SKIDMARK-PROOF UNDIES MADE ME £20 MILLION

WHEN Tony Barrett left the Dragons’ Den studio he had the mocking laughter of the dragons ringing in his ears.

His invention – skidmark- proof underpants – was preposterous and would never make a penny, the so- called experts said.

But now retired shipwright Tony, 67, has got the last laugh.

Refusing to lose faith, he ploughed his life savings into the project and began selling the shit- shrugging gruds online.

He made a pretty penny from the venture to top up his pension but Tony, of Southport, Merseyside, knew that with the right backing his pants could be big news.

Now his dreams have come true and a consortium of international investors have offered £ 20MILLION for his poo- proof undies.

Widowed Tony said: “The temptation is to call up Dragons’ Den and shout ‘ Ya, boo, sucks!’ down the phone. But DUMPED: Dragons snubbed Tony I’m quite happy to know that by ignoring their naysaying, I’ve become a multi- millionaire.”

Tony’s coy about the technology that makes his underpants skidmark resistant. He explained: “All I can say, without compromising the pending patent, is that it utilises a process called ionic repulsion.

“The pants can literally shrug off up to three grammes of faecal matter. Obviously they will not cope with a full dump but skidmarks or a light follow- through will be fine.

“I’ve got my lawyers looking over the deal but it looks legit. The dragons may have tried to end my dreams but they called wrong in this case.” BROWNING GLORY: Tenacious Tony stuck with his non- stick gruds idea to coin it in