Panic-attack sufferer wins £4.5m on lottery

Pauline Stanley, 59, who can visit nearby relatives with help, will not spend the jackpot on an exotic holiday as she does not fly and prefers gardening at home.

Mrs Stanley, who lives in Churchdown, near Gloucester, with husband Barry, 61, even cheated death earlier this year after suffering burst stomach ulcers.

The housewife said that she was happy "in my own little world" and was not worried by the windfall, which she will use to help out her four children and two stepchildren.

Describing the moment the win sank in, Mrs Stanley said: "I rang my daughter in a right state – she thought I was being rushed back into hospital.

"I said to Barry I'd won, but he wouldn't believe me."

Camelot confirmed that Mr and Mrs Stanley, who have been married for 21 years, were the sole winners of the 4,599,128 prize.