{"id":347,"date":"2020-07-06T11:04:04","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T10:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/?p=82184"},"modified":"2025-02-07T17:05:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T17:05:37","slug":"abspak-dragons-den","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2020\/07\/06\/abspak-dragons-den\/","title":{"rendered":"Abspak on Dragons&#8217; Den: What happened to Clay O&#8217;Shea&#8217;s invention?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dragons\u2019 Den returned to our screens this summer with \u2018Best Ever Pitches\u2019, exploring some of the most memorable pitches over the last fifteen years.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This trip down memory lane has reintroduced viewers to the likes of wacky inventors Rupert Sweet-Scott to their greatest rejections such as Tangle Teezer, Trunkies and so on.<\/p>\n<p>Episode 6 (Sunday, July 5th) focussed on some of the BBC show&#8217;s most passionate candidates to date. One of such was former boxer Clay O&#8217;Shea who entered the show with his invention, Abspak. But where is Clay now? What happened to him after the cameras stopped rolling?<\/p>\n<h3>Who is Clay O&#8217;Shea?<\/h3>\n<p>Clay O&#8217;Shea, 53, is a former professional boxer from north London. He made his professional debut on February 20th, 1990 against Carlton Myers and won.<\/p>\n<p>Clay&#8217;s boxing career spanned from 1990 to 1995.<\/p>\n<p>He later rose to prominence for appearing on Dragons&#8217; Den in 2012. Clay looked at fit as ever on the BBC show, given that he&#8217;d been out of the ring for 17 years. Clay explained that he runs a Lonsdale gym in Notting Hill, which he continues to run to this date.<\/p>\n<p>You can read about Clay&#8217;s full BoxRec\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/boxrec.com\/en\/proboxer\/26899\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/bbc\/dragons-den\/rupert-dragons-den\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>UPDATE:<\/strong><\/a><\/span> Where is inventor Rupert Sweet-Escott from Dragons\u2019 Den now?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Clay O&#8217;Shea introduces Abspak<\/h3>\n<p>Clay entered the Den seeking a \u00a350,000 investment for a 25% share in his business, Abspak.<\/p>\n<p>In his Dragons&#8217; Den pitch, Clay explained:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I\u2019ve not got the best business brain, but what I do feel is that I\u2019m a decent inventor and I\u2019ve come up with a really good idea. And with my beautiful idea and your beautiful brains, I feel that there\u2019s no reason why Abspak can\u2019t become the best bit of kit in the UK.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Abspak is an exercise belt which you wear while doing crunches to avoid damaging your neck and spine.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/bbc\/dragons-den\/tangle-teezer-dragons-den\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>SECRET SUCCESS:<\/strong><\/span><\/a> Tangle Teezer failed at Dragons&#8217; Den but now rakes in millions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>What happened to Abspak?<\/h3>\n<p>Abspak failed to gain any investment while on the show, as the Dragons poked holes in Clay&#8217;s business plan. Although he had the passion, he did not have the security to make the Abspak a worthwhile investment. Clay did not have any legal protection apart from the trademark on the brand name.<\/p>\n<p>It is likely that Clay has given up on his invention, as we checked out the Abspak website and the domain is currently for sale.<\/p>\n<p>We also found <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/clayoshea?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Clay on Twitter<\/span><\/a>, however he has not tweeted since 2012.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>WATCH DRAGONS\u2019 DEN: BEST EVER PITCHES SUNDAYS AT 8 PM ON BBC ONE<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/11.2.0\/svg\/1f4f8.svg\" alt=\"?\" \/>\u00a0<strong>AND GET FREAKY WITH US ON<\/strong>\u00a0<span class=\"\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/realitytitbit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">INSTAGRAM<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><strong>AND<\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span class=\"\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/business.facebook.com\/realitytitbit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FACEBOOK<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dragons\u2019 Den returned to our screens this summer with \u2018Best Ever Pitches\u2019, exploring some of the most memorable pitches over the last fifteen years. This trip down memory lane has reintroduced viewers to the likes of wacky inventors Rupert Sweet-Scott to their greatest rejections such as Tangle Teezer, Trunkies and so on. Episode 6 (Sunday, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":249734242,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1358],"tags":[1424,1412],"class_list":["post-347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-bbc","tag-dragon-s-den"],"acf":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/realityshrine\/2020\/07\/06\/abspak-dragons-den\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Abspak on Dragons&#8217; Den: What happened to Clay O&#8217;Shea&#8217;s invention?","url":"http:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2020\/07\/06\/abspak-dragons-den\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2020\/07\/06\/abspak-dragons-den\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":""},"articleSection":"News","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eve Edwards"}],"creator":["Eve Edwards"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Reality Shrine","logo":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cropped-mX3_1x3z.png"},"keywords":["bbc","dragon's den"],"dateCreated":"2020-07-06T10:04:04Z","datePublished":"2020-07-06T10:04:04Z","dateModified":"2025-02-07T17:05:37Z"},"rendered":"<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"wp-parsely-metadata\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"headline\":\"Abspak on Dragons&#8217; Den: What happened to Clay O&#8217;Shea&#8217;s invention?\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/thetab.com\\\/realityshrine\\\/2020\\\/07\\\/06\\\/abspak-dragons-den\\\/\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/thetab.com\\\/realityshrine\\\/2020\\\/07\\\/06\\\/abspak-dragons-den\\\/\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"\"},\"articleSection\":\"News\",\"author\":[{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Eve Edwards\"}],\"creator\":[\"Eve Edwards\"],\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"Reality Shrine\",\"logo\":\"https:\\\/\\\/realitytvshrine.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/cropped-mX3_1x3z.png\"},\"keywords\":[\"bbc\",\"dragon's den\"],\"dateCreated\":\"2020-07-06T10:04:04Z\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-07-06T10:04:04Z\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-02-07T17:05:37Z\"}<\/script>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/realitytvshrine.com\/p.js"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/249734242"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=347"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8895,"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347\/revisions\/8895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}