The Apprentice: Last News

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.

Move over The Apprentice’s Lord Alan Sugar - there’s a brand new boss in town who means business. Chef Gordon Ramsay is launching his own BBC series called Future Food Stars, where he is on a mission to find the next biggest star in the food and drink industry.The outspoken 55 year old star will be whittling down the twelve contestants over the series by putting the aspiring foodie entrepreneurs through their paces in a series of challenges.

The Apprentice's fired candidate Amy Anzel was reportedly not invited to the show's celebratory filming of the spin-off following the final. Amy, 48, was fired by Lord Alan Sugar in the sixth week of the competition and reportedly reached out to producers to appear on the spin-off You're Hired following the show's finale filming.

After impressing Lord Sugar and securing a place in the final two on The Apprentice, Harpreet Kaur has proved that she’s got what it takes to excel in the boardroom. Having fought off her fellow contestants to secure the spot, the 30 year old now has the joint-best record in the BBC competition thanks to her confident pitches and creative business plans. As part of the show, Harpreet is competing for a £250,000 investment for her dessert shop Barni’s Desserts, which she co-owns with her sister Gurvinder.Though the programme’s brutal interview stage questioned whether Lord Sugar would invest in a business that is co-owned, the TV personality proved that she’s willing to put family before money.

The Apprentice's all-female final four were whittled down to two in last night's episode (Thursday 17 March), leaving Harpreet Kaur and Kathryn Burn to battle it out for Lord Sugar's £250K investment. Last night's episode revealed that Harpreet is incredibly close to her sister, with whom she co-owns her dessert business. However, Lord Sugar wasn't keen on investing in someone who hadn't been through the process.

Billie Faiers was the picture of glam as she donned a stunning dress for a night out with her pals Ferne McCann and Luisa Zissman Thursday, March 17.The gorgeous TOWIE star, 32, who shares children Nelly, eight, and Arthur, five, with husband Greg Shepherd, and has been pictured inspecting the latest works at her new home, looked truly stunning in a black cut-out floor-length gown.The slinky dress featured a stunning thigh-high split and the blonde beauty showed off her incredible tan as she posed on the carpet for the Haven House Children's Hospice charity event. Billie's fashionable dress featured long sleeves and a cut-out across the chest with pointed shoulders.

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.

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’s latest fired candidate Stephanie Affleck has lifted the lid on what life was like in the show’s luxury house, revealing the reason she and her fellow candidates weren’t allowed to watch TV. In a press conference with OK! and other press outlets following her exit, Steph, 28, gave a fascinating insight into how the group would unwind after working hard in the weekly tasks.The show’s star, who fell at the final hurdle and was fired by Lord Sugar during the interview process, explained: “We are all the best of friends.

The Apprentice first landed on our screens back in 2005, and over the years we've watched many hopeful candidates take on Lord Sugar's business challenges. While some have gone on to forge out successful business careers, others have left the business world behind to focus on other opportunities. Some candidates found more than just fame and success on The Apprentice however, and there's been numerous romances over the years.

Express.co.uk, Karren spoke about the lack of female models in the workplace, leading many to idolise people they will never meet, like Oprah Winfrey.Karren has served as Lord Alan Sugar's assistant on The Apprentice since the show’s sixth series in 2009, having replaced Margaret Mountford.She is also known for her role as vice-chairman of West Ham United, alongside David Gold and David Sullivan, while she is also a regular newspaper columnist.Karren is working with Simply Business to help gender bias in the workplace, and offering mentoring sessions to women to help curb these issues.Express.co.uk asked Karren what she thinks needs to be done in the future to offer more female empowerment in the workplace.The businesswoman spoke about the lack of realistic female role models, leading many to look up to individuals like Oprah Winfrey and former First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama.She said: "Everyone's so busy patting themselves on the back, they sort of fall off the edge of the cliff."This means we need to create that diversity and have women on the board."So, lots is said about having women role models and you could say Oprah Winfrey and Michelle Obama are role models, but they are women we never meet and never know."So, having a woman on your board is a real role model, someone you can aspire to so you know can do it."I think those are the things we can do to improve circumstances for women in the workplace."In the same interview, Karren also revealed why she believes that Meghan Markle receives such heavy criticism.The Duchess of Sussex is heavily involved in charity work focused primarily on women's issues and social justice.She retired from acting when she married Prince Harry in 2018 and became known as

