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Mother, 42, 'who faked ovarian cancer to pocket £45,000 in donations spent £68,000 in a YEAR on gambling habit' - court hears - as she claims she 'truly believed' she had the deadly disease

A mum accused of faking cancer to pocket £45,000 of donations to splash out on holidays, restaurants and Premier League football tickets has revealed the 'horrific' extent of her gambling addiction.

Nicole Elkabbass allegedly used cash from a GoFundMe page to fund jaunts abroad, nearly £4,000 on tickets to watch Tottenham Hotspur and almost £70,000 on 'heavy gambling'.

The former Harrods fashion consultant allegedly posed as a cancer patient and used a picture of her lying in a hospital bed.

The 42-year-old claims she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2017 by a gynaecologist she knew - something the doctor denies.