{"id":416262,"date":"2011-05-03T12:43:02","date_gmt":"2011-05-03T12:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/03\/the-apprentice-2011-candidates-include-soap-opera-addict-fast-food-king-and-optician\/"},"modified":"2011-05-03T12:43:02","modified_gmt":"2011-05-03T12:43:02","slug":"the-apprentice-2011-candidates-include-soap-opera-addict-fast-food-king-and-optician","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/03\/the-apprentice-2011-candidates-include-soap-opera-addict-fast-food-king-and-optician\/","title":{"rendered":"The Apprentice 2011 candidates include soap opera addict, fast food king and optician"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"99.7729764592\">\n<p>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/search.html?s=y&#038;authornamef=Georgina+Littlejohn\" rel=\"nofollow\">Georgina Littlejohn<\/a><br \/>Last updated at 1:43 PM on 3rd May 2011<\/p>\n<p>A trained actress who claims to be an avid fan of soaps, an online takeaway boss who nearly died aged 12 and a woman who claims she bought her first house at the same tender age are all gearing up for a boardroom battle.<\/p>\n<p>Because they, and 13 other candidates, will be competing against each other for the coveted six-figure salary job as Lord Sugar&#8217;s new Apprentice.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"10\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2011\/05\/03\/article-1383032-0BE2273500000578-367_964x411.jpg\" width=\"964\" height=\"411\" alt=\"Let the battle commence: Under the watchful eye of Lord Sugar, Karren Brady and Nick Hewer, these are the 16 candidates who will fight it out to be this year's Apprentice\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Let the battle commence: Under the watchful eye of Lord Sugar, Karren Brady and Nick Hewer, these are the 16 candidates who will fight it out to be this year&#8217;s Apprentice<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>And the 16 hopefuls have been warned by the hard-talking, no nonsense, self-made millionaire that the stakes have been set even higher for this year&#8217;s competition.<\/p>\n<p>He told them: &#8216;I\u2019m going to inject \u00a3250,000 worth of cash and value into a business, your business, and you\u2019re going to run it. And I say you\u2019re going to run it because don\u2019t expect me to be doing all the work because I\u2019m not looking for a &#8220;sleeping&#8221; partner.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I\u2019m not Saint Alan, the patron saint of bloody losers&#8230; You can look at it as a bit of an uncivil partnership, so to speak. I want you to treat this first task as if it\u2019s your own business. Here\u2019s something to note, this is an investment, and I want some return on my money.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s candidates include 28-year-old estate agent manager Alex Britez Cabral who believes that &#8216;if you are successful, you are unpopular, so unpopularity is a good thing.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Then there&#8217;s Melody Hossaini, 26, who speaks four languages, has worked with 12 Nobel peace prize winners including Desmond Tutu, Dalai Lama, Sherin Ebadi and was trained on climate change by Al Gore.<\/p>\n<p>THIS YEAR&#8217;S APPRENTICE HOPEFULS:<\/p>\n<div readability=\"19.5\">\n<div readability=\"11\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2011\/05\/03\/article-1383032-0BE25ABD00000578-328_232x438.jpg\" width=\"232\" height=\"438\" alt=\"GLENN WARD, 24 JOB: Senior Design Engineer FROM: Hertfordshire\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>GLENN WARD, 24<br \/>JOB: Senior Design Engineer<br \/>FROM: Hertfordshire<br \/>He cites Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg as his inspiration and describes himself as an intelligent man with a dry sense of humour.<br \/>He says: Aggression isn\u2019t the best form of strength\u2026I bring a marriage of technical thinking with a bit of salesman bravado.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"13\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2011\/05\/03\/article-1383032-0BE25B0800000578-329_232x438.jpg\" width=\"232\" height=\"438\" alt=\"HELEN LOUISE MILLIGAN, 30 JOB: Executive Assistant to CEO FROM: Northumberland\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>HELEN LOUISE MILLIGAN, 30<br \/>JOB: Executive Assistant to CEO<br \/>FROM: Northumberland<br \/>Helen, who likes reading in her spare time, studied Law at university and climbed the ranks from waitress to restaurant manager to Executive Assistant to the CEO of Greggs bakery.<br \/>SHE SAYS: &#8216;I see my job as my complete life. I work 24\/7. There isn\u2019t a cut off.