Dragons' Den: First look as Manchester United legend Gary Neville joins hit BBC One show

The BBC has released the first look of Gary Neville on the set of Dragons' Den as he joins the hit BBC One shows for its next series.

The former Manchester United star will appear alongside Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Touker Suleyman, Sara Davies and Steven Bartlett in series 21. The BBC has not yet revealed when the season will air in 2024.

It was first announced in June that Mr Neville was to guest star in the series along with fashion mogul Emma Grede. Emma Grede is behind multiple fashion, retail and lifestyle brands and is the co-founder and CEO of Good American, which she established in 2016 alongside Khloé Kardashian, as well as the founding partner of shapewear brand SKIMS. She also co-founded plant-powered cleaning brand Safely.

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Since retiring from football, Mr Neville has worked as a pundit and co-commentator for Sky Sports and ITV as well as becoming a co-owner of UA92 and Salford City FC. He also has a number of business interests including two hotels in Manchester and the St Michael's property development in the city centre.

Mr Neville said: "It's a pleasure to join the Dragons as a guest for the new series and see some of the amazing pitches from budding entrepreneurs from different walks of life. It was a privilege to share my knowledge and guidance with the brave entrepreneurs who entered the Den, but you’ll have to wait and see whether I committed to any investments."

Emma Grede added: "Being back in the UK and joining this series as a Guest Dragon has