Hilary Devey

Theo Paphitis praised late co-star's 'charisma' and 'amazing generosity of spirit'

Deborah Meaden, another fellow “Dragon”, said she was “very sad” to hear of Devey’s death. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. She was also so much fun.” But she had so much charisma, so much ability that went with it. “She had so much charisma, so much ability. Speaking on BBC News today (13 June), Paphitis said: “When she joined Dragons’ Den, we’d already been filming for quite a few series.

Duncan Bannatyne tweeted that Devey died “too young”, and Theo Paphitis also wrote: “So sad to hear of the passing of the lovely Hilary Devey. She left us all ...

Finally, Devey made her debut appearance as a guest panellist on the ITV show Loose Women on 18 June 2015. Later that year, she presented her last programme for BBC Two called Hilary Devey’s Women at the Top. Devey appeared on a number of TV shows, including Secret Millionaire in 2008. Outside of business, Devey campaigned for a number of charities, including Carers Trust, which she became Vice President of in 2012. Of Mevlit’s father, Devey said: “He was charismatic and handsome. He would steal my clothes, food, electrical household items – anything he could sell for money to get a fix. For a long time I had to lock every door behind me. I have regrets about this, and some of its consequences. I am grateful that he is better.” He was six weeks from dying when I found out about his drug-taking seven years ago. My thoughts are with her family.” In a piece for the Guardian in 2013, Devey shared that her “earliest memory is of the bailiffs walking in and taking every stick of furniture we had”.

YESTERDAY news broke that Dragon's Den star Hilary Devey had passed away at the age of 65 after having been 'ill for some time'. Although the exact cause of ...

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Trailblazing freight distribution entrepreneur who became a striking presence on the BBC TV show Dragons' Den.

She was the first woman to win the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport’s Sir Robert Lawrence award (2009) and was presented with various honours for female business executives. A year later, she told no one after going through the ordeal of being raped, revealing the trauma more than 40 years later in her 2012 autobiography, Bold As Brass: My Story. Hilary’s own introduction to financial realities came when she was seven and bailiffs arrived at the family home to repossess everything after her father’s central heating company went bust. She received a phone call from a woman who said she was Ahmet’s wife and had five children with him. Although she left him briefly, they reunited and married when Hilary was three. Kirsty Young, the Desert Island Discs radio host, remarked when she interviewed Devey in 2012 that she looked like she had “walked straight off the set of Dynasty – blood-red nails, killer shoulder pads and enough bling to make Alexis Carrington fume with jealousy”.

Hilary Devey, who has died aged 65 after a long illness, made millions from a palletised freight distribution business called Pall–Ex and later established ...

After two series of Dragons’ Den, she moved over to Channel 4 to appear on The Intern, in which she attempted to get deserving young hopefuls a chance to land their dream jobs. I’ve got two teacup yorkies in the UK, and another teacup yorkie and a cocker spaniel in Marrakesh.” Within two years she had made her first million, but it was hard work: “I drove around at night in my pyjamas to make it happen. In 1996 she established Pall-Ex, raising the initial £112,000 capital by selling her house and car and moving into rented property. Returning to the UK, she worked for a clothing company in London’s East End, then at TNT, the logistics company, and fell in love with a Turkish businessman. Fortunately, I was always good with numbers and I loved the cut and thrust of business.”

The English businesswoman and entrepreneur died in Morocco on Saturday following a long illness, her PR agent confirmed on Sunday.

or making her views clear on a business opportunity she didn't think was up to scratch. "You're doing OK, carry on", she tells her. My thoughts are with her family." Rest in Peace Hilary". The English businesswoman and entrepreneur died in Morocco on Saturday following a long illness, her PR agent confirmed on Sunday. The English businesswoman and entrepreneur died in Morocco on Saturday following a long illness, her PR agent confirmed on Sunday.

She died on Saturday after a long illness in Morocco, where she had a property, Benjamin Webb said. She joined BBC Two's programme Dragons' Den in 2011 and went ...

Describing being made a CBE, she said at the time: “In every sense of the word, this is a great honour and I am equally flattered and flabbergasted. Her charity work included her position as vice-president of the Carers Trust. She was also a patron of the Stroke Association, having suffered a stroke herself in 2009. She was made a CBE in 2013, honoured for a career in business and her charitable work.

Dragons' Den star Hilary Devey has died at the age of 65, it has been confirmed. The businesswoman, who appeared on the BBC One programme between 2011 and ...

‘I would have loved the opportunity to have stood before the Dragons, and I will remember my own experiences and the realities of running a business today, when choosing to support – or reject – the budding entrepreneurs joining me in the Den.’ Explaining why she wanted to get involved with the popular series, the businesswoman said in 2011: ‘In order to set-up Pall-Ex in the mid-nineties, I had to sell my house and car to get the start-up capital necessary to fulfil my business ambitions, as none of the banks appreciated my potential. The businesswoman, who appeared on the BBC One programme between 2011 and 2013, died in Morocco where she had a property after battling a long illness.

The death of the entrepreneur was confirmed by her agent, who said that Devey died in Morocco after battling a long illness. A spokesperson said Devey had been ...

In a 2010 interview with The Guardian, Devey talked about being a woman in the macho trucker industry, arguing that women have a harder time than men when they are trying to kick-start an enterprise. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. The company grew to achieve a turnover of £100m.

Hilary Devey died at her holiday home in Morocco after a long illness, her former agent confirms.

Hannah Wyatt, managing director for Factual Entertainment and Events at BBC Studios, said: "Hilary Devey will always hold a unique place in the hearts of Dragons' Den viewers and the programme team. x" My thoughts are with her family.