The Apprentice in fix row as furious fans claim winner ‘was picked from the start’

K.J. Yossman Marianne Jean-Baptiste (“Boxing Day”), Alistair Petrie (“Sex Education”), Romola Garai (“The Hour”) have joined BBC drama series “The Following Events Are Based On A Pack Of Lies.”Rounding out the cast are Rebekah Staton (“Raised by Wolves”), Derek Jacobi (“Last Tango in Halifax”), Julian Barratt (“The Mighty Boosh”), Karl Johnson (“Hot Fuzz”) and Ellie Haddington (“Enola Holmes”).Robbie McKillop (“Guilt”) and Nicole Charles (“Hair Power: Me and My Afro”) will split directing duties on the series, which was created and written by Penelope Skinner and Ginny Skinner.Production has already begun on the series, which will be distributed internationally by BBC Studios.“This is the story of two very different women and the conman they have in common; a dark, funny, and unpredictable thriller about three remarkable characters trapped in a tangled triangle of complexly layered half-truths and lies of epic proportions,” reads the logline.

K.J. Yossman Performing arts union Equity is launching a campaign around performers’ rights over artificial intelligence (AI).They hope to persuade the U.K.

Thania Garcia Becky G is gearing up to share her third studio album, “Esquemas,” due to be released on May 13 via Kemosabe Records/RCA Records.

FKA twigs has been sharing visuals from her recent mixtape Capriosongs at a faster clip in recent days. Just last week we got the sublime visuals for the Shygirl-featuring track "papi bones," and today she returns with similarly sumptuous visuals for "oh my love." The video pays tribute to the rejuvenative powers of the salon, especially potent after someone's been playing with your heart.

Lucky Daye has shared a new video for his Candydrip track "NWA," featuring Lil Durk. The rubberband-directed video is meant to pull viewers into the New Orleans singer's highly-curated Candydrip world as it flips through magazine pages filled with mock ads and photoshoots.

Los Angeles Poice Department and Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested Rakim Mayers (A$AP Rocky) at Los Angeles International Airport Wednesday in connection with an ongoing investigation of a previously unreported shooting. The Harlem rapper was detained after arriving to the airport on a private jet from Barbados, where he'd been on vacation with his pregnant girlfriend Rihanna, according to an NBC report.

sophie meiers makes music to knock you off your feet while providing the soft landing at the same time. After recent singles "collar" and "let me breathe," bedroom pop with razor blades under the floor boards, they push even further into the emotional honesty and stark imagery on "things will change." The song is simple yet devastating, offering a direct line between them and a sibling going through substance abuse issues. It also provides a window into their own emotional state; you can't help but feel almost voyeuristic to hear them sing "now we’re back to square one, you hit rock bottom." Ultimately, however, the song ends on a note of gentle hope.

BBC Breakfast was suddenly forced off air on Saturday morning as an alarm begin to sound in the studio. Roger Johnson and Rachel Burden were in the midst of hosting the news programme from the BBC's Salford-based studio when they were interrupted by what sounded like a smoke alarm.

THE Chase viewers were left swooning over a "hot" contestant with a shock link to The Apprentice's Lord Alan Sugar. Host Bradley Walsh, 61, welcomed four more hopefuls to the show in a bid to beat the Chaser and take home the cash prize.

The Apprentice star Navid Sole is planning on losing his virginity, once he's found the right person to experiment with. The BBC TV candidate, 27, was given the boot by Lord Sugar earlier on in the series but says since leaving the show his DMs have been full of "d*** pics".In an exclusive chat with the Daily Star, Navid said: "A lot of people DMing me on Instagram, it's overwhelming, but you know what apart from genital pictures, they've all mainly been fine."Since The Apprentice started, I've been seeing these kinds of pictures a lot and I just think 'are people mad?'He continued: "I'm a proud virgin at 27 and sadly enough I've never been in a relationship or had intimacy.

While The Apprentice final is all about discovering who Lord Alan Sugar will choose as his next business partner, it is also an opportunity for fans to see their favourite candidates from throughout the series return.

The Apprentice winner Harpreet Kaur has opened up about being kept in the dark about who had won the BBC series, revealing the show actually films two alternate endings and later tells the candidates who has been hired. In an interview with OK! and other press outlets, Harpreet, 30, explained that it felt “surreal” after the cameras stopped rolling in the boardroom as she and finalist Kathryn Burn didn’t know which of them had been victorious.

The sixteenth series of The Apprentice has wrapped up for yet another year after Lord Alan Sugar picked Harpreet Kaur and her desert business as his next investment.After an intense all-female final between Harpreet and Kathryn Burn, the business mogul decided to invest £250,000 in the 30-year-old's scrumptious business after the pair delivered their final pitches in the boardroom.While Kathryn’s impressive pyjama company certainly brought a smile to investors in the office, it was Harpreet’s sweet treats which landed her the role as Lord Sugar’s new business partner.Reacting to her win, the West Yorkshire star said: “I cannot believe Lord Sugar has chosen me to be his business partner. "I have dreamt of this moment and it just completely proves that if you work hard and you believe in yourself dreams can come true."Shortly after the news was announced, the entrepreneur's website, Barni's, has crashed due to the number of orders from her loyal legion of fans online.After her investment, the star hopes to open multiple parlous across the UK with the added funds injected into her company.Currently, the desert company has over eight thousand followers on Instagram under the username handle @barnisworld.She plans to “level up” her successful, six-figure coffee and cakes business to become a leading brand in the UK.At the start of the competition, she revealed: “I’m definitely not in business to make friends.

