Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Dragons' Den newcomer Steven Bartlett has revealed he applied for the show at 18 - three years before co-founding his now multi-million pound business.
The 28-year-old will star alongside Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Touker Suleyman and Sara Davies when the show returns for series 19.
He will be the youngest ever dragon to appear on the BBC series, which is currently filming in Manchester. Multi-millionaire Steven was 21 when he co-founded Manchester-based social media marketing agency Social Chain, which was valued at £200 million when he took it public and resigned as CEO at the age of 27.
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