Apprentice star Brittany Carter spills truth of 'exhausting' process after boardroom axe

While The Apprentice final is all about discovering who Lord Alan Sugar will choose as his next business partner, it is also an opportunity for fans to see their favourite candidates from throughout the series return.

READ MORE: Who's in The Apprentice final and when does it air? The final will see Harpreet Kaur and Kathryn Burn going head to head for the personal investment money and the title of being Lord Sugar's winner. The final will air at 9pm on BBC1 and will be available on iPlayer shortly after the broadcast has finished. If you have ever closely followed The Apprentice you may have wondered what life is actually like for the contestants.

The sixteenth series of The Apprentice has wrapped up for yet another year after Lord Alan Sugar picked Harpreet Kaur and her desert business as his next investment.After an intense all-female final between Harpreet and Kathryn Burn, the business mogul decided to invest £250,000 in the 30-year-old's scrumptious business after the pair delivered their final pitches in the boardroom.While Kathryn’s impressive pyjama company certainly brought a smile to investors in the office, it was Harpreet’s sweet treats which landed her the role as Lord Sugar’s new business partner.Reacting to her win, the West Yorkshire star said: “I cannot believe Lord Sugar has chosen me to be his business partner. "I have dreamt of this moment and it just completely proves that if you work hard and you believe in yourself dreams can come true."Shortly after the news was announced, the entrepreneur's website, Barni's, has crashed due to the number of orders from her loyal legion of fans online.After her investment, the star hopes to open multiple parlous across the UK with the added funds injected into her company.Currently, the desert company has over eight thousand followers on Instagram under the username handle @barnisworld.She plans to “level up” her successful, six-figure coffee and cakes business to become a leading brand in the UK.At the start of the competition, she revealed: “I’m definitely not in business to make friends.

The Apprentice being no different.

The Apprentice star Tim Campbell has addressed his relief as his co-star Claude Littner returned to the show last week.Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, Tim, 44, spoke about standing in for the businessman after he suffered serious injuries to his leg during an electric bike accident last year, forcing him to take time away from the BBC show to recover, before returning last week in the semi-finals.Tim also spoke about how he is backing an education campaign to help parents understand the benefits T-level qualifications offer to both children and employees.Speaking about his time on the show, Tim told how he's proud of his input as one of Lord Alan Sugar's aides.When asked if he'd return to the show, he said: "For me, I've been really, really pleased that Lord Sugar asked for me."I've done what I feel, and what my wife or children judged, to be a good job on this series."My only focus was to get through the series, I've done that," he added.He said he was glad Claude was finally back on the programme following his horror accident.Tim went on: "I'm really glad that the horrible circumstances that led to it have gone now because Claude's back."And you saw about his lovely interview, where I think half the nation were hiding behind the sofa, seeing him tear [candidates] to shreds."But the reality is that I've done my job, and I'm really proud," he explained.Last April, Claude was riding an electric bike a mile away from his home when he found himself lying on the ground.He had to learn how to walk again after injuring his right leg so badly he required multiple surgeries after revealing doctors initially thought they may have to amputate his leg.Recalling the incident, the 72-year-old businessman said: “I was just

The Apprentice, now Tim Campbell wants to see Martin Lewis get a peerage.The MoneySavingExpert has warned existing support for the energy price rises is not going to be enough and serious poverty is ahead.Tim exclusively told Daily Star: “Martin’s a legend and needs to get a lordship, he needs to be in the House of Lords because he is doing something that is making a difference to people rather than pontificating, like some others in the world.“I think it’s going to be more devastating than people could imagine, I hope Rishi Sunak will continue that line where he said, ‘I’m going to do as much for every single person in the UK’.

The final of The Apprentice takes place on Thursday 24 March after a series packed with gruelling tasks, spats and firings.The series 16 final will see an all-female final, with Kathryn Burn, 29, and Harpreet Kaur, 30, gearing up to battle it out in a bid to become Lord Alan Sugar's next business partner. And helping Harpreet in her mission will be her fellow series 16 contestant Navid Sole, who was the third casualty of the boardroom this series. In a chat with OK! ahead of the final Navid said he thinks it should've been him in the final alongside the two girls.