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"12\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2011\/05\/03\/article-1383032-0BE2596B00000578-233_232x438.jpg\" width=\"232\" height=\"438\" alt=\"GAVIN WINSTANLEY, 27 JOB: Managing Director - Opticians FROM: Liverpool\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>GAVIN WINSTANLEY, 27<br \/>JOB: Managing Director &#8211; Opticians<br \/>FROM: Liverpool<br \/>made a manager of a high street clothing store aged 16. He started up his own online opticians, after noticing the profit margins on glasses when working in a London department store.<br \/>HE SAYS: &#8216;I want to be a big name in UK business&#8230; I\u2019m everything. I\u2019m all mouth. I\u2019m a doer. I\u2019m a leader.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"13\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2011\/05\/03\/article-1383032-0BE25DE900000578-366_232x438.jpg\" width=\"232\" height=\"438\" alt=\"EDNA AGBARHA, 30 JOB: Business Psychologist FROM: London\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>EDNA AGBARHA, 30<br \/>JOB: Business Psychologist<br \/>FROM: London<br \/>One of ten siblings, she worked as a teenager on her uncle&#8217;s stall in Covent Garden. She holds a Bachelors degree in Psychology, two Masters degrees and enjoys cycling in her free time.<br \/>SHE SAYS: &#8216;Weak people in business are a waste of space and a limp handshake is unforgiveable.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"20\">\n<div readability=\"14\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2011\/05\/03\/article-1383032-0BE25A4800000578-431_232x438.jpg\" width=\"232\" height=\"438\" alt=\"ALEX BRITEZ CABRAL, 28 JOB: Estate Agent Manager FROM: London \" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>ALEX BRITEZ CABRAL, 28<br \/>JOB: Estate Agent Manager<br \/>FROM: London \u00a0<br \/>A Londoner who lived in Paris as a child, Alex started in his industry as the tea boy. He claims his greatest achievement was taking a failing business and making it profitable within a year.<br \/>HE SAYS: &#8216;Fear is a great motivator. If you are successful, you are unpopular, so unpopularity is a good thing.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"11\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2011\/05\/03\/article-1383032-0BE25EC100000578-414_232x438.jpg\" width=\"232\" height=\"438\" alt=\"ELLIE REED, 33 JOB: Managing Director \u00bf Construction Recruitment FROM: Yorkshire\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>ELLIE REED, 33<br \/>JOB: Managing Director \u2013 Construction Recruitment<br \/>FROM: Yorkshire<br \/>The Bradford-born golf lover started a business during a recession and it is now one of the most successful in its market.<br \/>SHE SAYS: &#8216;I don\u2019t like lazy people&#8230; dole dossers that don\u2019t want to work. I don\u2019t like posh kids who have everything on a plate.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"12\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2011\/05\/03\/article-1383032-0BE25E1600000578-686_232x438.jpg\" width=\"232\" height=\"438\" alt=\"JIM EASTWOOD, 32 JOB: Sales &#038; Marketing Manager FROM: Northern Ireland\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>JIM EASTWOOD, 32<br \/>JOB: Sales &#038; Marketing Manager<br \/>FROM: Northern Ireland<br \/>Aged nine he worked in his father&#8217;s fish &#038; chip shop and was All Ireland cycling champion as a teenager. He champions Virgin boss Richard Branson.<br \/>HE SAYS: &#8216;I\u2019m not a show pony or a one-trick pony, and I\u2019m definitely not a wild stallion that needs to be tamed. I am the champion thoroughbred that this process requires.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"13\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2011\/05\/03\/article-1383032-0BE25CE300000578-569_232x438.jpg\" width=\"232\" height=\"438\" alt=\"FELICITY JACKSON, 23 JOB: Entrepreneur Creative Arts FROM: London\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>FELICITY JACKSON, 23<br \/>JOB: Entrepreneur Creative Arts<br \/>FROM: London<br \/>A trained actress, her company specialises in career development for actors. An self-confessed avid fan of soaps, she compares herself to MOBO Awards founder Kanya King.<br \/>SHE SAYS: &#8216;Lord Sugar will probably find it difficult to ever say anything negative to me because I always turn it round to a positive.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Also in the running this year is 26-year-old Zoe Beresford, who was awarded the \u2018Rolls-Royce Manufacturing Technology Prize\u2019 for the highest dissertation mark in the school of engineering and claims to have bought her first house &#8211; with her sister &#8211; at the age of 12.<\/p>\n<p>Accountant Edward Hunter, who is half British and half Afghan, says he is a &#8216;wheeler dealer who accidentally became a finance professional and wants out&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>And Vincent Disneur, 29, is a self-confessed perfectionist who said he would love to have been the brains behind Microsoft.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s series starts on Tuesday May 10 and Lord Sugar will be joined by adviser Nick Hewer and businesswoman Karren Brady, vice-chairman of West Ham, as he weeds out the weaker candidates and delivers them those infamous words: &#8216;You&#8217;re fired.