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Viewers of The Apprentice were left gobsmacked on Thursday night after witnessing a huge blunder.

The Apprentice star Alex Short became the fourth casualty of the boardroom after he was fired by Lord Alan Sugar. The 27 year old, who lives in Hartford and owns a Commercial Cleaning Company, became the fourth male in a row to be fired on Thursday 29 January after he stepped up to the role of project manager for Team Infinity in a tense fish task.

LORD Alan Sugar has come under intense scrutiny after he slammed Martin Freeman’s Liverpudlian accent in BBC drama The Responder. The five-part crime drama sees Martin portray an unconventional urgent response officer Chris - and it's been hailed as his best performance yet.

The Apprentice boss Sir Alan Sugar has been ridiculed for moaning about the use of Scouse accents in a Liverpool drama. He baffled his Twitter followers by whingeing there were too many Liverpool dialects in The Responder.He wrote: “Why did the BBC make Martin Freeman speak with a Liverpool accent in The Responder? Hard to follow what he and other cast are saying.“No disrespect to people of Liverpool they are nice down-to-earth people.

Alan Sugar's, 74, feud with Piers Morgan, 56, began in 2020 when Piers fiercely held government ministers to account on Good Morning Britain.The feud has continued since, with Alan continuing to ignite the fire on Twitter today.Arsenal failed to impress during their match today against Burnley, with Piers taking his frustration to Twitter.In view of his 7.9 million followers, he penned: "This is dire. #Arsenal."Alan hastily replied to Piers' tweet, digging at the former Good Morning Britain presenter.In view of his 5.2 million followers, he said: "You are mellowing, are you well?"You wanted Wenger out.Since you have no TV shows at the moment why don't you offer your expertise to Arsenal."I am sure they will welcome you with open arms @piersmorgan."Many took to the comment section to express their view on today's match.Rawshrimps said: "Do you two ever agree?"Shoequeen1971 added: "Lovely to see this - good old banter between friends."Frank_147501 jokes: "Wait until after the Spurs result today before deciding whether to have a dig at your old mate."Alan replied: "I am realistic.

The Apprentice bosses have responded following eliminated contestant Navid Sole's claims that he was bullied during filming.The 27 year old pharmacist alleged he was left in tears after a fellow contestant on the BBC One series called him a "snake" and a "clown" after a failed task, with producers not stepping in to check on his welfare. Navid, who was given the boot on Thursday's episode, told The Mirror that the bullying "affected his performance on the whole show". However, a spokesperson for the show has now told the publication: "The wellbeing of the candidates who take part in The Apprentice is of paramount importance." Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

Lord Sugar's firing finger in the boardroom, and The Apprentice fans have now spotted a clever way to see just how long the famous boardroom scenes take to film.Lord Sugar could be seen wearing an expensive watch during the most recent episode, which saw pharmacist Navid Sole become the third contestant to be fired.Fans quickly spotted that his watch revealed how long the board and the contestants spent in the boardroom, with the time on Lord Sugar's watch saying 1.20pm as the meeting got underway.However while discussing the team tasks, viewers noticed that Lord Sugar was still talking to the contestants at 5.30pm - more than four hours later.When Navid Sole was fired from the boardroom, more time had passed again, with Lord Sugar's watch showing the time of 6.45pm - definitely a long day for the contestants and the boardroom panel.Fans also noticed that the time of day had passed significantly too, with daytime passing into evening throughout the five hour meeting.However this is not the first time that the long boardroom meetings have been noticed, with Lord Sugar himself addressing the long filming hours in 2019.He also revealed that the boardroom scenes are heavily edited for the programme, telling The Sun: "We've seen it all.

THE Apprentice viewers have all been questioning just how long it takes the candidates to get ready each morning. In the weekly episodes, fans of the BBC show see contestants abruptly awoken to be told that their latest task will begin imminently.

Those tuning in to the latest episode of The Apprentice were left disappointed moments into the show.

Anyone watching this year’s The Apprentice will no doubt have been impressed by the luxurious house that the candidates have all moved into. But the BBC show’s star Navid Sole, who became the third contestant to be fired by Lord Alan Sugar, has said not every room of the property - worth a whopping £17million - is as grand as it looks. Speaking to OK! and other outlets following his firing, the 27 year old pharmacist said the bedrooms in the mansion in London's Billionaire Row particular took a lot of getting used to.

Lord Alan Sugar has left fans in stitches after he shared his review of his own show The Apprentice on social media.His BBC One show launched it's 16th series earlier this month after a two year break from our screens.The hit programme sees hopeful entrepreneurs attempt to impress Lord Sugar, Karren Brady and previous winner Tim Campbell.The 74-year-old businessman has now taken to Twitter to posted a snap of himself to his 5.2 million followers posing next to a TV.The extremely large TV can be seen playing an episode of The Apprentice but it is paused on Lord Sugars face.The businessman can be seen standing alongside the TV in a blue t-shirt, jeans and black trainers which is very different to his normal suit attire he wears for the show.Lord Sugar can be seen pointing at himself which is one of his famous actions in the BBC series when he fires an entrepreneur, however this time he is seen telling himself how "good" he is.Alongside the image, he wrote: "This guy is very good on Telly."Fans were quick to take to the comment section to poke fun of the star.One fan joked: "He's rehearsing. Complex stuff this telly work, you know."Another penned: "'I recognise that bloke, who is it love? I've definitely met that fella before.'""Looks like he's about to fire himself in that picture! lol," added a third.Despite fans poking fun of Lord Sugar others noticed how huge his TV screen is.One asked: "How big of a TV do you want?!"Another added: "It's killed me off that the telly is so big, that your head is actually bigger on the screen than in real life.

