it out as a teacher.
“No-one knows if Carl has converted Lisa to supporting Wolves, but you can bet he’s tried.”
Companies house show Gerry and Lisa split during lockdown in 2020 - before Lisa resigned from the limited company the family used as their investment vehicle.
Gerry and his two sons from his first marriage remained directors, leaving it unclear what proportion of Gerry’s winnings Lisa was entitled to.
Meanwhile Lisa - now blonde - has found love with football-mad trucker Carl Weaver.
Lisa, 55, is still at the £2m mansion she bought with Gerry after their 2016 jackpot win, but now with Carl - who until at least last year was still driving lorries.
Pictures of their sprawling home shows it boasts a stables and a full tennis court.
It comes after a lucky Brit last week claimed a £55million EuroMillions jackpot prize.
Last June, a UK ticket-holder also scooped a EuroMillions jackpot of £111.7million.
The record for the biggest EuroMillions win remains the £195million, won by an anonymous Brit in 2022.
Some winners have done some wacky things with their windfalls.
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Gareth Bull, who won £41million in 2012, asked his friends to help him build a manor house with a pool, bar and games room.
The builder bulldozed his bungalow to make room for the luxury property.
