Who Wants to be a Millionaire coughing cheat Charles Ingram has put the scandal and shame behind him to live the life of a country gent on an estate owned by the Duke of Somerset.
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The former army major, who was convicted of deception to pocket the £1million jackpot prize in 2001 with the help of an accomplice who ‘coughed’ to indicate the right answer, lives a quiet life on a farm with his wife Diana.
Ingram rents an annex to a 18th century farmhouse overlooking cattle sheds and grain barns in the village of Maiden Bradley on the border of Wiltshire and Somerset.The picturesque property is in West Wiltshire Downs, which is in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Although his home is on a sprawling dairy farm he plays no role in farming and is instead a paying tenant of the Duchy of Somerset.Ingram, then aged 38, amazed audiences in 2001 when he scooped the top prize on the ITV primetime show while answering erratically to host Chris Tarrant’s questions.
