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00:01Ten weeks ago, a new batch of budding entrepreneurs arrived in London.
00:09Their aim, to rise above the rest and win Lord Sugar's quarter-million-pound investment.
00:17When it comes to bullshit, I've got natural immunity.
00:21And in this boardroom, you don't get furloughed, you get fired.
00:27There's some shit going down in here.
00:29It's not quite there yet.
00:32Characters have been critiqued.
00:34You don't know what you're bloody doing. This product is garbage.
00:38Deadwood discarded.
00:40You're fired. You're fired. You messed it up. You're fired.
00:46Now, just four remain with all to play for.
00:50This is ridiculous.
00:52Katherine Byrne.
00:54I'm excited for this.
00:56Hoogee. Hoogee.
00:58What does it mean?
00:59I wanted something that stood out. I could have played it safe, but I didn't.
01:02This is how you catwalk struts are keen.
01:05Half reach core.
01:07We're not making another drink. We're just going with this.
01:08No, no, get another one going now.
01:09No, we haven't got time.
01:10I felt comfortable in negotiating. I hope that you didn't feel I took over.
01:15No, not much.
01:17Would you like to try some crab arancini?
01:19Stephanie Affleck.
01:21So, if anyone's interested in photos, please do come forward.
01:24I did ask her, what's the sort of pricing that you do for a tour like this?
01:27So, you actually said, what do you want us to pay?
01:31Not good at negotiating, is it? What do you want us to pay?
01:34Good morning.
01:36And Brittany Carter.
01:38We have sold free already. All I need is a cocktail right now.
01:41Bee Pure was the brand that we went with. Not only is it a command to be sustainable,
01:45but the bees represent the fact that they are imperative to our planet and our ecosystem.
01:49Sounds like one of Gwyneth Paltrow's candles, actually.
01:53Just two weeks stand between them and the opportunity of a lifetime.
01:59Tonight, we break from the boardroom to find out who are the final four.
02:12First up, Katherine Byrne.
02:15I'm sassy. I'm loud. I'm not everyone's cup of tea, but I'm not here to make friends. I'm here to win.
02:20Let's go!
02:21Decisive.
02:23I think we need something that a child aged six to eight wants to pick up they're interested in.
02:28And I don't think a plain orange basic toothbrush is going to do that.
02:32Daring.
02:37That is amazing!
02:38Confident.
02:40Does anybody actually want to put themselves forward?
02:42I mean, I will do it if nobody else wants to.
02:45You could see when Katherine walked into the boardroom that she was full of confidence.
02:49She had poise. She had something about her.
02:55Week one.
02:56I'm going to send you down to Portsmouth.
02:58Your job is to come up with a marketing campaign for a new cruise line.
03:03Katherine took charge right from the start.
03:09I used to sell cruises, so I've got quite a lot of experience.
03:13My friends would always say, who puts themselves forward on the first task?
03:16And I'd be like, I would never do that.
03:18But it's weird, when you're in the moment, if something's right, you've got to go for it.
03:22You've always got to put yourself forward in situations when other people are too scared to.
03:25I think that's what makes you stand up from the rats.
03:27From personal experience, I know it takes a lot of confidence to put yourself forward as project manager on the first task.
03:33Let's just go back to our project manager.
03:36I'm happy to take responsibility first up. I'll step to the plate.
03:39I think that's a great skill to have the confidence that you're going to lead from the front.
03:44As the team set sail, Katherine wasn't afraid to steer the ship.
03:48So we just need to think about who our target market is going to be.
03:51I absolutely think friends. 25 to 45.
03:55Girls, I think we should put this to a vote then.
03:57I'm going to say, I'm not going to put it to a vote.
04:00If you've put yourself forward and you've taken the risk to EPM, then the decisions lie with you.
04:04That's one good thing about being a good leader, is owning your decisions, and I did that.
04:09But when it came to branding...
04:11I've thought of bougie cruises.
04:13She's struggled to get everyone on board.
04:16My only concern is they'll be 45-year-olds. Are they really going to understand what bougie means?
04:20I just think it's quite a current word. People know what it is.
04:23And obviously I like the name because I chose it.
04:26And bougie cruises hit choppy waters.
04:29The word bougie, I didn't understand what the word bougie meant.
