Welfare queen: I’m having a boob job
SHE’s the single mother with eight children who became known as Britain’s ‘welfare queen’ after boasting on a reality TV show how easy it was to milk the system.
Now ‘Octomum’ Marie Buchan – who claims £30,000 a year in benefits – is sure to spark further outrage by forking out thousands on a boob job. The surgery to boost her bust from 34B to 36DD will cost £2,500.
Ms Buchan, who escaped eviction after running up £4,000 in rent arrears, is flying to Istanbul on January 6 and will have the operation there the next day. She will then spend three nights in a hotel, paid for by the clinic, and fly home on the 11th.
Ms Buchan, 36, says she raised the money by working as a care assistant and mechanic, and holding car boot sales. She remains eligible for all her benefits as she works less than 16 hours a week. Last night she said: ‘I know the trolls will start having a go at me, but I do not drink or smoke. I don’t go out clubbing. I have been saving for two-and-a-half years from my jobs and boot fairs to raise this money. None of it is being paid for out of my benefits. By going abroad, I have halved the cost.’