Man racked up £50k of debt attending 56 stag dos in 18 months - and even had three of his own

A man who racked up £50k of debt by going on FITFTY SIX stag dos in 18 months says it was 'worth it for the memories'.

Will Stevenson, 43, first started his epic run of stag dos when he filled in for someone who couldn't go - and he was hooked. In the first three months alone, the party animal, from Lincoln, went to 16 events.

Not only did he go to celebrate with friends, but he attended complete strangers' events by hoovering up spare tickets for a cheap getaway. Word got round he would fill in for no shows - and he found himself in demand for trips all over the world - from Blackpool to Australia.

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But Will said his partying days are pretty much over now - as he is happily married and is dad to Iris, three, with another on the way. When Will proposed to his now-wife Abigail he told her he'd stop the stag dos. but admits 'that didn't stick.'

He's still paying off credit cards years on because the partying set him back £50k in total - including travel, food, drinks and accommodation. However he said it was 'worth it for the memories' and the great friendships he made along the way.

Will has only been on a few stag dos in recent years - including THREE for himself. Will, a car salesman, said: "Things are a lot calmer nowadays. When I proposed to my wife Abigail I told her I would stop doing stag dos apart from my own.

"That didn't stick - I did go on a few more - but they're not often any more. I keep in touch with more or less all the friends I made though!"

His exploits began when he bid online for a place on a stranger's stag do in June 2015, when one person dropped out, and he ended up in Budapest with 22