Patrick Foster

And then I guess the biggest turning point was in sort of 2010 and December when, what, 11 months into my,

time in the city, I had a massive win.

And that was the point where things changed again, but everything changed in a completely different way at that point.

No, not at all.

I mean, so I...

I got a promotion, a pay rise at work.

I went out like you do.

It was a Wednesday night.

I arranged to meet my mates in a bar in London to celebrate.

They didn't care it was a Wednesday, because I said I'd pay for the whole night.

And I arranged to meet them in this bar, but I'd chosen the bar not because the bar was good, but because there was a William Hill betting shop two doors down.

It's a Wednesday night, the Champions League's on, I want to put a bet on.

I guess the biggest difference by this point now is I'd started to keep most of my gambling secret because I didn't want people to judge me, question me, think worse of me.

So I got there 15 minutes early.

I walked downstairs to this shop.

I thought, you know what?

I've just been given some money I don't even need right now.

I'm going to put a big bet on.

I did.

I put a £500 bet on a series of football matches.