Atlanta, GA 12/16/2010 10:34:54 PM
Joanna Riley, Jamie Lester and Stuart Baggs were fired from 'The Apprentice' last night (15.12.10).
The trio were given the boot by Lord Alan Sugar after failing to
impress in the interview stage of the BBC One show, which saw Stella
English and Chris Bates put through to Sunday's (19.12.10) final.
However, self-titled Stuart 'The Brand' Baggs' dismissal was one of the
most dramatic the series has seen, with the multi-millionaire
entrepreneur immediately dismissing him after finding out he had lied
on his CV.
Meanwhile, overseas property developer Jamie Lester was reprimanded by
Lord Sugar's former aide Margaret Mountford – who returned to the show
to conduct the interviews – for joking he had a "third nipple.
He exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "They’re there to find the smallest
hole in your CV and when they do they will exploit it and give you just
enough rope to hang yourself.
"It was something so silly and I only said it to get onto the show. It
was totally in jest. I thought at the time it was really funny. I never
expected to be interviewed by Margaret Mountford when I wrote it."
Despite admitting his blunder, the 28-year-old businessman thinks Lord
Sugar made a "huge mistake" putting "cocky and rude" Stuart through to
the final five in the first place.
He added: "He was far too cocky and was so rude to people all the time.
I told him to calm down but he hasn't got any people skills. Lord Sugar
made a mistake taking Stuart through to the final five."
Meanwhile, cleaning company owner Joanna admitted – who was criticised
at the start of the competition for being "mouthy" and aggressive" -
she was thrilled to make it to the semi-final, as the 25-year-old
businesswoman thought she was "a gonner" in the second week.
She explained: "I'm glad I made it so far but those interviews really
were like 10 rounds with Mike Tyson. I was just so pleased Lord Sugar
gave me another opportunity because let's face it, I thought I was a
gonner in the second week."