The Apprentice have admitted that they have been left gutted by the lack of admirers. Lord Sugar's Class of 2022 were dubbed "The Love Island generation" as many of the women's Instagram accounts were full of snaps of them in swimwear.

The Apprentice star Stephanie Affleck has revealed the hilarious details of a ‘genius’ prank that fellow candidate Aaron Willis played on the rest of the house. Opening up about some of her most treasured memories on the show, Stephanie, who became the latest boardroom casualty after failing to impress in the interview round, said she loved forming friendships with her co-stars.

Lord Sugar has paid an emotional tribute to the late BBC The Apprentice star Stuart Baggs. Lord Sugar spoke out and paid tribute to Stuart, 27, seven years after his death. He wrote: "As it's the interviews on tonight's @bbcapprentice we must give the last word to the late great Stuart Baggs.

The Apprentice viewers were worried for Claude Littner as he returned to the show tonight (March 17). Lord Sugar's popular aide has been absent from this year's BBC series as he was recovering from a serious bike crash.

The Apprentice’s fired Brittany Carter has divulged some big behind-the-scenes show secrets, including the fact that clocks are banned throughout the brutal interview process. Viewers watched as Brittany and her fellow female finalists - Kathryn Burn, Stephanie Affleck and Harpreet Kaur - were put through their paces in a series of savage interviews by Lord Alan Sugar’s most trusted advisors.

The Apprentice’s Brittany Carter is a self-confessed superfan of the long-running BBC business show, having watched every single series. But the 25 year old, who was among two of the female final four to be sent home in the brutal interview round, has confessed that nothing could have prepared her for how “exhausting” the process is.

The Apprentice fans were delighted to see the epic return of show legend Claude Littner.Lord Sugar's stern on-screen aide had been missing from this year's series whilst he recovers from a bike accident.The business expert was replaced by former show winner Tim Campbell, who has kept an eye on the candidates alongside Karren Brady.However, Claude walked back onto the show during its semi-final on Thursday night (March 17) - which saw the remaining four candidates present their business plans to Lord Sugar's fellow entrepreneurs.The last four candidates hoping to progress to the final were Stephanie Affleck, Brittany Carter, Kathryn Burn and Harpreet Kaur.Claude ripped into the business hopefuls alongside business buffs Mike Soutar, who appeared in last week's episode, and Linda Plant.Announcing his return on the show, Lord Sugar said: "I'll see you in the boardroom tomorrow. All clear?" before adding: "Hold on, just one more thing.

The Apprentice star Stephanie Affleck has become one of the latest contestants to be fired from the boardroom in a shock double axeAfter a gruelling 10 weeks of tasks, the final four - Stephanie, Brittany Carter, Kathryn Burn and Harpreet Kaur - presented their business plans to a group of entrepreneurs during the annual interviews episode in the hope of making the final and going into business with Lord Sugar.Stephanie presented her second hand children's designer clothes business to the entrepreneurs - but it failed to impress Lord Sugar and she was second candidate to be fired from the final four, along with Brittany.Speaking to Daily Star and other press, Stephanie has now revealed some behind the scenes secrets from her time on the show - including the prank that one of her fellow contestants played on the other candidates in the house.Stephanie has consistently impressed the boardroom panel throughout the series, particularly when she acted as Project Manager for team Diverse when they took customers on a tour in Wales.However, her team later failed to win over employees on a team building day at Silverstone race track a few weeks later.Despite this setback, she continued to impress and was awarded with a place in the final four - where she presented her business plan to entrepreneurs including Mike Suter, Linda Plant, Claudine Collins and Claude Littner.After a tense series of interviews, in which she was asked questions such as whether she could tell the difference between a real designer shirt and a fake one, she was ultimately fired by Lord Sugar, with him saying: "Stephanie, the pre-loved market is not a market that is loved by me, so Stephanie, you're fired."Although Stephanie has gone home in the black cab,