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Dragons' Den star Deborah Meaden threatens to kick out contestant over nickname blunder
BBC business show.The business magnate was stunned by the entrepreneur's epic name blunder, and it wasn't long before she called him out on it in the BBC studio.Business owner Steven Murr wanted £80,000 from the dragons in return for a 5% stake in his indoor cycling business - TurboRocks - which provides rocker plates that allow fitness fanatics to pedal away at home.However, Steven's pitch went horribly wrong when he started using rather familiar nicknames for Deborah, first calling her "Debbie" and then shortening it to "Deb" later on in the pitch.Starting off, Deborah asked her co-star Steven Bartlett what he thought of the rocker plates after he hopped on the saddle to give a demonstration in the Den.New dragon Steven had said he preferred his own way of training, and Deborah added: "And I guess it's personal preference..."Contestant Steven then said: "Absolutely, but there's no reason why there can't be the crossover there. Deb, you are..."Deborah was visibly shocked at the guest and cut him off immediately before he could finish his sentence.She said: "Did you just call me Deb?", and the contestant looked rather embarrassed as he corrected himself: "Deborah, sorry."Grilling him, Deborah went on: "Just so you know, you started off with a Debbie and got away with it once.
