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DRAGONS' Den star Sara Davies’ has given a glimpse inside her ‘million pound motorhome’.
The 39-year-old, who has been on the BBC show since 2019, was asked to appear on Channel 5’s Million Pound Motorhomes last night.
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During the show Sara gave a look inside her incredible vehicle.
Today she shared a number of behind-the-scenes videos from filming on her Instagram.
The front seats are all on swivels so that they can be turned inwards to make a seating area.
There is a kitchen to make food, including a hob and microwave, as well as a bar to make drinks.
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The space at the back is a seating area during the day and makes into a double bed at night.
The tabletops and cupboards have all been made from repurposed hard wood.
On the show she said that the ceiling is left over from her dad's bathroom, the cushions were out of their original caravan.
Sara said on Instagram: "You can imagine the surprise when I got a call from channel 5’s ‘Million Pound motorhomes’ asking if I wanted to be featured on the upcoming series back in April this year “but my motorhome couldn’t be further from a million pound motorhome” I replied.
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"But they explained that the show wasn’t just about extravagant motorhomes - it encompassed all different types including self-builds.
"Now you can just imagine how excited my dad was when I told him, they wanted to come and interview him about the motorhome he built for me and the kids, and here’s a little clip from the show.
"To be honest it’s mainly the ‘Frank show’ 😘 but my dad explains all about how he’s converted van old van, and used parts from a 20-year-old caravan that we bought for £500 and how everything inside the van (as far as we can) has been up-cycled or repurposed.
"I’m so bloody proud of our van.
"I’m so proud of my dad and the workmanship he’s put into building it and honestly I can’t wait for you all to see it on the show so make sure you tune in on Sunday night 8pm."
Sara converted the van with help from her dad.
She opened up about how much it cost during a recent Q&A.
Sara said: "He set himself a budget of £13,000 all in (including the van_ and he went a bit over but I believe he's still under £15 (of course there was no labour charge there - but he spent over a year in total working on it!)
She added: "So my dad likes to budget - so here's how it went....
"£5,000 for the van (it's not that old in years but has 150k mile on the clock, £500 for an old caravan (it's 20 years old!) that's where the windows and cushions and everything came from.
"£300 (he blew the budget) on my solar panels so I'm self sufficient and don't need an electric plug in, £100 for an old oak table from the auctions that he re-purposed into the tables with his friend who's a joiner.
"£800 for a new set of seats (on eBay that he had to drive to Wales for)
"£3,000 for other bits."
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