Which designer joined the BBC's Dragon's Den as a dragon in 2013?

Kelly Hoppen joined the BBC's Dragon's Den as a dragon in 2013.

Hoppen is a British designer known for an interior-design style built around clean lines, neutral colours and a minimalist approach. Her business background gave the den a perspective rooted in design, branding and premium consumer products.

She joined the investor panel during the programme's later development and became one of the notable female dragons. Her tenure was shorter than Deborah Meaden's, which is why the two are sometimes blended together in recollections of the panel.

Hoppen also became familiar to television audiences through design programmes and related appearances. Her Dragon's Den role was not the same as being a presenter or design judge: she evaluated entrepreneurs' proposals and could invest her own money in return for equity.