Duncan Bannatyne put his extended period of time behind closed doors to good use on Thursday afternoon by working out with glamorous wife Nigora.
With all gyms closed for the foreseeable future, many quarantined Brits have let their health and fitness routines take a short-term nosedive as they adjust to a fifth week of strict lockdown laws.
But the multi-millionaire businessman was still putting in the hard yards at his London home, where he took advantage of his very own fully equipped fitness studio.
Fit and healthy: Duncan Bannatyne put his extended period of time behind closed doors to good use on Thursday afternoon by working out in his hoke fitness studio
Taking to Instagram, Bannatyne, 71, filmed himself burning calories while attempting to outdo his personal best on a state-of-the-art exercise bike.
Sporting a grey T-shirt and matching shorts, the Dragon’s Den star appeared to be in great shape as he worked up a sweat during an hour-long cardio session.
Bannatyne rounded things off with a spot of yoga, and he was evidently keen to show off his strength and poise by allowing his wife to photograph him in the precarious Tree Pose.
Branching out: Bannatyne also a so enjoyed a spot of yoga, and he was evidently keen to show off his strength and poise by allowing wife Nigora photograph him in the precarious Tree Pose
Smashing it: Bannatyne, 71, filmed himself burning calories while attempting to outdo his personal best on a state-of-the-art exercise bike
Better luck next time: The wealthy businessman admitted he didn’t quite reach his target
Joining her husband, Nigora, 40, showed off her athletic physique in white leggings and a matching crop top while completing a set of stomach crunches.
The Instagram posts come after Bannatyne and Simon Cowell hit out at mega-rich stars including Victoria Beckham and Sir Richard Branson for seeking millions of pounds from the taxpayer to bail out their failing companies.
Branson has asked for a taxpayer bailout to save Virgin Atlantic from collapse while Victoria Beckham told 30 employees at her fashion brand they are being put on the Government job retention scheme to pay up to £2,500 of their monthly salary.
Don’t mind me: Joining her husband, Nigora showed off her athletic physique in white leggings and a matching crop top while completing a set of stomach crunches
Looking good: Nigora’s gym-honed body took centre stage as she posed for a gym selfie on Thursday
In a furious Twitter row, Bannatyne – who has a net worth of £300million – said the billionaire Virgin Group boss should instead go to a bank for help.
And he also hit out at Branson’s offer to mortgage Necker Island, his home in the Caribbean, as collateral to help get cash to ‘save as many jobs as possible.’
In an open letter to staff Branson, who is worth £4.05billion, said he was not asking for a handout, but a commercial loan, believed to be £500m, after Virgin Australia went into administration.
Slammed: The Instagram posts come after Bannatyne and Simon Cowell hit out at mega-rich stars including Victoria Beckham and Sir Richard Branson for seeking millions of pounds from the taxpayer to bail out their failing companies
It has been revealed that Simon Cowell has continued to pay his staff rather than rely on the taxpayer to pick up his worker’s wages.
The TV tycoon has agreed to keep paying the 50 full time staff who work for his Syco production company in London and Los Angeles.
He has also donated £1.6m from his personal fortune to charities in desperate need of cash. Cowell is worth an estimated £385million, according to the Sunday Times Rich List.
Contrast: Simon Cowell (left) has revealed he will continue to pay his staff rather than rely on the taxpayer. Victoria Beckham (right) told 30 employees at her fashion brand they are being put on the Government job retention scheme to pay up to £2,500 of their monthly salary
Not happy: Duncan Bannatyne exchanged tweets with a follower on Twitter in which he hit out at Branson for not going to a bank to get a loan
Cowell, 60, has assured his staff they will not be placed on the furlough scheme even though the coronavirus crisis has shut down TV production of his shows in the UK and America.
He has now urged other celebrities and business leaders to ‘rise to the challenge’ of Covid-19.
Branson was slammed for appealing for taxpayer aid to help stricken Virgin Atlantic, rather than using his £4billion fortune.
Compromised: Sir Richard Branson has offered to remortgage his Necker Island home as collateral after asking the government for a £500m loan
Scottish entrepreneur Bannatyne, who said he had supported his leisure business during the pandemic with increased bank loans, said in a tweet to a follower: ‘Do you think the island is worth 500m?’
He continued: ‘I have gone to the bank NOT the UK tax payer. The bank. A viable business will get the money from a bank.
‘I never slated him (Sir Richard) I said he should go to the bank for a loan not the hard working UK taxpayers that you show so little respect for.’
In another tweet he added: ‘But tell me, why can’t he borrow the money from a bank?
‘In every company in the world the staff pay their taxes. So you are saying government should financially support every company that is in trouble?’