TOUKER SULEYMAN ANNOUNCES DEPARTURE FROM DRAGONS' DEN

Touker Suleyman has announced that he is leaving Dragons' Den after ten series of the BBC business show.

Posting on Instagram, Suleyman said: "After ten extraordinary years as a Dragon on BBC’s Dragons’ Den, I have made the decision to step down from the show. It has been an immense privilege to sit in that chair, to meet so many passionate and talented entrepreneurs and to invest in business and people I truly believe in. The show gave me a platform not only to invest in leading British founders – and I hope in some small way I made a difference to those who stood opposite me."

Dragons’ Den returns this Autumn on BBC One and iPlayer.