Secret Millionaire changed my life says Gibbins
CHESHIRE businesswoman Dawn Gibbins will make her TV debut next week, as she launches the new series of The Secret Millionaire.
The former boss of flooring company Flowcrete, who now runs a business called Barefoot Living and a charity foundation, spent time in a run-down area of Bristol last year for the popular Channel 4 show.
During her time in the city she volunteering on an outreach van with the One25 project, a charity that seeks to enable women who are abused and trapped in a life of street sex-work, to serving meals to those sleeping rough and battling addiction.
Viewers next Monday at 9pm will see her giving £250,000 to three charities, after an experience she describes as ‘life-changing’.
She said: “Six months ago – if anyone had asked me who inspired me, I would have said Richard Branson or Bill Gates. You can forget that now. The people who inspired and amazed me are the wonderful volunteers – who give their time and their money selflessly to help others make a better life for themselves.
“I am in awe at their energy and determination – they truly are amazing”.
After the programme, Dawn – who sold Flowcrete in 2008 to an American company for more than £20m – has gone on to set-up The Barefoot Foundation – a charity whose aim is to tackle poverty and abuse.
She gives all of her fees for talks, presentations and appearances to the Foundation.
