A bloke who went on FIFTY SIX stag dos in 18 months because he "felt bad saying no" is still paying off the credit card bill - but said it was "worth it for the memories".<br /><br />Will Stevenson, 43, first started his epic run of stag dos when he filled in for someone who couldn't go - and he was hooked.<br /><br />In the first three months alone, the party animal, from Lincoln, went to 16 events.<br /><br />Not only did he go to celebrate with friends, but he attended complete strangers' events by hoovering up spare tickets for a cheap getaway.<br /><br />Word got round he would fill in for no shows - and he found himself in demand for trips all over the world - from Blackpool to Australia. <br /><br />But Will said his partying days are pretty much over now - as he is happily married and is dad to Iris, three, with another on the way.<br /><br />He's still paying off credit cards years on because the partying set him back £50k - but says it was "worth it" for all the memories and friends he made.<br /><br />Will has only been on a few stag dos in recent years - including THREE for himself.<br /><br />Will, a car salesman, said: "Things are a lot calmer nowadays.<br /><br />"When I proposed to my wife Abigail I told her I would stop doing stag dos apart from my own.<br /><br />"That didn't stick - I did go on a few more - but they're not often any more.<br /><br />"I keep in touch with more or less all the friends I made though!"<br /><br />His exploits began when he bid online for a place on a stranger's stag do in June 2015, when one person dropped out, and he ended up in Budapest with 22 lads.<br /><br />A BBC radio show picked up the story - and after that he was inundated with requests from grooms wanting him to fill a vacant spot.<br /><br />Will visited too many countries to count including Ibiza - his favourite - Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Amsterdam, as well as Sydney, Las Vegas and New York.<br /><br />Will said the experience set him back around £50k in total - including travel, food, drinks and accommodation.<br /><br />Despite often going away not knowing any of the other members of the party, he said he made lifelong pals.<br /><br />He said: "There was a time I was going to so many that I felt bad ever saying no."<br /><br />In 2016, his wild 18 months ground to a halt when he proposed to Abigail.<br /><br />He vowed to calm down a bit although it didn't stop him having THREE stag dos of his own - Blackpool, Brighton and Magaluf.<br /><br />Will and Abigail had daughter Iris in March 2020, and then married in August 2021, forcing him to tone it down for good, with a second baby due in February 2024.<br /><br />Will added: "It was always an adrenaline rush.<br /><br />"I did need about three months of not drinking after them all though."