Amy Anzel has slammed her experience on the BBC's The Apprentice, saying she sought therapy after suffering from anxiety and depression after she was fired from the business competition.

THE Apprentice 2022 final kicks off tonight where one lucky candidate will win the £250,000 & become Alan Sugar's next business partner. There are just TWO candidates left in the competition, all hoping to score that partnership with Lord Alan Sugar, and scoop the cash prize of £250,000. Harpreet Kaur is a 30-year-old owner of a dessert parlour from West Yorkshire and describes herself as a born leader, who is fearless.

The Apprentice star Tim Campbell has addressed his relief as his co-star Claude Littner returned to the show last week.Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, Tim, 44, spoke about standing in for the businessman after he suffered serious injuries to his leg during an electric bike accident last year, forcing him to take time away from the BBC show to recover, before returning last week in the semi-finals.Tim also spoke about how he is backing an education campaign to help parents understand the benefits T-level qualifications offer to both children and employees.Speaking about his time on the show, Tim told how he's proud of his input as one of Lord Alan Sugar's aides.When asked if he'd return to the show, he said: "For me, I've been really, really pleased that Lord Sugar asked for me."I've done what I feel, and what my wife or children judged, to be a good job on this series."My only focus was to get through the series, I've done that," he added.He said he was glad Claude was finally back on the programme following his horror accident.Tim went on: "I'm really glad that the horrible circumstances that led to it have gone now because Claude's back."And you saw about his lovely interview, where I think half the nation were hiding behind the sofa, seeing him tear [candidates] to shreds."But the reality is that I've done my job, and I'm really proud," he explained.Last April, Claude 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 he required multiple surgeries after revealing doctors initially thought they may have to amputate his leg.Recalling the incident, the 72-year-old businessman said: “I was just

Taking part in The Apprentice isn't for the faint hearted, and those hoping to land a life-changing investment from Lord Alan Sugar are even forced to live with their fellow competitors during their time on the show. Candidates all live together in an incredible mansion in Hampstead Heath in London, on the street which has been dubbed 'billionaire's row'.

The Chase fans couldn’t help but swoon over one stunning contestant as she revealed her secret link to Sir Alan Sugar during her TV debut.During Thursday’s (March 24) instalment of the popular ITV quiz show, Bradley Walsh welcomed the latest batch of quiz heads onto the show as they attempted to beat the chaser and take home the cash prize.As he opened the show, he introduced this evening’s introduced contestants, Hussain, Lisa, Aled and Rebecka as they showed off their general knowledge skills against Mark ‘The Beast’ Labbett.But viewers couldn’t take their eyes off the brunette beauty as she joined the show and raked in an impressive £6,000 into the joint jackpot.When she joined Bradders at the podium, she opened up about her secret link to the impressive business mogul as she revealed how she used to run his private jet at her previous job in Luton Airport. Despite now working as a property manager, the brunette beauty started her career in aviation.

The Apprentice star Carina Lepore had a chance encounter with Lord Sugar before she ever starred on the BBC show.The former BBC candidate won the fifteenth series of Alan Sugar's beloved money-making show back in 2019, and she now works with the business titan.Carina bagged a whopping £250,000 investment from Lord Sugar after winning the series, which has helped her build up Dough Bakehouse - her successful bakery business.Speaking exclusively to Daily Star, Carina recalled the surprising time she ran into Lord Sugar before appearing on his show.The star baker revealed she had simply been working away in her coffee shop on an otherwise quiet day when Lord Sugar's Rolls Royce drove past.Carina said: "It was on this road that I’m on, milkwood road. I remember it was really quiet in the shop and I was sitting there thinking 'why’s it so quiet?' and then I saw the Rolls Ryyce - AMS1 [number plate].

The Apprentice, Lord Alan Sugar has also had his fair share of controversies.Lord Sugar rose to fame with his company Amstrad, which he sold his last remaining assets for an eye-watering £125million in 2007 - though he was also chairman and part-owner of Tottenham Hotspur from 1991 until 2001.He finally became a billionaire in 2015, with his fortune in 2021 estimated at £1.21bn - which makes him the 138th richest person in the UK.And such a public figure certainly can’t avoid his fair share of controversy.From a furious feud with Piers Morgan to wanting to ‘punch’ money expert Martin Lewis, Daily Star takes a look. Though ex-GMB host Piers Morgan is known for his countless fiery feuds with showbiz faces across the globe - most famously Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle - but Piers accused Alan of beginning a “vicious public onslaught” against him.

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.