A FORMER roofer who hit the scratchcard jackpot last year has celebrated his first anniversary as a millionaire.

Lucky Jamie Kay, from Bournemouth, bought the National Lottery GameStore scratchcard in the New Forest, while on the way to work for the family firm.

Nine weeks beforehand he’d been celebrating another momentous occasion - the birth of his first child.

One year on, Jamie, 23, took time out to reflect on his family’s fortunes.

“When I won the £1 million, Danielle and I were still in the new parent bubble,” he said. “The arrival of our son nine weeks previously was without doubt the very best day of our lives and we didn’t expect to be dealing with anything more monumental for a while.

“We’d just moved into a new flat, I was working for the family roofing firm. Danielle was looking after our son and I’d almost got nappy changing sussed.

“Then suddenly we had £1 million and we could afford to do almost anything we wanted.”

For some, a £1m cash windfall might lead to some crazy spending - but from the beginning Jamie was single-minded about the win.

“I’ve done almost exactly what I said I would on the day I won,” he says, looking back.

“After my one frivolous treat - a Mercedes AMG - our first, and biggest purchase was our home. It wasn’t quite what we were looking for when we started house hunting, and it has been a monster to renovate, but eight months later we are in and it is the perfect space for our little family.”

In addition to purchasing a second investment property in Bournemouth, Jamie has also bought a local business.

“I’ve always wanted to work for myself and the win made this possible much sooner than I could ever have dreamt possible,” he said. “I bought it six months ago and we are currently doing really well. I’m proud of what the team and I have achieved but there’s no doubt we are working hard for every penny - no lolling on a beach for this lottery millionaire I’m afraid.”

And Jamie also found time to marry his childhood sweetheart, Danielle, in a lavish ceremony.

He explained: “Being able to give Danielle the wedding of her dreams was certainly the highlight of this crazy 12 months.

“We were already engaged when I won but never in our wildest dreams could we have thought we’d have a wedding like we did.

“People say that the first year of parenthood is a whirlwind and they’d be right, add to that becoming a millionaire, buying a new dream home, investing in a business and getting married - it has been utterly crazy, but a very good crazy.”

Jamie also made sure family and friends benefitted as he shared out a portion of the win.

“It was just so nice to be able to share a win in this way, each time I told someone I was giving them a gift it almost felt like winning all over again.

“It is a feeling I can really recommend.”