Plumber wins £1.4mil and goes back to work - Plumber Steve Whiteley Wednesday celebrated his £1.4mil win on the horses - by going back...

Plumber wins £1.4mil and goes back to work


Plumber Steve Whiteley is now a millionaire. Pic from www.thesun.co.uk

Plumber Steve Whiteley Wednesday celebrated his £1.4mil win on the horses - by going back to work to fix a boiler.

Self-employed Steve, 61, hit the rollover Tote Jackpot by picking six winners with just a £2 bet on Tuesday.

But he returned to work despite a hangover, vowing the cash will not change his life.

The dad of two, on £500 a week, said: "I can't let people down.

"I've a customer with no hot water and I promised him a new valve. I can't sit around doing nothing as I'll get bored.

"It doesn't seem real. I can't even get my money because the village bank doesn't open until Friday.

"I'm skint as I gave all the money on me to the Tote girls."

Steve said he may do a three-day week and buy a SMALLER house for himself and partner Jill Dilley - but said he would not leave the Devon village of North Tawton, adding: "It is the centre of the universe."

He revealed his phone had not stopped ringing, adding: "I had TV stations in Australia call."

Jill was also back at work yesterday - her 53rd birthday.

She said: "He didn't get me a pressie but you can't stay mad at a millionaire."

Betting novice Steve puts his win at Exeter Races down to a four-leaf clover he's had for 47 years.- www.thesun.co.uk