A businessman may be £250,000 better off and a partner with a tycoon, but he certainly hasn't forgotten his roots.
The Apprentice 2025 winner Dean Franklin was seen mobbed by fans in St Marys Lane in Upminster just after 3.40pm on Thursday (May 15).
The 35-year-old air conditioning business owner was born in Dagenham but moved to Hornchurch eight years ago, finding success on the BBC TV show and securing Lord Sugar's investment and partnership.
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Dean was seen snapping pictures with eager school children outside of Chicken & Peri Peri, sporting a tan.
He was of course repping his ADL Air Conditioning merch.
His wife Chloe was seen watching on clearly amused by her husband whilst their daughter Bonnie sat in the car captured by the interactions.
