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	'''Duncan Walker Bannatyne''' [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire\|OBE]] (born 2 February 1949) is a Scottish [[entrepreneur]], [[investor]], [[philanthropist]], [[author]], and [[television personality]] who built his business empire from humble beginnings with a single £450 [[ice cream van]] to become one of the United Kingdom's most successful self-made businessmen. His business interests encompass health clubs, spas, hotels, media, television production, and property, with his flagship [[Bannatyne Health Club & Spa]] chain now representing the largest independent chain of health clubs in the United Kingdom with 69 sites, 45 spas, and three hotels across the UK.		'''Duncan Walker Bannatyne''' [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire\|OBE]] (born 2 February 1949) is a Scottish [[entrepreneur]], [[investor]], [[philanthropist]], [[author]], and [[television personality]] who built his business empire from humble beginnings with a single £450 [[ice cream van]] to become one of the United Kingdom's most successful self-made businessmen. His business interests encompass health clubs, spas, hotels, media, television production, and property, with his flagship [[Bannatyne Health Club & Spa]] chain now representing the largest independent chain of health clubs in the United Kingdom with 69 sites, 45 spas, and three hotels across the UK.

	Bannatyne is best known for his decade-long appearance as a business angel on the [[BBC]] programme ''[[Dragons' Den]]'' from 2005 to 2015, during which he invested in 36 businesses presented by aspiring entrepreneurs. He was appointed an [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in 2004 in recognition of his extensive charitable work, particularly his support for children's causes including the establishment of Casa Bannatyne, a hospice for [[orphan]]s with [[HIV]]/[[AIDS]] in [[Romania]]. According to ''[[The Sunday Times Rich List]]'' in 2018, Bannatyne's wealth was estimated at £280 million, though more recent estimates have placed his fortune as high as £500 million.		Bannatyne is best known for his decade-long appearance as a business angel on the [[BBC]] programme ''[[Dragons' Den]]'' from 2005 to 2015, during which he invested in 36 businesses presented by aspiring entrepreneurs. He was appointed an [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in 2004 in recognition of his extensive charitable work, particularly his support for children's causes including the establishment of Casa Bannatyne, a hospice for [[orphan]]s with [[HIV]]/[[AIDS]] in [[Romania]]. According to ''[[The Sunday Times Rich List]]'' in 2018, Bannatyne's wealth was estimated at £280 million, though more recent estimates have placed his fortune as high as £500 million.<ref name="wealth">{{cite web \|url=https://www.forbes.com/real-time-billionaires/ \|title=Real Time Billionaires \|publisher=Forbes \|access-date=December 2025}}</ref>

	Born in [[Dalmuir]], west of [[Glasgow]], into a working-class family sharing a single room with six other families, Bannatyne left school at 15 without qualifications and joined the [[Royal Navy]], where he served until receiving a [[dishonourable discharge]] at 19 after throwing an officer off a jetty. Following nine months in military detention, he spent his twenties drifting between jobs before purchasing his first ice cream van at age 29. He subsequently built and sold nursing home company Quality Care Homes for £26 million and children's nursery chain Just Learning for £12–22 million before establishing his health club empire. Bannatyne has written seven business and self-help books and has made television appearances including ''[[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!]]'' in 2015 and ''[[The Real Marigold Hotel]]'' in 2020. He currently resides in [[Portugal]] with his third wife, Nigora Whitehorn.		Born in [[Dalmuir]], west of [[Glasgow]], into a working-class family sharing a single room with six other families, Bannatyne left school at 15 without qualifications and joined the [[Royal Navy]], where he served until receiving a [[dishonourable discharge]] at 19 after throwing an officer off a jetty. Following nine months in military detention, he spent his twenties drifting between jobs before purchasing his first ice cream van at age 29. He subsequently built and sold nursing home company Quality Care Homes for £26 million and children's nursery chain Just Learning for £12–22 million before establishing his health club empire. Bannatyne has written seven business and self-help books and has made television appearances including ''[[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!]]'' in 2015 and ''[[The Real Marigold Hotel]]'' in 2020. He currently resides in [[Portugal]] with his third wife, Nigora Whitehorn.

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