Bisexual Apprentice star Natasha Scribbins had ‘lesbian fling with married woman’

By Daily Mail Reporter

Last updated at 12:04 AM on 30th May 2011

Bedroom: Apprentice contestant Natasha Scribbins ‘had a lesbian fling’

Apprentice hopeful Natasha Scribbins once had a passionate lesbian fling with a married work colleague, friends have revealed.

The 31-year-old bisexual manager had been working at a recruitment company when she met glamorous Krista Crites.

They snogged each other at a boozy Christmas party in Prague before ending up in bed together, it is claimed.

Natasha remained close to Krista, 31, who eventually split with her husband partly because of the lesbian fling, friends said.

‘It’s true that she did get briefly involved with Krista and she regrets it. But Natasha is no marriage-wrecker,’ a friend of Natasha told the News of the World.

‘She regretted getting involved with a married woman, but there were others issues as to why they split up.

‘Natasha has been with men and women and had a great time with both sexes. For a relationship to work for her, it is not about a person’s sex but their personality.’

Natasha has  impressed so far on this years reality TV show where contestants compete for a high-flying job alongside Sir Alan Sugar.

But last week she was hauled into the boardroom alongside Felicity Jackson and Ellie Reed after the team lost money on a task.

Natasha escaped the sack to appear again on the show while Ms Jackson was fired by Lord Sugar.

Krista said she met Natasha, who now lives in Taunton, when they worked for a recruitment company in Southampton.

They both went to a Christmas party together in Prague and were encouraged to kiss by male colleagues. The pair enjoyed a drunken snog.

Krista said she didn’t know that Natasha had been sexually interested in her. She said there had been ‘lots of drinking’ before they kissed although she denies they had sex.

Three in the boardroom: Ms Scribbins, right, argues for her place on the show with fellow contestants Felicity Jackson and Ellie Reed

She added that they were just being ‘silly and drunk’.

After the event, Krista said that she stayed close to Natasha but put the brakes on a full-scale affair as she wanted to focus on her marriage.

It was reported that the two women continued to see each  other on nights out and at work – where Krista had to be ‘tactful’ – but their relationship eventually faded out.

A friend of the couple said Krista’s marriage broke down but the lesbian fling was only one of several issues that were to blame.

‘Natasha felt awful when they split. Now she’s just concentrating on winning the Apprentice,’ the friend added.

Ms Scribbins was last night unavailable for comment.