"It's not always plain sailing": Couple who won £4.8m on lottery split as husband meets another woman

A couple who scooped a huge National Lottery jackpot 25 years ago are now going their separate ways after the husband met another woman. Barry Chuwen and partner Jenny transformed their lives after claiming a £4.8 million prize in 1997.

Barry, then 27, was able to gift his Glasgow hairdressing salon to his staff before embarking on a fresh career as a property investor and estate agent. But the financial crash brought huge difficulties for Barry's £30 million empire.

Now, the couple are separating after Barry admitted 'developing a relationship' with someone he met through work, reports the Daily Record. The couple became two of Scotland's biggest ever lottery winners when they scooped the jackpot.

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But after the 2008 financial crash, Barry's portfolio went bust in 2013 when the Bank of Scotland - who had provided for most of the assets - pulled the plug on spiralling debts. Another of his companies - MQ Estate Agents Limited - entered liquidation in 2020.

The Sunday Mail revealed in May that charity regulators were examining the finances of The Teddy Bear Foundation, a charity set up by the couple aimed at helping children with special needs. It was created in memory of their son Ted who, in 2004, was sadly stillborn after being diagnosed with Edwards syndrome.

Barry, now 52, said: ”We are doing everything we can to co-operate with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator. Discussions over this have caused a great deal of stress for Jenny and I, on top of pressures related to business and a protracted period of ill health.

“I also acknowledge that during this difficult time in our lives, I developed a