Hilary Lorraine Devey CBE was an English television personality and entrepreneur.
Devey founded the palletised freight distribution business Pall-Ex, after selling her home and car in the 1990s to finance it.
She was awarded the Vitalise Woman of the Year Award in 2008, and an Honorary Doctorate of Law by the University of Leicester in 2010 for her industry services.
Devey joined Dragon’s Den in February 2011 following James Caan’s departure from the show. But left to present the Channel 4 series The Intern, a business documentary where 3 young interns try a week in their dream jobs.
In 2013, she was made a CBE, honoured for her business career and her charitable work.
Her charity work included her position as vice president of the Carers Trust and she was also a patron of the Stroke Association, having suffered a stroke in 2009.
The 65-year-old entrepreneur had an estimated net worth of over £80million.
On 11 June 2022, Hilary Devey died in Morocco following a long illness.
Hilary Devey Husband: Who Was Hilary Devey Married To?
Hilary Devey was single at the time of her death.
She has been married three times.
Hilary’s first marriage was to childhood sweetheart Malcolm Sharples in 1976.
She married him when she returned from a stint in the Women’s Royal Air Force.
However, Hillary and Malcolm divorced in 1978.
Hilary’s second marriage was to Ed Devey.
Following the establishment of the freight network Pall-Ex, she married Ed Devey but it didn’t last long.
According to Hillary, “It lasted only months but cost me a lot of money.”
Hilary’s third marriage was to property developer, Philip Childs.
The pair met when she was renovating her holiday home in Spain.
Hilary and Philip tied the knot in 2011 but divorced in 2013 after two years of marriage.