The Apprentice hopeful Shama Amin has decided to leave the competition because of health concerns. The 41 year old suffers with rheumatoid arthritis — a painful condition that causes swelling and stiffness in the joints from the immune system attacking cells in these areas.

LORD ALAN SUGAR has applauded the Australian Government’s decision to deport Novak Djokovic after his appeal to remain in the country was overruled. Lord Alan Sugar took to his official Twitter account on Sunday to weigh in on the news of Novak Djokovic’s visa being cancelled for a second time since his arrival in Australia earlier this month.The unvaccinated athlete was set for the upcoming Australian Open tournament but was denied entry at border control after questions were raised regarding the medical exemption he was given before his arrival.A judge ordered his release on January 10 before Immigration Minister Alex Hawke uncovered that the 34-year-old had made several errors in his visa application, subsequently sending him back to a detention hotel.With the ruling of Novak’s deportation, Alan is firmly standing behind the Australian Government’s decision as he hopped onto his Twitter to share his thoughts on the situation."Well done Australia you stuck to your principles and threw Djokovic out,” he wrote in view of his 5.2 million Twitter followers.“No one is bigger than the rules or law.“Hats off to you Oz.”His tweet was met with mixed reactions from fans who felt torn on whether Novak should have been granted the right to stay Down Under despite the circumstances.“I really don’t get these Anti-Vaxers going on about human rights,” said Twitter user @DaveWilson5209.“Each to their own when it comes to getting vaccinated, but the simple fact is.

Lord Sugar, 74 , has addressed rumours he is set to leave The Apprentice in two years.The business magnate quipped that he will make the show’s final task to organise his funeral as he reassured fans he is set to stay in the show for longer.He said: “I’m not planning to quit the show in two years,’ he said.“I’ve publicly stated that I want to make it 20 years, this is the 16th so I’ve got four more to do to achieve that goal.”The BBC One star continued: “I’ve already worked out the final task for one of the series – to arrange my funeral.“To see how well they arrange it and what kind of coffin they would get for me.“I’m not going nowhere and the programme is going nowhere.“Please enjoy this current series, I can assure you there will be a lot more as long as I’ve got the health and strength in my body, I will carry on.”Ahead of the current series’ debut last week, Lord Sugar revealed whether the new generation of contestants are prepared for their tasks.He also hit out at critics who take to social media to criticise the participants despite the “extreme pressure” they are put under.Speaking of the candidates’ ability to get through the tasks, Lord Sugar told press including Express.co.uk: “They fall for the same things, the same traps and all that stuff.“But […] they learn very, very quickly, and that's a good sign for me, because I’ve got no problem with people that are a little bit naive or inexperienced whatsoever.

THE APPRENTICE star Amy Anzel showed off her incredible figure as she went for a run on Wednesday morning. Earlier today, the 48-year-old beauty boss donned her workout gear and headed to London's infamous Hyde Park to get her sweat on. The redhead is one of the contestants on the latest series of The Apprentice, and hopes to win over Lord Alan Sugar with her entrepreneurial skills.

Lord Alan Sugar, 74, has lashed out at Boris Johnson as he addressed the auditions for The Apprentice candidates.The business magnate did not hold back on his criticism of the Prime Minister as he stressed he “would not pass” the test.Addressing whether he would like to see Government officials on The Apprentice, Alan said: “They wouldn't pass the audition test.“Not one of them. I don't think so.

The Apprentice where she had to face her fears. It happened during a task commissioned by Lord Alan Sugar, in which the contestants had to zoom down a zip wire.Asked about her favourite task, Karren confessed that one particular moment left her “terrified” as she has a fear of heights.She said: “I think my favourite task, which is quite unusual… Alan sent the candidates to Wales to do a tourism campaign for Wales.“And one of the places that they had to go, which is the one the team I was following chose, has Europe's longest and highest zip wire.“And, of course, I go down it and I'm terrified of heights.

APPRENTICE star Akshay Thakrar has been revealed as the director of FIVE failed companies. Akshay is among contestants on the BBC show battling for a coveted role working alongside Sir Alan Sugar.

Lord Alan Sugar, 74, has claimed that he will continue to criticise Piers Morgan when he believes the former Good Morning Britain presenter is out of line. As The Apprentice returns to the BBC for its 16th series, the billionaire has shown he doesn’t plan on shying away from confrontation with Piers, despite the two outspoken characters recently patching up their relationship.The Apprentice returned on Thursday, with a fresh batch of 16 hopeful candidates battling it out for Lord Sugar’s £250,000 investment.In an interview, the business titan admitted that he couldn’t picture Piers as a panel member on the popular BBC showWhen asked if the journalist might make a good stand-in for Apprentice aide Claude Littner, who is absent this series, Lord Sugar made a few jabs at Piers in his reply. “Oh my God, can you imagine? I don’t think so.

THE new year has barely begun, but it’s already proving to be a lucrative one for celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay. We can reveal his new BBC series Future Food Stars has been snapped up for a US run despite it not airing for another couple of months in Blighty.

Lord Alan Sugar, 74, took to his Twitter to let it be known he's not interested in hearing "sob stories" this season.