A Scunthorpe plus-sized fashion entrepreneur has wowed the dragons, securing a £150,000 investment on the hit BBC show.
Ben Pearson’s rags to riches tale, from being homeless to the head of a £3.5 million firm, had the five investors in the palm of his hands for much of the pitch, with his straight-talking and self-starter mentality a huge hit. And he secured his number one target, Touker Suleyman, the man behind British menswear brand, Hawes & Curtis, as his backer.
Mr Pearson launched Big Clothing 4 U in 2015, having found it hard to clothe himself. Diagnosed with autism, dealing with it from a young age with several other disabilities was a factor in him spending majority of his early life in social care, young offenders’ institutes and homeless. He also piled on weight, hitting almost 30 stone.
