The Apprentice's Emma Browne is the first candidate to be FIRED
The Apprentice’s Emma Browne is the first candidate to be FIRED during the series premiere after the girls’ team lost out during Antigua challenge
- The senior account executive insisted she had ‘no regrets’ following her short time on the show
- The girls lost out to the boys’ team in the first task of the series
- The candidates were tasked with creating a tour on the island of Antigua
- Project manager Victoria bought Emma and sub manager Marnie back into the boardroom – with Emma ultimately sent packing
- The Apprentice is on Thursdays on BBC One and BBC iPlayer
Emma Browne has become the first candidate eliminated from The Apprentice.
The series kicked off the 17th edition of the programme on Thursday evening and has already said goodbye to one contender following a tour challenge based in Antigua.
The senior account executive insisted she had ‘no regrets’ following her short time on the show after Lord Sugar booted her off for being disruptive in the team.
You’re fired! Emma Browne has become the first candidate eliminated from The Apprentice
Emma, who described herself as ‘extremely competitive’ and a ‘workaholic’, landed in the boardroom after the girls lost out to the boys’ team during the first task.
Despite her driven work ethic, it wasn’t enough to keep her as a prospect for Lord Sugar, as she was eliminated after just one week.
Emma’s team decided to flog catamaran tours to tourists on the Caribbean island, however they lost out to the boys’ team who created more revenue.
Game on! The series kicked off the 17th edition of the programme on Thursday evening and has already said goodbye to one contender following a challenge based in Antigua
Losers: Emma, who described herself as ‘extremely competitive’ and a ‘workaholic’, landed in the boardroom after the girls lost out to the boys’ team during the first challenge
She’s out! The entrepreneur said a final goodbye to Lord Sugar as he sent her packing
Self-confessed ‘James Bond’ of business Joe Phillips took on the role as Project Manager for the boys’ team leading a rum tasting and historic site tour, while the girls opted for snorkeling and a pottery class.
The girls team hit Pigeon beach to try to tout their $135 tickets but struggled to get sales as the location was deserted, with the girls squabbling after Emma and Shazia had pitched different places.
Meanwhile the boys managed to rack up trade in the centre of Antigua and sold all of their 16 tickets.
Ambitious: Self-confessed ‘James Bond’ of business Joe Phillips took on the role as Project Manager for the boys’ team leading a rum tasting and historic site tour
Claude Littner was unimpressed when the girls took their customers to a picturesque bay but decided to entertain them with teaching them a hip-thrusting dance.
In the boardroom, the businessman told Lord Sugar: ‘It was a sight to behold’.
Over on the boys’ team Gregory Ebbs impressed Karen Brady as he reeled off his historical knowledge during the tour.
Doing well: The boys managed to sell all of their 16 tickets and even got tips
The two teams then tried to ramp up earnings by selling ceramics and bottle of rums, before heading to the boardroom.
After failing to impress, the girls had to face Lord Sugar in the boardroom, with Emma ultimately being the one to pack her bags.
The girls’ team made $487.50 once costs were taken off while the boys nearly doubled their earnings with $989 profit – $75 of which were tips.
Getting off to a bad start: The girls team hit the beach to try to tout their $135 tickets but struggled to get sales as the location was deserted
Gift of the gab: The boys managed to rack up trade in the centre of Antigua
Project manager Victoria bought Emma and sub manager Marnie back into the boardroom – with Emma ultimately sent packing.
Lord Sugar said he didn’t want to put with disruption within teams and so she had to go.
Following her exit, Emma insisted during an interview that she ‘applied because of my outstanding and profitable business idea.’
Out at sea: Claude Littner was unimpressed when the girls took their customers to a picturesque bay but decided to entertain them with teaching them a hip-thrusting dance
History buff: Over on the boys’ team Gregory Ebbs impressed Karen Brady as he reeled off his historical knowledge during the tour
However she appears to be leaving the show bearing no ill feeling, as she revealed the experience ‘was positive as can be’.
She said: ‘Everyone’s there for the same reason so naturally, there were clashes etc but there were absolutely no hard feelings at all.’
Emma, from County Kildare, has over five years of hands-on sales experience and previously said she wanted to win tasks by being honest about her opinions.
Battling it out: Marnie was taken back into the boardroom by Victoria for poor sub team leadership
Reflecting on her experiences since being voted off, she said: ‘It was a little bit more intense than I expected, but nothing there’s nothing like a bit of pressure.’
‘Watching at home, you only see an hour, but it’s completely cut down. So that’s obviously one of the biggest things, because I would have thought from watching at home ‘that’s an hour and that’s it,’ but in reality, it’s filmed across hours upon hours.’
Despite being fired first by the business veteran, Emma said she still admires Lord Sugar the most out of the advisors on the show.
Celebrations: The girls’ team made $487.50 once costs were taken off while the boys nearly doubled their earnings with $989 profit – $75 of which were tips
She said: ‘If he had been there during the task his opinion could have been completely different, but I suppose that he’s made his decision from other people’s judgments.’
Emma believes she shouldn’t have been the first to go, due to the fact she got the most sales in her team and voiced that the beach wasn’t a good location for sales.
She said: ‘I brought a lot of energy to the girl’s team which I think was seen as well and highlighted. I am a very positive person, and I remained positive throughout.’
You’re fired! Lord Sugar said he didn’t want to put with disruption within teams and so she had to go
Revealing her plans now her Apprentice journey is over, she said: ‘Hopefully I have my business up and running by next year.
