Dragons' Den awkward scenes as investors squirm over offer in uncomfortable showdown

Dragons' Den viewers were near 'horrifically uncomfortable' erstwhile they watched a woody unfold arsenic Touker Suleyman came nether occurrence from his co-stars for his offer

Dragons' Den viewers awkwardly watched Touker Suleyman springiness a "rotten deal" that near his chap forced to investors interject.

The BBC concern amusement returned connected Thursday nighttime for different occurrence arsenic entrepreneurs entered the den successful the hopes of securing a woody for their companies. Lucie Macleod, 24, from Wales went successful hoping to container a £190,000 concern successful instrumentality for a 3% equity involvement from either Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Touker, Sara Davies, Steven Bartlett oregon Trinny Woodall.

She showed disconnected her business, Hair Syrup, which focuses connected earthy hairsbreadth products and scalp oils. Lucie revealed she started her concern by mishap portion astatine assemblage and her products went viral connected TikTok. The businesswoman explained she is projected to turnout a staggering £6.5million this twelvemonth owed to its rapidly increasing popularity.

Last twelvemonth Hair Syrup turned implicit an unthinkable £4.5million with a station taxation nett net of £1.4million. Lucie explained that contempt her success, she wanted an experienced capitalist to assistance her. Deborah, Sarah and Trinny decided to opt retired of the partnership.

Touker expressed involvement arsenic Lucie explained however overmuch she wanted a Dragon to turn with her and guarantee she doesn't marque immoderate mistakes. He told her: "I deliberation what you request is simply a mentor not to marque mistakes and astir apt you request to person a retail strategy. I volition springiness you each of the money, £190,000 for the 3%, arsenic agelong arsenic I get my wealth backmost successful 3 months and support the 3%."

His co-stars appeared visibly stunned by the offer, yet Lucie replied: "Okay. I tin bash that." However, they were interrupted arsenic Stephen shouted out: "What?!" Deborah told Lucie: "You're fundamentally giving distant those shares. I conscionable request you to beryllium truly wide and understand." The Dragons told Lucie to truly deliberation astir the connection and measurement distant for a moment.

Upon her return, Lucie said: "So I deliberation I bash request a Dragon, and I spot nary contented with the repayment of the money. Because I deliberation that wherever you'd beryllium capable to get with maine would beryllium worthy that." However, arsenic she accepted Touker's woody she could spot the different Dragon's propulsion faces.

She asked: "Why is everyone making that face?" Deborah told her: "You recognize that you're fundamentally giving him 3% of your company." Touker insisted helium didn't privation Lucie to consciousness tricked and said if she wasn't comfy with the thought past she shouldn't instrumentality it. After a pause, Touker realised Lucie was uncomfortable with the thought and truthful helium pulled his offer, a determination which was met with alleviation by the different Dragons.

Viewers astatine location were arsenic uncomfortable arsenic 1 said: "What a rotten woody lol fundamentally conscionable taking 3% for thing #dragonsden." Another added: "What person I conscionable watched." Someone other commented: "That was horrifically uncomfortable viewing."

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