Tej Lalvani was the youngest panel member when he joined Dragon's Den in 2017.
Lalvani joined the BBC programme for its fifteenth series. He is a businessman associated with Vitabiotics, the family-founded company known for health and nutritional supplements. His appointment added a younger investor with experience in a large consumer-products business to the panel.
The claim concerns the age of the Dragons at the time of his appointment, not a permanent record for every later series. Steven Bartlett subsequently joined the programme at a younger age and became the youngest-ever Dragon, so the two facts should not be confused.
Lalvani's family connection to Vitabiotics is also distinct from his television work. The company was founded by his father, Kartar Lalvani, and Tej later held a senior role in the business. On Dragon's Den, he evaluated outside entrepreneurs rather than presenting Vitabiotics as a contestant seeking an investment.