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><span>The Apprentice starts next Tuesday 10th May at 9pm on BBC One.<\/span><\/p>\n<div readability=\"6.5\">\n<div readability=\"19\">\n<div readability=\"13\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2011\/05\/03\/article-1383032-0BE25E2A00000578-871_232x438.jpg\" width=\"232\" height=\"438\" alt=\"SUSAN MA, 21 JOB: Natural Skincare Entrepreneur FROM: Croydon\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>SUSAN MA, 21<br \/>JOB: Natural Skincare Entrepreneur<br \/>FROM: Croydon<br \/>Shanghai-born Susan turned her first ever job was working on a market stall selling skin care products into a lucrative business, and says she is ambitious and easy going.<br \/>SHE SAYS: &#8216;I\u2019m short, sweet and smiley but when I do business I mean business.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"12\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2011\/05\/03\/article-1383032-0BE25E2500000578-415_232x438.jpg\" width=\"232\" height=\"438\" alt=\"TOM PELLEREAU, 31 JOB: Inventor FROM: London\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>TOM PELLEREAU, 31<br \/>JOB: Inventor<br \/>FROM: London<br \/>He sold a prototype made in his kitchen to two leading pharmacy outlets in the UK. He cites Thomas Edison as an icon.<br \/>HE SAYS: &#8216;For me the Apprentice is a bit like the Olympics or the World Cup for entrepreneurs\u2026 I want to challenge myself, find out if I am ready to step up to this level.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"11\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2011\/05\/03\/article-1383032-0BE25E5500000578-261_232x438.jpg\" width=\"232\" height=\"438\" alt=\"EDWARD HUNTER, 25 JOB: Accountant FROM: Reading\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>EDWARD HUNTER, 25<br \/>JOB: Accountant<br \/>FROM: Reading<br \/>Half-British and half-Afghan, he trained at one of the world\u2019s leading accountancy firms and is now an accountant for a FTSE 30 energy company.<br \/>HE SAYS: &#8216;I\u2019m the wheeler dealer who accidentally became a finance professional and wants out.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"12\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2011\/05\/03\/article-1383032-0BE25E5A00000578-998_232x438.jpg\" width=\"232\" height=\"438\" alt=\"MELODY HOSSAINI, 26 JOB: Founder &#038; Director \u00bf Global Youth Consultancy Business FROM: Midlands \" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>MELODY HOSSAINI, 26<br \/>JOB: Founder &#038; Director \u2013 Global Youth Consultancy Business<br \/>FROM: Midlands<br \/>She speaks five languages, has worked with 12 Nobel peace prize winners and was trained on climate change by Al Gore.<br \/>SHE SAYS: &#8216;Don\u2019t tell me the sky\u2019s the limit when there are footprints on the moon.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"19.5\">\n<div readability=\"13\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2011\/05\/03\/article-1383032-0BE25E8200000578-33_232x438.jpg\" width=\"232\" height=\"438\" alt=\"LEON DOYLE, 26 JOB: Fast Food Marketing Entrepreneur FROM: Leeds\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>LEON DOYLE, 26<br \/>JOB: Fast Food Marketing Entrepreneur<br \/>FROM: Leeds<br \/>A former lorry driver, he survived a near fatal fall from a tree at the age of 12. He says Richard Branson and Apple are inspirational.<br \/>HE SAYS: &#8216;I don\u2019t like your gimmicky salesman who thinks he can sell ice to an Eskimo. Chances are he probably can\u2019t, and why would an Eskimo buy ice.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"12\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2011\/05\/03\/article-1383032-0BE25D9E00000578-603_232x438.jpg\" width=\"232\" height=\"438\" alt=\"ZOE BERESFORD, 26 JOB: Project Manager \u00bf Drinks Manufacturer FROM: Cheshire\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>ZOE BERESFORD, 26<br \/>JOB: Project Manager \u2013 Drinks Manufacturer<br \/>FROM: Cheshire<br \/>She joined her family firm straight from university, bought a house at 12 and was awarded the \u2018Rolls-Royce Manufacturing Technology Prize\u2019 for the highest dissertation mark in the school of engineering.<br \/>SHE SAYS: &#8216;I will do whatever it takes to win.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"12\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2011\/05\/03\/article-1383032-0BE25D0B00000578-265_232x438.jpg\" width=\"232\" height=\"438\" alt=\"VINCENT DISNEUR, 29 JOB: Sales Manager \u00bf Telecoms Software FROM: Canterbury\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>VINCENT DISNEUR, 29<br \/>JOB: Sales Manager \u2013 Telecoms Software<br \/>FROM: Canterbury<br \/>Glasgow-born, he is a film buff and a theatre lover and names Bill Gates and Richard Branson as role models and would love to have been the brains behind Microsoft.