{"id":235359,"date":"2025-10-31T05:41:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T05:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/235359\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T05:41:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T05:41:13","slug":"gary-nevilles-dragons-den-future-revealed-in-major-update-as-bbc-reveal-new-set-of-guest-dragons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/235359\/","title":{"rendered":"Gary Neville’s Dragons’ Den future revealed in major update as BBC reveal new set of Guest Dragons"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Man United legend has shown an interest in business since he was in his 20sGary Neville made his debut on Dragons’ Den last year(Image: BBC)<\/p>\n

Gary Neville\u2019s Dragons\u2019 Den future has been in a major update as the BBC<\/a> revealed a new set of Guest Dragons for the upcoming season.<\/p>\n

The beloved series<\/a>, which launched back in 2005, is returning for a new season in January and will see one guest featured in each episode.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the BBC confirmed that resident dragons Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Touker Suleyman and Steven Bartlett will all return to the Den.<\/p>\n

Last year saw former Manchester United legend Gary serving as one of the first Guest Dragons to appear in the show.<\/p>\n

Having started out as a property developer whilst playing under Sir Alex Ferguson<\/a> in his early twenties, Gary\u2019s continued entrepreneurial passion and has built a business empire with a portfolio that spans property, hospitality, education, media and sport.<\/p>\n

On top of his Stock Exchange Hotel being one of the top hotels in Manchester, his University UA92 is disrupting a traditional model and his St. Michael\u2019s project is one of the landmark property developments in Manchester City Centre<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Confirming that he is going to be a Guest Dragon once again, Gary <\/a>said: \u201cIt\u2019s an honour to be invited back into the Den and join the Dragons again. I met so many fantastic entrepreneurs last time and I\u2019m excited to see the businesses that step into the Den this time around.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tinie Tempah is joining Dragons’ Den(Image: BBC)<\/p>\n

Music mogul, rapper and entrepreneur Tinie Tempah, serial entrepreneur and REFY CEO Jenna Meek, and Tropic Skincare powerhouse Susie Ma are also becoming Guest Dragons\u2019 for the upcoming series of Dragons\u2019 Den<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Prior to bursting onto the music scene in 2010 with the UK number-one single Pass Out, Tinie co-founded record label Disturbing London in 2007 and later, he launched Imhotep, a publishing company \/ creative agency involved in music.<\/p>\n

In 2022, Tinie launched RAPS\u2014a virtual soul food brand alongside Chef Hasan Semay (Big Has) and the food incubator Kitchen Ventures. Earlier this year, the 36-year-old founded his own record label, Imhotep Records and returned to music.<\/p>\n

Tinie said: \u201cI have a keen interest in supporting emerging entrepreneurs as well as investing in a wide-ranging portfolio of businesses, so Dragons\u2019 Den was an opportunity I simply couldn\u2019t turn down.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am ecstatic to become a Guest Dragon and look forward to seeing where I can help, bring value and of course invest in some of these brilliant businesses and people that step into the Den.”<\/p>\n

Susie enters the Den having built one of the UK\u2019s fastest-growing beauty brands, with an annual turnover of \u00a368 million. After reaching the finals of The Apprentice<\/a> in 2011, Susie secured investment in her company from Lord Alan Sugar, despite not winning the series.<\/p>\n

In 2023, Susie bought out Lord Sugar’s stake in the multi-award-winning natural skincare company and is now the sole owner of Tropic Skincare, which has over 38,000 Ambassadors and serves millions of customers.<\/p>\n

Susie said: \u201cIt\u2019s an absolute honour to join the Den as a Guest Dragon. I started Tropic from a market stall at fifteen, and I know the grit, vision and belief it takes to turn a spark of an idea into something extraordinary.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m here to back the bold – the next generation of changemakers building businesses with purpose, creativity and courage. Sitting in that iconic chair is a pinch-me moment, and I\u2019m so excited to help brilliant founders bring their dreams to life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jenna is a respected voice in the beauty and business communities, having launched her first venture, SHRINE, a festival make up and cosmetic glitter brand at the age of 20. In November 2020, she co-founded REFY.<\/p>\n

From its Manchester base, the company <\/a>has become one of the fastest-growing beauty brands in the UK with an annual turnover of more than \u00a340m.<\/p>\n

Now stocked in Selfridges, Brown Thomas and Sephora across the UK, Ireland, US & Canada, and the Middle East, REFY and Jenna have won multiple awards including, The Times Best Place to work Marie Claire: Prix d’Excellence, British Beauty Community Winner and Forbes 30 Under 30.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am so excited to be joining Dragons\u2019 Den, this has been a lifelong goal of mine. Dragons\u2019 Den is the reason I became an entrepreneur, from watching it with my dad from such a young age, so it is incredible to be able to meet so many amazing entrepreneurs building businesses and pushing the boundaries.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is such an empowering environment and I am thrilled to be a part of it. It\u2019s also incredible to be here alongside the Dragons, especially Deborah. She\u2019s inspired me from such a young age, and I hope I can do the same for someone else,\u201d she noted.<\/p>\n

Samantha Davies, Executive Producer, BBC Studios Entertainment said of the Guest Dragons: \u201cAudiences love the powerful combination of our much-loved regular Dragons and the fresh energy Guest Dragons bring to the Den – and this series, we\u2019re going bigger than ever.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to welcome back Gary, alongside three formidable new business titans, all ready to uncover the next generation of bold, brilliant and disruptive entrepreneurs. There\u2019s no better place to ignite that ambition than right here in the Den!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Man United legend has shown an interest in business since he was in his 20sGary Neville made…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":235360,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[243,11631,96,33718,1441,391,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-235359","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-bbc","9":"tag-dragons-den","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-gary-neville","12":"tag-manchester-united-fc","13":"tag-tv","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=235359"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235359\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/235360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=235359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=235359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=235359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}