A former football chairman and Dragons' Den star visited a hotel and restaurant near Sandbach - captured with a member of the South Cheshire team.

Theo Paphitis visited The Crown Hotel, Bar & Grill, High Street, Nantwich on Monday (November 21).

The Greek-Cypriot British entrepreneur was chairman of Millwall Football Club from 1997 to 2005 - taking the side out of administration.

Paphitis is most famous for starring on BBC business programme Dragons' Den - from series two to 10.

The 63-year-old has recently appeared in the show's seventeenth and eighteenth series - both for a number of episodes.

His most recent appearance was in 2021 - covering for Peter Jones.

According to The Sunday Times Rich List in 2020 - Paphitis is worth £290 million.

The Crown Hotel, Bar & Grill announced Paphitis' visit to the hotel and restaurant on social media.

An announcement read: "Last night in the Den we had Theo Paphitis."

Accompanied with the post was a picture of the BBC star with a member of The Crown's team.

Paphitis lives with his wife and five children in Weybridge, Surrey.

He was visiting South Cheshire for work reasons.

Nub News has contacted The Crown Hotel, Bar & Grill for comment.