DRAGONS' Den star Steven Bartlett has insisted Molly-Mae Hague and Matt Hancock didn't get a penny appearing on his hit podcast.
The 29-year-old hosts the Diary of a CEO series that has also featured Rochelle Humes and Jimmy Carr. But he said people beg to appear and the team "absolutely never" pay guests to come on the show.
Steven was replying to a fan who asked during a Q&A: "Have you / would you ever pay a guest?" The millionaire replied: "I have never and I would never pay a guest to come on.
Absolutely never. "It used to be challenge getting high calibre guests, but when the podcast became more popular that changed. "Now, the majority of our guests contact us via their PR teams and request to come on and the remaining 20% are people I've DM'd because I'm interested in them." The podcast has often made headlines thanks to the remarks of its high-profile guests. .css-qu9fel{border-top:1px solid #dcdddd;}.css-b9nmbi{margin-bottom:16px;border-top:1px solid.
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