Claude Littner: Last News

The Apprentice star Brittany Carter has been fired from the boardroom in a shock double axe following the tense interview stage of the series.After a gruelling ten weeks of tasks, the final four - Brittany, Stephanie Affleck, Kathryn Burn and Harpreet Kaur - presented their business plans to a group of entrepreneurs, in the hope of making the final and going into business with Lord Sugar.Brittany turned her love of health and fitness into a high-protein alcoholic drink product, but it failed to delight Lord Sugar's tastes - and she was ultimately the first candidate to be fired from the final four.Speaking to Daily Star and other press, Brittany has now revealed what life is like as a candidate on The Apprentice - from exhausting days, to the candidate she thought should have made the final.Brittany Carter has had huge success throughout the series - winning tasks including her team's successful employee away day at Silverstone race track.After reaching the final, she and her fellow candidates prepared to have their business plans scrutinised by some of Lord Sugar's "most trusted advisors," with Lord Sugar saying: "If you have any skeletons, these lot will find them."Sat in front of Mike Suter, Linda Plant, Claudine Collins and Claude Littner, the candidates underwent intense interviews and in-depth questions about their business plans in order to decide who would eventually progress to the final.Although Brittany had success in multiple tasks, her drinks business failed to impress the entrepreneurs, with Claude Litner saying: "This business plan is not a business plan.

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,

The Apprentice's Aaron Willis and Akeem Bundu-Kamara became the latest contestants to be fired on Thursday in a shock double elimination. During the latest episode, the candidates were tasked with creating and branding a new healthy baby food, before pitching and selling to leading retailers.

It’s been great to have the very first winner of The Apprentice, Tim Campbell, sitting alongside Karren Brady and Lord Sugar throughout this latest series. But there’s good news for those who’ve been missing Claude Littner’s steely glare. He was unable to take his usual role while he recovered from a serious bike accident but he’s back next week (March 17th) to put the candidates through their paces during the interview round.

In response to Lord Sugar’s tweet, fans were equally as joking and playful.@Ferbes20Times joked: “Why did you take a suitcase?” referring to the photo which looks as if he is holding a suitcase.He added: “Must have cost a few quid.”@Mumbosteve said, referring to the photo quality: “Did one of your printers print this out Suralan?”Lord Sugar and Piers are known for exchanging jibes on Twitter and live on GMB.Earlier in January, when The Apprentice returned for a new season, Lord Sugar quipped that he didn’t think Piers was suitable for a panel role on the show.In an interview with The Mirror on Jan 8, Lord Sugar was asked if Piers would make a good stand-in for Claude Littner, who is absent from the series.He said: “Oh my God, can you imagine? I don’t think so.

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 Apprentice's Karren Brady has given an update on her co-host nearly a year after he suffered serious injuries while biking.The business executive, 52, lamented the absence of her co-star Claude Littner on the new series of the BBC show, which aired last night, as he continues to recover, admitting that he's had a "difficult time" following the accident.The businesswoman gave an update on her co-star, opening up on the issues he's had following his accident last April.This series of The Apprentice sees Lord Sugar, Karren, and the first-ever Apprentice winner Tim Campbell put 16 contestants through their paces.Addressing Claude's absence on the popular BBC programme, Karren said to OK! Magazine: "Obviously, we were so desperately disappointed that he wasn't there but we were much more concerned about how he was."He had this terrible cycling accident, which has seen him have a number of operations."However, the mother-of-two added that the businessman is slowly recovering.Karren continued: "The good is that Claude is on the mend,"He's had a difficult time, but he's almost back to his best," she added.Last year, Lord Sugar took to Twitter to explain to his 5.2 million followers whether his co-star would be returning to the show following his accident.He wrote: "Just to clarify @claudelittner will be back."He had a serious accident just before filming started @bbcapprentice."The tweet comes as the businessman is recovering from injuries.Last April, The Apprentice star 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 that he has required multiple surgeries, after revealing that doctors initially thought

THE Apprentice fans were left disappointed when Lord Alan Sugar revealed that long-standing co-host Claude Littner would NOT be returning. Viewers flooded social media with complaints as they tuned in to the first episode of the highly-anticipated new series of the show on Thursday night.