‘I’m actively looking for investment still so any investors out there, I’d love for them to get in contact. I have a really strong business plan that I’d love to get set up and running. If I get investment or not, I’m going to do it.’
Insisting there are no regrets from her experience, she said: ‘Yes, I absolutely don’t regret doing it. I think if you want to go for it, go for it 100%. I’m not going to be a sore loser, I put myself forward and someone had to go. I’m not painful about it.’
The Apprentice is on Thursdays on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
The quest is on! The Apprentice is on Thursdays on BBC One and BBC iPlayer
THE APPRENTICE 2023: MEET THE CANDIDATES
AVI SHARMA
Occupation: City banker
Location: London
Key info: Youngest candidate and believes that Lord Sugar’s investment will get him out of the “rat race” of city banking
He says: ‘Some say I’m delusional, I prefer the term optimistic.’
DANI DONOVAN
Occupation: Hair salon owner
Location: Hertfordshire
Key info: Believes she deserves to win the programme because her business fills a ‘huge gap’ in the market, saying: ‘It baffles me that no one has done it yet!’
She says: ‘I think I’m a different kind of business owner, someone who is a lot more relatable to people.’
EMMA BROWNE
Occupation: Senior account executive
Location: County Kildare
Key info: Laser focused on making her unique business idea a resounding success
She says: ‘I am disgustingly competitive. I will go to any lengths to win this investment.’
JOSEPH PHILLIPS
Occupation: Safari Guide
Location: Worcestershire
Key info: The “James Bond of the business world” with a degree in Zoology
He says: ‘If Lord Sugar wants to invest in a business to help save the ocean, one lip balm at a time, then I’m his guy.’
MARK MOSELEY
Occupation: Pest control company owner
Location: London
Key info: A former soldier who says he can ‘sell to anyone’ with the gift of the gab
He says: ‘If Lord Sugar doesn’t pick me, then he’s missing a trick.’
MEGAN HORNBY
Occupation: Sweet shop and café owner
Location: East Yorkshire
Key info: She says her business fills a gap in the market and has the potential to be nationally recognised.
She says: ‘I think that no matter what situation I am thrown into, I will always give one hundred percent truth, even if it’s hard to hear.’
ROCHELLE ANTHONY
Occupation: Hair salon and academy owner
Location: Bedfordshire
Key info: Describes herself as ‘tenacious, fierce and determined’ and says together with Lord Sugar they would be ‘an absolute force to be reckoned with.’
She says: ‘I’m always being compared to the Kim Kardashian of the business world because I’m doing business with a hint of glam.’
SHAZIA HUSSAIN
Occupation: Technology recruiter
Location: London
Key info: Wants to champion a varied representation of diverse women in the world of business
She says: ‘I don’t need any friends in business. I am here to win this.’
SOHAIL CHOWHARY
Occupation: Martial arts school owner
Location: Southampton
Key info: Raised in a council house and worked hard to create business and warns other candidates to be ‘wary’
He says: ‘I am calm and collected, but if they do come at me? I will bite and I will sting, and I will leave my mark.’
BRADLEY JOHNSON
Occupation: Director of construction company
Location: North Yorkshire
Key info: Self-made business that turns over half-a-million after being made redundant just four years ago
He says: ‘I have a business plan that will see us turn over seven figures after year three and who knows where else that could take us.’
DENISHA KAUR BHARJ
Occupation: Financial controller
Location: Leicestershire
Key info: Says she wants the investment opportunity because she wants to ‘be mentored by the best to be the best’
She says: ‘There’s only one Denisha Kaur.’
GREGORY EBBS
Occupation: Owner of an online antiques marketplace
Location: Shropshire
Key info: Previously worked as a professional cannon-firer in Malta
He says: ‘I would say, a willingness to try different things and not being afraid to be slightly different is one of my biggest strengths.’
KEVIN D’ARCY
Occupation: Accountant
Location: Dublin
Key info: Started his water sports equipment business during lockdown, whilst working in his job in the financial services
He says: ‘With Lord Sugar as my business partner, I know we can ride that wave into the UK and beyond…’
MARNIE SWINDELLS
Occupation: Court advocate
Location: London
Key info: A gold medal-winning boxer and imaginative businesswoman
She says: ‘I deserve Lord Sugar’s investment because I have given my blood, sweat and tears to my business.’
REECE DONNELLY
Occupation: Theatre school owner
Location: Glasgow
Key info: Is determined to become the first Scottish candidate to secure Lord Sugar’s investment and claims to be the youngest CEO of a further education college in the UK
He says: ‘I’m here to prove that Scotland is filled with forward-thinking entrepreneurs and that we are not in fact a haggis-eating, kilt-wearing nation.’
SHANNON MARTIN
Occupation: Bridal boutique owner
Location: West Yorkshire
Key info: Is hoping to be the first business partner to bring Lord Sugar into the lucrative bridal industry.
She says: ‘Lord Sugar needs to be my next business partner, so I can make him millions.’
SIMBA RWAMBIWA
Occupation: Senior sales representative
Location: Birmingham
Key info: Is a self-confessed ‘perfectionist’ who says his business will improve the quality of people’s lives
He says: ‘If people can’t buy into you, they’ll never buy anything from you.’
VICTORIA GOULBOURNE
Occupation: Owner of online sweet business
Location: Merseyside
Key info: Former flight attendant who started business in lockdown which grew into social media success
She says: ‘I’ve travelled all over the world and am not afraid to take on a challenge.’
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