A WOMAN working as a hotel manager with just 1p in her bank account became an instant millionaire thanks to a new ITV game show.
Sienna McSwiggan, from Halesowen, West Midlands, burst into tears when she found out she had won the massive cash prize.
She took to social media to reveal the moment she told her family[/caption]
The 20-year-old hotel manager revealed it would change her family’s life as she walked away a millionaire.
Sienna won a total of £1 million from the ITV game show, Win Win, but that’s not all.
The young woman also bagged two cars, two luxury holidays, a trip to Australia to see The Ashes and Take That tickets.
While on the show, she said: “I’ve literally got a penny in my account.
“I’m over the moon. It doesn’t feel real. It feels like I’m in a dream and someone’s gonna wake me up in a minute.
“Life is really hard at the moment. The cost of living… It is a struggle. I’ve not grown up with privileges.
“At my age, it’s so hard to decide what you want do in life. It’s difficult to even get on the property ladder.
“I don’t have any savings. I have no idea about how the hell I’m gonna buy a house. This will help so much.”
Sienna vowed to share her cash prize and her lavish winnings with her family, with her mum at the top of the list.
“I really would love to buy her a house,” Sienna continued. “She’s done so much for me my whole life. She didn’t work when I was younger, my dad did, but she didn’t only because she wanted to grow up with me, look after me.
Sienna has since quite her job as she plans to relax in the Maldives[/caption]
“She’s a teaching assistant, so as you can imagine the wage isn’t great. I just can’t wait to treat her because she deserves it so much.”
After filming the show, Sienna was quick to go home and tell her mum the good news.
Sharing the emotional video on social media, Sienna filmed the moment her mum opened the front door to her daughter.
As her nan and mum stood in the doorway, Sienna said: “I’ve won, I’m a millionaire.”
What is Win Win?
Hosted by Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins, the quiz show sees contestants battling it out in the studio.
At home viewers can also get involved and play for prizes.
However, the show’s format also allows these viewers to become contestants in the studio.
Once they have bagged a prize, players have to face the ultimate decision.
They must choose between keeping their original prize or risk it all and trade it in to join Millionaire’s row.
Sienna took the gamble and traded a trip to the Maldives for a chance to win big.
The risk saw her take home one of the UK’s biggest telly prizes.
Last month, The Sun reported that another contestant took home a huge £20,000 jackpot.
After answering the final question correctly, Shayanne took home the winning prize.
Her nan, who was in shock, stood still as she held her hand to her mouth.
Sienna’s mum came out to give her a big hug, thankful that Sienna wouldn’t have to worry about her finances anymore.
The young millionaire also revealed that she was treating her grandad and uncle to the Australian trip to watch the cricket.
She and her boyfriend will also depart on their trip to the Maldives, which she initially traded in for a chance to win the cash prize.
Thankfully, she won the holiday back and will be leaving for her travels soon and has decided to quit her job.
“I’m not going to carry on working at the hotel,” she revealed. “Even my boss said to me, ‘Sienna, look, if you do win that, I know you’re not coming back.’”
The wholesome clip of Sienna telling her mum the news went viral on her TikTok account @sienna.xm with over 1.5 million views, and people were quick to share their thoughts.
One person wrote: “Anyone else watch this and feel nothing but joy for a stranger.”
Another commented: “The way I just cried real tears at this.”
“Already a millionaire with a mumma like that,” penned a third.
Someone else added: “Never been so happy for someone that I’ve never met and so glad somebody young has won a TV show.”
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