The Apprentice’s Tim Campbell was named the first ever winner of the programme back in 2005 and was offered a £100,000 per year job. Now, the successful businessman has now been announced as the new boardroom aide after Lord Alan Sugar's business associate Claude Littner pulled out of the new series due to a cycling accident.Addressing Claude’s unfortunate circumstances, Tim said he and his co-stars are happy he is making a recovery.He also expressed his gratitude after being able to have “come full circle” since his debut on the show.Tim said: “It’s a great honour to be part of the franchise which after sixteen series has been a transformation in terms of showing that business is for everybody, now it’s Lord Sugar’s ambition.“It was a great regret when we heard the news about Claude.“He was such a massive part of the franchise and we’re really pleased that he’s doing well and he’s on the road to recovery.“But it’s a great honour to have come full circle having been on the other side of the table.“I definitely understand what they’re all going through and it’s a great honour to be working alongside Baroness Brady in assisting these candidates to see how they all get on.”The TV star also spoke out on what he found “easy” now as a boardroom member after having been in the contestant’s position.He said: “It was very easy not to give them hints and tips.

TIM Campbell will become Lord Alan Sugar’s new aide in the upcoming series of The Apprentice - despite him being a business flop.  The businessman, who won the first ever series in 2005, will help Lord Sugar to put 16 hopefuls vying for £250,000 for a new business through their paces alongside Karen Brady. Campbell will replace Claude Littner while he recovers from injuries sustained in a cycling accident that led to him almost having a leg amputated.

The Apprentice and later joined Alan Sugar's company Amstrad on a £100,000 salary, was left bewildered by the personal phone call from his former boss.The two appear to have remained in close contact since he left the firm in 2007.In a new interview with Radio Times, the 44-year-old gushed about his return to The Apprentice after 16 years, as a new line-up of contestants battles it out. When Tim saw a phone call from Alan, he recalled thinking, "'Is this a prank?' I thought people were going to burst in with cameras and say, 'Got you!'"But it turned out that the offer was, in fact, the real deal.

THE Apprentice is back - and Lord Sugar has a new advisor on his panel. After a two-year break, a trailer for the 16th season of the BBC show has just been released.

BBC has released its first look at the 16th series of its hit reality show The Apprentice - as Lord Sugar’s aide Claude Littner has been replaced for the first time since he joined the show.Claude made his debut as an aide in 2015, taking the place of Nick Hewer by Lord Sugar’s side and making a step up from his sporadic appearances on the programme during the final interview round.Instead, Tim Campbell MBE will be stepping into Claude’s shoes as he takes a "series break" after suffering health issues this year.The 72-year-old suffered a "serious" e-biking accident in April 2021 which left him relearning how to walk and undergoing an eye-watering nine surgeries to fix his right leg.Doctors initially worried they’d have to amputate the limb

Lord Sugar, 74, updated fans of The Apprentice that one of his trusty aides Claude Littner, 72, WILL be returning to the show despite his serious cycling accident earlier this year.The businessman had the accident in April while riding an electric bike.He was left with injuries to his right leg that were so bad that doctors considered amputating it.By July, he had undergone 10 surgeries.After the programme announced it would be back on BBC One on 6 January 2022, Lord Sugar revealed Claude's absence from the coming series won't be permanent.Taking to Twitter, he wrote: "Just to clarify @claudelittner will be back."He had a serious accident just before filming started @bbcapprentice."The new series, however, will be a Claude free zone, as the

Rachel Riley, 35, and new Countdown host Anne Robinson, 77. Karren began by comparing the situation to her experience on BBC’s The Apprentice alongside Lord Sugar and Claude Littner, as she insisted in her latest column: “I can honestly say that my co-presenters have become a bit like family to me.“We enjoy working with each other, enjoy each other’s company — and even go on holiday together. “Given how much time you spend filming when you commit to a show, it is beyond me why anyone would agree to be part of one with someone they don’t like.”The businesswoman continued: “Really, a TV show is no different from any office. “We all work with people, some more annoying than others, and you have to be professional and unemotional and rise above

Lord Alan Sugar gave an update on his The Apprentice co-star Claude Littner today.The 74-year-old told fans that he was doing well during an appearance on ITV's Lorraine and revealed that he is due to undergo another operation in the very near future.Alan said he hoped the procedure will be the 72-year-old's last, admitting that he has lost count of the number of operations he has had so far.The TV star said Claude was "so upset" when he realised that he wouldn't be able to take part in the new series of the show following his "horrific accident".Claude, who joined the cast of the BBC series back in 2015, injured his right leg after coming off an electric bike near his home.He is thought to have a long recovery ahead of him.When asked by

Twitter to pen a supportive get-well message to his The Apprentice colleague Claude Littner, 72, after he was forced to take time away from the show following a serious accident.

Apprentice star Claude Littner is set to be replaced for the next series after suffering a 'serious' e-biking accident.

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THE Apprentice star Claude Littner has been forced to pull out of the show after suffering a horrific accident. Lord Sugar's fearsome right-hand man, 72, will not be taking part in the next series of the BBC hit after being left in hospital.

The Apprentice star Claude Littner fell injured while riding an electric bike a mile away from his home. He will now have to learn how to walk again after injuring his right leg so badly that he has required nine surgeries to date.