Dragons’ Den Star Hilary Devey Dies Aged 65 Years After Long Illness
Entrepreneur Hilary Devey, a former ‘Dragon’ in the hit show Dragons’ Den has died aged 65 years.
Devey’s death was confirmed by her agent, who said that she had died in her holiday home in Morocco while battling a long-term illness.
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She featured on BBC’s Dragons’ Den from 2011 up until 2013. Following this, she began hosting the Channel 4 series known as The Intern, a business series that saw her give three young interns a week’s trial in the job of their dreams.
She also hosted Running the Shop and appeared on ITV’s Loose Women, where she held a role as a panelist.
Fellow ‘Dragon’ Theo Paphitis paid tribute to Devey: “She left us all with some fantastic memories, may she rest in peace. My thoughts are with her family.”
She made her fortune through Pall-Ex, a palletised freight network that later went international, reeling in a turnover of over £100m.
Even so, she was no stranger to charity and even served as the vice-president of the Carers Trust, a charity in the United Kingdom that supports carers.
Rest in peace