BBC The Apprentice star Amy Anzel reveals show's secrets including strict sex ban and 4am wake up

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She's one of the 12 remaining candidates vying for the chance to win £250,000 of investment in her business and Amy Anzel has lifted the lid on the gruelling behind-the-scenes secrets on The Apprentice.

Beauty boss Amy has told what really happens on the long-running BBC business competition with tough challenges set by Lord Alan Sugar.

New Yorker Amy decided to take part in the hope of winning investment from Lord Sugar to expand her business Hollywood Browzer Beauty, a beauty tools brand that specialises in dermaplaning, hair removal and exfoliation tools. READ MORE: Katie McGlynn sends fans into a frenzy as she teases debut album after Corrie and Hollyoaks Filmed in July and August last year, she says it's 'nerve-wracking' to watch back her time on the show. "I applied because I thought it would be a good time scale up and expand and I thought Lord Sugar would be a good business partner," she said. "It's very interesting to watch it back and nerve-wracking. "When you're doing the tasks it's like a pressure cooker. "The time in the boardroom is the most nerve-wracking. "It was an amazing experience." Each task is filmed over two or three days, with contestants shooting two tasks per week and taking a day off for'downtime.' "We would do laundry, get ready for a task and sometimes we would do workouts and watch a movie together," said Amy. "And we would get to speak to our loved ones." Contestants have a 4am wake-up call - or in the case of the fishing task in Cornwall 2am - and they are given just 20 minutes to get ready. "It's like that feeling before you have to get up for an early flight and you don't really sleep, it was that feeling every time," said Amy. "Then you hear production coming through the door. "W