Main content

"Spend, Spend, Spend" - The Miner's Wife Who Won Big

How Viv Nicholson became a celebrity in Britain after winning the football pools in 1961.

In 1961, Viv Nicholson became a household name in Britain when she and her husband scooped a massive win on the football pools. Asked what she would do with the money, Nicholson famously replied "Spend, Spend, Spend" and the tabloids followed her closely over the next few years as she spent the winnings on the high life. Viv Nicholson's story later became a successful West End musical and stage play. Simon Watts talks to her son, Howard Nicholson, author of "You Don't Know Viv".

PHOTO: Howard and Viv Nicholson (left and centre) with British entertainer Bruce Forsyth (Getty Images)

Available now

9 minutes

Last on

Thu 28 Dec 2017 07:50GMT

Broadcasts

  • Wed 27 Dec 2017 08:50GMT
  • Wed 27 Dec 2017 12:50GMT
  • Wed 27 Dec 2017 16:50GMT
  • Wed 27 Dec 2017 18:50GMT
  • Thu 28 Dec 2017 04:50GMT
  • Thu 28 Dec 2017 06:50GMT
  • Thu 28 Dec 2017 07:50GMT

Featured in...

Podcast