A mature student who won a £5m London town house in an Omaze prize draw has put the property on the market just two months after winning it.
Oceanne Belle briefly moved into the three-bedroom house in one of the capital's most fashionable neighbourhoods having previously spent weeks sofa-surfing when a rent increase forced her out of her flat.
But despite enjoying 'waking up in luxury', she has put the house on the market and hopes the sale proceeds will secure her financial future and help her achieve her dream of becoming a paediatric nurse.
The 49-year-old won the Grade II-listed property in Chelsea after paying £10 for a ticket in the most valuable Omaze Million Pound House draw ever held.
At the time of the draw last December, she and her partner Didine had been forced to leave their flat in Barking, East London, after their landlord put up the rent.
The couple, who are originally from the Seychelles, had been 'sofa surfing' at friends' homes when they hit the property jackpot.
She also won £100,000 in cash which Belle said meant she had no money worries while living in the area where most homes sell for seven and eight figure sums.
Belle said: 'Winning this incredible Omaze house has been so life changing for me - I still can't believe it actually happened - going from sofa surfing to living in a £5m house is still hard to comprehend.
'We've loved every second we've spent at the house, it's been amazing waking up in such a luxurious home every morning - we've enjoyed the area so much - and our neighbours are so lovely, we've been made to feel part of the community which has been wonderful.
'The £100,000 I also received as part of my win meant we've never had any worries about staying here - and if we wanted to, we could easily live here for at least another five years just on that money alone.
'But we've decided to cash in and move a bit closer to our friends and family - and also release the huge amount of money from the sale so we can help our loved ones and enjoy the rest our lives worry free.'
Belle was studying at the University of Sunderland in London when she won the Georgian townhouse close to the King's Road in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
It was the third time Belle had entered the competition which the organisers said also raised £2.6m for NHS charities.
She and her partner moved into the house after collecting the keys to the completely refurbished property – but two months later put it on the market with a £5m price tag.
The estate agent, in the listing, described it as 'an outstanding grade II listed freehold house.'
The listing says the property has 'been completely renovated and remodelled to create a meticulously designed bespoke house with an attractive 15 x 15ft west-facing garden.'
The home boasts three bedrooms and three bathrooms with a balcony overlooking other million-pound homes in one of the most sought-after areas of London.
Belle said she plans to buy another home close to friends and family.
She is not the first Omaze winner who decided to sell up and cash in on their prize.
Only three out of 15 winners since Omaze launched the property draws in 2020 have stayed.
Last year grandmother June Smith,74, listed her stunning Cornish mansion on the market for £4.5million.
Uttam Parmar, 58, is another winner who has opted to hand the keys of his brand new mansion over to someone else.
The operations manager from Ashby, Leicestershire, put his £3m home in Rock, Cornwall, on the market saying he could not afford to pay the running costs.
He also felt like he did not fit into the popular celebrity haunt, where chefs Gordon Ramsay and Rick Stein have properties.
Marilyn Pratt sold her winning £3million house in Fulham, London, because she wanted to give her two daughters £1million each to buy their own homes.
Widower Ian Garrick also decided to cash in on his £1million house in Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire.
The 58-year-old, from Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire, won the first Omaze prize in 2020. But he sold the house to buy a £500,000 home near to his old home and family.
NHS worker Catherine Carwardine, 60, won a stunning £3m six-bedroom house overlooking Lake Windermere but has chosen to rent it out.
Among the three winners who kept their prize were Ben and Becca Pott who won a £3.5m mansion in Ascot, Berkshire.
They chose to stay in the five bedroom house, but rent out part of it to help with the running costs.
Since it launched, Omaze has donated over £11m to UK charities.
Tickets for the draws cost £10 and winners have 96 hours to claim their prize and agree to the terms and conditions for ownership.