<br \/>HE SAYS: &#8216;My positive approach and very good looks make me stand out from the crowd.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"12\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2011\/05\/03\/article-1383032-0BE25C5B00000578-760_232x438.jpg\" width=\"232\" height=\"438\" alt=\"NATASHA SCRIBBINS, 31 JOB: Divisional Manager \u00bf Recruitment FROM: London\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>NATASHA SCRIBBINS, 31<br \/>JOB: Divisional Manager \u2013 Recruitment<br \/>FROM: London<br \/>A graduate with a Bachelors Degree in International Hospitality Management, London-born Natasha is inspired by the Nike brand for their representation of women in sport.<br \/>SHE SAYS: &#8216;I\u2019m like a really fine tuned switch. If I need to turn it down then I turn it down. If I need to turn it up then I turn it up.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2011\/05\/03\/article-1383032-0BE1E56600000578-411_964x950.jpg\" width=\"964\" height=\"950\" alt=\"The gang: Lord Sugar poses with sidekicks Nick Hewer and Karren Brady and The Apprentice.. You're Fired! host Dara O'Briain \" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The gang: Lord Sugar poses with sidekicks Nick Hewer and Karren Brady and The Apprentice.. You&#8217;re Fired! host Dara O&#8217;Briain<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>Explore more:<\/h3>\n<dl>\n<dt>People:<\/dt>\n<dd><a href=\"http:\/\/explore.dailymail.co.uk\/people\/brady_karren\">Karren Brady<\/a>,<\/dd>\n<dd><a href=\"http:\/\/explore.dailymail.co.uk\/people\/gore_al\">Al Gore<\/a>,<\/dd>\n<dd><a href=\"http:\/\/explore.dailymail.co.uk\/people\/sugar_alan\">Alan Sugar<\/a>,<\/dd>\n<dd><a href=\"http:\/\/explore.dailymail.co.uk\/people\/gates_bill\">Bill Gates<\/a>,<\/dd>\n<dd><a href=\"http:\/\/explore.dailymail.co.uk\/people\/branson_richard\">Richard Branson<\/a>,<\/dd>\n<dd><a href=\"http:\/\/explore.dailymail.co.uk\/people\/hewer_nick\">Nick Hewer<\/a><\/dd>\n<dt>Places:<\/dt>\n<dd><a href=\"http:\/\/explore.dailymail.co.uk\/locations\/cities\/leeds\">Leeds<\/a>,<\/dd>\n<dd><a href=\"http:\/\/explore.dailymail.co.uk\/locations\/cities\/liverpool\">Liverpool<\/a>,<\/dd>\n<dd><a href=\"http:\/\/explore.dailymail.co.uk\/locations\/cities\/glasgow\">Glasgow<\/a>,<\/dd>\n<dd><a href=\"http:\/\/explore.dailymail.co.uk\/locations\/cities\/london\">London<\/a>,<\/dd>\n<dd><a href=\"http:\/\/explore.dailymail.co.uk\/locations\/cities\/paris\">Paris<\/a>,<\/dd>\n<dd><a href=\"http:\/\/explore.dailymail.co.uk\/locations\/countries\/northern_ireland\">Northern Ireland<\/a>,<\/dd>\n<dd><a href=\"http:\/\/explore.dailymail.co.uk\/locations\/countries\/united_kingdom\">United Kingdom<\/a><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Original post:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-1383032\/The-Apprentice-2011-candidates-include-soap-opera-addict-fast-food-king-optician.html?ITO=1490\" title=\"The Apprentice 2011 candidates include soap opera addict, fast food king and optician\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Apprentice 2011 candidates include soap opera addict, fast food king and optician<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Georgina Littlejohn Last updated at 1:43 PM on 3rd May 2011 A trained actress who claims to be an avid fan of soaps, an online takeaway boss who nearly died aged 12 and a woman who claims she bought her first house at the same tender age are all gearing up for a boardroom battle. Because they, and 13 other candidates, will be competing against each other for the coveted six-figure salary job as Lord Sugar&#8217;s new Apprentice. Let the battle commence: Under the watchful eye of Lord Sugar, Karren Brady and Nick Hewer, these are the 16 candidates who will fight it out to be this year&#8217;s Apprentice And the 16 hopefuls have been warned by the hard-talking, no nonsense, self-made millionaire that the stakes have been set even higher for this year&#8217;s competition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":416263,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-416262","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-local-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Apprentice 2011 candidates include soap opera addict, fast food king and optician - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/03\/the-apprentice-2011-candidates-include-soap-opera-addict-fast-food-king-and-optician\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"The Apprentice 2011 candidates include soap opera addict, fast food king and optician - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"By Georgina Littlejohn Last updated at 1:43 PM on 3rd May 2011 A trained actress who claims to be an avid fan of soaps, an online takeaway boss who nearly died aged 12 and a woman who claims she bought her first house at the same tender age are all gearing up for a boardroom battle. 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