Dragons’ Den star Steven Bartlett quizzed by airport security

Steven Bartlett was quizzed by airport security.

The 29-year-old entrepreneur – who is known to TV audiences for his role as an investor on the BBC One show ‘Dragons’ Den’ – revealed that he was detained at Heathrow airport a total of four times and was repeatedly “asked questions .”

He said: “I landed into Heathrow, they pulled me aside and I’m in the room for two hours. They know who I am – ‘You’re from Dragons’ Den’. I then fly back in a few days later. They pull me back in for two hours. I then fly back into Heathrow – it happened three times in a row… into the same room for two hours, looking at me… asking questions.”

The Social Chain founder – who is thought to have a net worth of £300 million – went on to explain that he remembered honing in on ’emotional control’ during the incidents but was “really scared” at the same time.

Speaking on the ‘Tony Bellew Is Angry’ podcast, he added: ““I remember feeling, ‘It’s good I have emotional control now’. It looked like anger, but I think I was really scared,”

In response to the claims, a spokesperson from the Home Office claimed that their “number one priority” is security and refused to comment on an individual case.

Home Office spokesperson said: “Border Force’s number one priority is to maintain a secure border, and we will not compromise on security. We work closely with all of our airports to ensure passengers have the smoothest possible journey. We do not routinely comment on individual cases.”