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The Apprentice finalists have been revealed after Thursday night's nail-biting episode.

The Apprentice semi-final came back with an almighty bang on Thursday as the remaining five contestants battled it out in brutal interviews to convince Lord Sugar's peers they were worth his £250,000 investment.

THE Apprentice's Brittany Carter has broken her silence on romance rumours with her co-star Nick Showering and admits: "We are really close". Brittany made show history by being part of an all-female semi-final, but was knocked out in tonight's episode. During her time competing to win Lord Sugar's £250,000 investment in her business to launch an alcoholic protein drink.

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 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 star Linda Plant, who assists Lord Sugar with the terrifying interviews on the show, appeared on Good Morning Britain on Wednesday.