A man who became known as the “King of Chavs” was forced to return to his previous job as a bin man after spending a staggering £9.7m. Michael Carroll, now 39, won his fortune two decades ago, and his life changed dramatically as he developed an addiction to drugs, alcohol, and br*thels.
According to the Daily Star, Carroll boasted of sl*eping with more than 4,000 women, paying for org*es, and starting each day with “three lines of Charlie and half a bottle of vodka”. The former millionaire squandered his entire fortune and eventually ended up homeless, bankrupt, and divorced after his wife left him.
Carroll was notorious for hosting wild s*x parties where n*ked women would carry c*caine on trays, and he would end the night bedding up to eight women at a time. He referred to these gatherings as “Roman-style o*gies” and admitted to spending up to £50,000 on them, which involved copious amounts of c*caine and s*xual escapades.
Carroll admitted to spending up to £2,000 a day on c*caine, causing him to “start sniffing the world away”. Despite giving £4 million of his fortune to family members, he still had almost £6 million left, but his wife Sandra had enough and ended their marriage shortly after they wed in 2003.
Over the next several years, Carroll made more than 30 court appearances and the mansion he purchased in Norfolk fell into disrepair. As his money and friends dwindled, Carroll was imprisoned for affray in 2006. By 2013, he was penniless and homeless, forcing him to return to Scotland where he worked in a biscuit factory, slaughterhouse, and now as a coalman. However, he is content with his present circumstances and has no desire to look back.
He added: ‘I’m a skint lottery winner. It’s got me quite a few women so I don’t mind. I’m living in a rented flat.
‘I’m happy. I don’t have to look over my shoulder any more, no one’s going to hit me over the back of the head and rob me.
‘I reckon I’m lucky to be alive. If I still had the money I’d probably be six feet under.’