'I threw my toys out of the pram.'
A Dragons’ Den star’s dreams have been ‘shattered’ when his company suffered a huge loss after he walked away from the BBC One competition empty-handed. Patrick Tatham, 60, took part in the Steven Bartlett-starring business programme in 2020, pitching his business of travel garment bags. The entrepreneur was asking for £75,000 for a 10% stake in his business – but wasn’t prepared for the negotiations that followed, or the ‘unprecedent events’ around the time that the episode aired.
’ His company faced difficulty as travel restrictions were imposed Sara Davies was the only the Dragon to make an offer ‘Overall, I remain comfortable with the decision I made,’ he added to The Sun. Talking about his decision to turn down Sara’s offer, much to the bewilderment of the Dragons, Patrick went on: ‘I think I overreacted and kind of threw my toys out of the pram. I’d been in the Den for over an hour, trying to get my message across and failing.