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Duncan Walker Bannatyne, OBE (born 2 February 1949) [1] is a Scottish entrepreneur, philanthropist, and author. His business interests include hotels, health clubs, spas, media, TV, and property. He is most famous for his appearance as a business angel on the BBC programme Dragons' Den. He was appointed an OBE for his contribution to charity ...
Dragons' Den is a British reality television business programme, presented by Evan Davis and based upon the original Japanese series.The show allows several entrepreneurs an opportunity to present their varying business ideas to a panel of five wealthy investors, the "Dragons" of the show's title, and pitch for financial investment while offering a stake of the company in return.
As of December 2023, Bannatyne has 69 health clubs, 45 spas and three hotels across the UK. [6] On 9 August 2006, Bannatyne Fitness Ltd acquired the LivingWell Premier Health club chain from the Hilton Hotel UK Group. [7] The company also bought Clarice House and Xpect Leisure in 2015, growing its membership by 14% over the year to 186,456. [2]
In March 2015, an open casting call was announced for the characters of Chloe Josephe Archie & Sammy who was in the DG for 3 episodes. The requirements for Chloe were for the actress to be a genuine wheelchair user aged between 10 and 14 years old, who could pass for 11 to 13 years old. [10] Hannah Moncur was cast in the role.
Jones is the sole remaining original Dragon on the BBC's Dragons' Den, which started in January 2005 and has continued with a new series approximately yearly.Jones had regular conflicts in the Den with former Dragon Duncan Bannatyne, who appeared on the show from 2005 to 2014.
The following is a list of offers made on the British reality television series Dragons' Den in Series 11–20, aired during 2013–2023. 118 episodes were broadcast consisting of at least 893 pitches. A total of 182 pitches were successful, with 31 offers from the dragons rejected by the entrepreneurs and 680 failing to receive an offer of ...
Duncan Bannatyne Unclear [note 1] Active [102] [103] Episode 1 14 July 2010 Kirsty Henshaw Worthenshaw's (rebranded as Kirsty's) 65,000 30 A frozen dessert which is a dairy-free healthy alternative to ice cream Duncan Bannatyne and Peter Jones Signed [note 2] Active [104] [105] Episode 2 21 July 2010 Angela Newman Vintage Patisserie 100,000 39
Dragons' Den is a reality television program format in which entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas to a panel of venture capitalists in the hope of securing investment finance from them.