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16 Mar 2023, 22:08
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The Apprentice is down to its final two, meaning three of the final five had to be sent home.
During tonight’s episode, the five remaining candidates - Dani Donovan, Megan Hornby, Victoria Goulbourne, Marnie Swindells, Rochelle Anthony - went through the famous interview process to have their business plans completely picked apart by Lord Sugar’s trusty board of advisers.
Those assessing and advising for the business titan this year were Claude Littner, Mike Soutar, Linda Plant, and, for the first time, Baroness Karren Brady, who usually sits next to Lord Sugar on the weekly panel.
Meeting the four trusted advisers wasn’t a walk in the park, with each business expert cutting into the candidates for any mistakes, slip-ups or incorrect figures. The terrifying process became too much for both Victoria and Dani, both of whom became tearful during their time with Baroness Brady.
Unfortunately for Dani, Megan and Victoria, their business plans didn’t manage to impress the team, and they were eventually fired by Lord Sugar, narrowly missing out on a place in the two-person final.
Speaking exclusively to virginradio.co.uk after their firing, Dani admitted she “didn’t expect to feel tearful” but was also overwhelmed after Brady described her business plan as “disappointing.”
The hair care business owner said: “[Karren] was the person that, for me, personally, I'm sure it's the same for the other girls, we wanted to impress her the most. She knows us the most, and I just think it's not until you get there that you realise how much of a good opportunity is in front of you. I never expected to get emotional, but I think it's just very overwhelming. I think it's just a flood of different emotions and I think that is just how I express it. I just cry.”
While both Dani and Victoria praised the advisers for their nuggets of business wisdom handed out during the interviews (no matter how harsh), Victoria didn’t appreciate Linda telling her she might want to consider returning to her career as a VIP air stewardess.
The sweets business owner, who has since gone full time with her company, said: “I don't really agree with some of the things that Linda said. I think they were a bit unprofessional.”
It wasn’t all bad for Victoria though, as she admitted that despite also becoming emotional during the interview process, she doesn’t regret how it went as the advice given became invaluable to her business today.
She explained: “They told me that I should stay online and I didn't need to open up kiosks, which would obviously save me massive overheads. I should concentrate on the part of the business, which I had put in the business plan already, which was to continue doing the online marketing just to get the name of the brand across to a wider audience. So to be honest, they saved me loads of money, loads of time. I literally felt like I walked away a winner anyway.”
The Apprentice continues on Thursday nights at 9pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
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