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 (Wikimedia Commons).

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.

Theo Paphitis was worth £290 million in the 2020 Sunday Times Rich List (Wikimedia Commons).

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.

Inside The Crown Hotel, Bar & Grill, Nantwich (Crewe Nub News).

He was visiting South Cheshire for work reasons.

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