Dragon’s Den star, 36, is found dead just a year after winning £50,000 in investment on the BBC show for his scented candle firm, winning a legion of fans including Paris Hilton
- Drew Cockton, 36, died peacefully at home yesterday, according to his mother
- The entrepreneur impressed the Dragons with his honesty about mental health
- Received a £50,000 investment from Toulker Suleyman for his company Owen Drew
- Colleen Rooney and Gemma Collins among fans of the vegan fragrance brand
A Dragon’s Den entrepreneur who secured a £50,000 investment for his scented candle business has died ‘peacefully at home’ aged 36.
Drew Cockton quit his corporate job to focus on his business after appearing on the BBC1 show where he impressed the Dragons with his honesty about his mental health battles.
The success of his vegan fragrance brand Owen Drew soared after receiving a £50,000 investment from Toulker Suleyman, even gaining approval from socialite Paris Hilton and reality star Gemma Collins.
But his mother said the family is “really, utterly heartbroken” to say that her “beautiful boy” passed away peacefully at home yesterday.
Entrepreneur Drew Cockton, who earned a £50,000 investment in his scented candle business on Dragon’s Den, has died aged 36
In a post on Facebook, Kate Drew wrote: “We are incredibly heartbroken. Life will never, ever be the same. Rest in peace sweet boy.’
Tributes pour in, with friends and relatives describing Mr Cockton as a ‘kind and caring person’ with a ‘heart of pure gold’.
The 36-year-old, from Wirral, Merseyside, founded vegan fragrance brand Owen Drew in 2017 after quitting his busy business job to turn his hobby of candle making into a business.
He created the world’s most expensive candle, designed to celebrate Prince Harry’s wedding to Meghan Markle in 2018, after details about the bride’s floral arrangements and bouquet were released. Set in 24k gold barrels, they sell for £750 and contain some of the most expensive oils and perfumes in the world, costing over £25,000 per KG.