Which Dragons' Den investor was the former owner of the Weststar Holidays business?

Deborah Meaden was the former owner of the Weststar Holidays business.

Meaden became involved in her family’s holiday business and later acquired control of Weststar Holidays, a company operating holiday parks. She subsequently sold the business, helping establish the financial background that later supported her role as a Dragons’ Den investor.

Her business career has included investments and leadership roles across leisure, retail and consumer sectors. She joined the BBC programme in 2006 and became one of its most recognisable Dragons, often associated with straightforward commercial analysis.

Weststar Holidays is sometimes confused with other holiday companies that Meaden has invested in or discussed on television. The key distinction is that Weststar was a business she owned and later sold, rather than simply a company featured in one of her televised pitches.