Shark Tank star admits he doesn't use toilet paper in strange TV moment

Nick Bell surprised his co-stars when he spoke about his unique toilet habits.

Lachlan Guertin
·Senior Entertainment Reporter
·3-min read
Shark Tank’s Nick Bell / Davie Fogarty.
Shark Tank’s Nick Bell admitted he doesn’t use toilet paper during Wednesday night’s premiere episode. Photos: Channel 10

Shark Tank Australia returned for its sixth season on Wednesday night with a brand new group of aspiring entrepreneurs pitching their business ideas to a panel of investors. The panel of Sharks also featured some new faces, such as tech entrepreneur Nick Bell and self-made retail queen Maxine Horne, who joined returning investors Davie Fogarty, Robert Herjavec, and Jane Lu.

While Nick hasn’t been on the reality show for long, he made quite an impression on viewers during the premiere when he spoke about his toilet habits. The businessman, who previously appeared as a boardroom advisor on The Celebrity Apprentice Australia, admitted that he’s not a fan of using toilet paper.

Nick revealed the bizarre fact about himself following a presentation from Dunny Buddy’s owner and director Darren Storace, who began pitching his portable toilet roll protector and dispenser by asserting that “people walking around all have a bum and all use toilet paper”.

“I actually don’t use toilet paper,” Nick replied.

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As his co-stars groaned and protested and Davie joked, “I thought you smelt!”, Nick explained that he strictly uses wet wipes.

“Oh, thank god you said that. I was afraid,” Robert remarked.

Shark Tank’s Robert Herjavec / Maxine Horne.
Nick’s co-stars were shocked by his bizarre admission. Photo: Channel 10

Despite not using toilet paper himself, Nick said he loved camping and could see that the world’s only completely portable toilet roll dispenser on the market has “massive potential”.

“Genius idea. I’m very surprised that no one on the planet has thought of this,” he shared.

He then made an offer of $75,000 for 25 per cent equity but would reduce the stake to 20 per cent if his money was returned in two years.

Robert and Jane subsequently tapped out of the pitch, while Maxine and Davie both offered $75,000 for 20 per cent equity. Nick then suggested that he and Maxine team up “for the price of one”, which Darren ultimately accepted.

“I’m happy with the result, I think we’ve got two great Sharks that’ll help us take this product to where it really needs to be,” he said.

While there’s been a debate for years over whether it's better to use toilet paper or disposable wet wipes, statistics say that toilet paper is still the most common choice in Australian households. Aussies are ranked fifth in the world for toilet paper consumption after the US, Germany, the UK and Japan, according to research from Statista.

A survey from TreeHugger.com also found that 65 per cent of their readers used toilet paper, while 16 per cent used a bidet and 14 per cent used wet wipes.

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Meanwhile, Ethical Consumer researcher Alex Crumbie told The Guardian that only 30 per cent of the world’s population uses toilet roll as large areas of southern Europe, Africa, and Southeast Asia simply use water instead.

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