Steven Bartlett’s staggering net worth revealed amid engagement to private girlfriend
Steven Bartlett’s Engagement and Staggering Net Worth
Congratulations to Dragons’ Den star Steven Bartlett! The entrepreneur and investor reportedly proposed to his longtime girlfriend, Melanie Lopes, over the holidays. Steven, 33, popped the question with a diamond ring on Christmas Day while the couple was vacationing in Morocco, according to the Daily Mail.
Steven’s Fortune
Steven has quite the budget for a lavish wedding. He founded and served as the CEO of the social media marketing agency, The Social Chain, which he sold for £7.7 million in 2023. His company, Steven.com, was estimated to be valued at an impressive £320 million as of October.
Steven joined Dragons’ Den as the youngest Dragon ever on the show at the age of 28 in 2021. He joined Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Touker Suleyman, and Sara Davies on the show’s 19th series.
Who is Melanie Lopes?
Melanie is a wellness and yoga entrepreneur from Bordeaux, France. While not much is known about her personal life, she has amassed an impressive following of over 136,000 followers on her personal Instagram account. Despite Steven’s public profile and TV persona, their relationship has been kept largely out of the limelight.
Steven and Melanie’s Love Story
The couple’s love story began a decade ago. Steven and Melanie first met in 2016 on social media. Steven first connected with Melanie on Instagram.
Their relationship wasn’t always smooth sailing. After a year of dating, they briefly broke up in 2017. After Melanie decided to relocate to Bali, where she lived for a year, Steven made a grand gesture to win her back in 2022.
“I think as time went on, I reflected on that, I learned more about things and life, and sex and relationships, and because she was such a special person, I realized that she was the one,” Steven shared on the My Love is… podcast. “So, I flew to Bali, and I went and said sorry to her.” She accepted his apology, and the pair have been together ever since.
Steven’s Plans for Family Life
Steven already has an idea of how he wants to raise his future children with a good understanding of finances. In 2021, the millionaire admitted he’s all for the big family life and wants up to six children, but they won’t have everything handed to them.
“My kids definitely wouldn’t get the luxuries of life for free,” he vowed in an interview. “My kids also need to learn this very important lesson, which I learned when I was younger, which is that if you get things in life, they come from your direct efforts.”
“I need to make sure that I teach them very early on that things don’t just appear. They don’t just show up on the kitchen counter when you wake up in the morning; they are earned, so I’m very big on that.”