The Apprentice contestant Amy Anzel has spoken about weight loss journey and the two "hidden" health conditions that caused her to gain 70lbs. The beauty businesswoman, 48, who dubbed Lord Sugar "harsh and nasty" following her firing, shared a before and after image on her Instagram account.

The Apprentice’s latest fired candidate Aaron Willis has lifted the lid on a pact that the stars of the show made right at the beginning of the process. Aaron, who left the BBC show alongside Akeem Bundu-Kamara in a double firing on Thursday 10 March’s episode, explained that the candidates were keen to keep their bubbling tensions strictly in the boardroom.Therefore, they came up with a watertight plan to make sure they never brought their business clashes back to the house they all shared when the cameras weren’t rolling.

The Apprentice’s fired Aaron Willis has backed his show rival Kathryn Louise Burn to win the BBC show, despite their furious showdown in the most recent episode. Aaron became the latest boardroom casualty alongside Akeem Bundu-Kamara in a dramatic double firing on Thursday 10 March’s episode - but not before he went head-to-head with Kathryn in front of Lord Alan Sugar.The 38 year old Flight Operations Instructor and Kathryn, 29, clashed as Kathryn questioned his capabilities as a project manager during the baby food task.

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.

The Apprentice star Karren Brady, 52, has criticised the extremely strict diet Robert Pattinson, 35, stuck to while portraying Bruce Wayne in The Batman.

The Apprentice’s fired Akshay Thakrar has revealed that his mum is “disappointed” that he failed to find love on the BBC show.The 28 year old’s luck finally ran out in this week’s task when Lord Alan Sugar sent him home after he found himself in the losing team yet again - a staggering eight times out of nine. However, Akshay, who joked he was “like a cat with nine lives”, admitted that his mum was more bothered by his lack of romance than him being the latest boardroom casualty.

TV WEEK magazine, The Apprentice’s Lord Alan Sugar has criticised his international The Apprentice host counterparts, saying he has been the “best” host in the show’s history.The 74-year-old British business magnate said: “'I've done the program for 15 years in the UK and I'm told that I'm the best at it.Continuing his feud with the former US president, Lord Sugar - who is also set to host the new season of Celebrity Apprentice Australia - said: “I'm much better than Donald Trump.“He was useless, completely useless.”Lord Sugar wasn’t too impressed with Arnold Schwarzenegger’s stint as the host of the US version of The Apprentice either.Schwarzenegger took over from Trump as the show’s host in 2017.Lord Sugar, who has hosted the UK version since 2005, said: “Also, the other bloke, what's his name? Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Liz Truss following last week’s meeting with Russia’s ambassador. During the summit last Thursday, the politician read the Russian envoy the riot act after Moscow ordered troops into Ukraine.She purportedly concluded the meeting early and ordered the diplomat to leave the building.A Foreign Office source said: "It was a heated meeting."Liz Truss kicked him out early."Said he should be ashamed of himself, that Russia has lied repeatedly and lost its last shred of credibility with the international community."Karren openly expressed her admiration for the Foreign Secretary in a new column for The Sun.The Apprentice star wrote: “You’ve got to admire Foreign Secretary Liz Truss for her chutzpah.“She berated Moscow’s ambassador to the UK, telling him the invasion of Ukraine has made Russia an ‘international pariah’, and she accused the country that he represents of having ‘repeatedly lied’.“Ms Truss allegedly showed Andrei Kelin the door at what was characterised by a Foreign Office source as a 'very grumpy meeting', as Kelin repeated Vladimir Putin’s lies.”Karren concluded: “ All I can say is, good on you Liz.