04:33OK.
04:34What is bougie?
04:36What is a bougie experience? What is that?
04:42But Katherine stuck to her guns.
04:44Kind of, I'm talking beach club, cocktail bars, something a little bit fancy, something a little bit extra.
04:51Thank you for your questions and we hope to see you on board bougie cruises.
04:56And back in London, she cruised to victory.
04:59Ladies, you've won.
05:03I felt so happy.
05:05Just to have that kind of win under your belt and also a win that wasn't by default.
05:09You hadn't been carried by your team.
05:11Very well done. I'll see you on the next task, OK? Off you go.
05:16Katherine did really well.
05:18She excelled actually, managing everybody, having a clear vision.
05:22You could tell from the start that she was going to be one to watch.
05:26Katherine's drive had seen her pass the first big test of the process.
05:30A drive instilled in her by her parents, John and Sarah.
05:37I just guess we've come from a very working class background, but we've always had such happy memories.
05:44I even remember, like, at Christmas, we didn't have a lot of money, but they used to work so hard and just provide for all of us.
05:54I worked for the local electricity board for a long time, then I was made redundant.
05:59And then I did anything that was available, knocking on doors, selling whatever I could, tried everything, pretty much.
06:06We did it out of necessity, really, rather than, oh, we've got to show the kids how hard you have to work.
06:11I think we just did it, and I think that's, you know, rubbed itself off on Katherine.
06:16They've always wanted to provide for me, my brother and my sister, so I think I've seen a great work ethic since a young age,
06:22so I've carried that through because that's all I know.
06:26Raised in Swindon, Katherine was the second of three children.
06:30Katherine was certainly the boss when she was a baby, yes.
06:34Although she had a slightly older brother, she was in charge all the time.
06:37She would tell us what to do, and she would tell us what games to play.
06:45She's very persuasive with it, so she makes it seem like hers is the right option.
06:50She wasn't a brat, but she'd always go on and on to get what she wanted.
06:54She didn't always get what she wanted, but she would do her very, very best.
06:59But after her early success, Katherine struggled to get her way in the process.
07:05We'll call you back in here, and I will decide who will be leaving.
07:10As she lost two out of the next three tasks.
07:14Katherine, I think you lost complete focus on the fact that this was a profit task.
07:21Your track record's not as good as it once was, and you just feel pressure.
07:28Week five gave Katherine the chance to put things right.
07:33You'll be designing a brand new video game.
07:37Putting herself in the frame.
07:38I think we should use me.
07:41When developing a character for their new computer game.
07:45I think we need to make her darker, feel like she's too light.
07:48I wanted to be the lead character. I was like, let's put my face on this.
07:51I am going to be the icon of this game.
07:54I'm going to be the new Lara Croft.
07:57Names-wise, Amelia Stone.
07:59Amelia Stone. That sounds good. Yeah, I like that. Amelia Stone.
08:03Amelia Stone sounds good. Good character name.
08:07Yes, Lord Sugar. She's a strong, bold woman who can handle herself.
08:10So I thought, what better person than myself?
08:13You wouldn't mess with her, would you?
08:15You wouldn't mess with me.
08:18And when it came to the investors, Katherine's character impressed.
08:24We wanted her to be a strong woman.
08:26There's not many, kind of, gamers out there that look like her.
08:30Tim, how did Infinity get on?
08:34The investors loved the character, so they invested £20,000 each.
08:39Winning the game's task, after having a couple of losses,
08:43put me back in a good position and I kind of got my confidence back again.
08:47I felt like I'd proved myself again, that I was good at branding.
08:52I'm good at, kind of, being creative.
08:54Katherine has been finding creative ways to make money ever since she was a child.
09:00We could see from quite an early age that we did have a wheeler-dealer on our hands.
09:05Katherine used to love the online auctions.
09:08Yeah, she used to buy things and sell things on there.
09:11I remember even at, like, ten years old, I used to find things in my room that I could sell,
09:15and it was relatively easy.
09:17She would start a bid for, like, 1p and it would only get to 99p, but she would still be excited about it when she made the money.
09:24Her knack for turning a profit saw Katherine leave school at just 16.
09:29I just knew Katherine wouldn't want to go into further education, and she wanted to earn her own money as soon as she could.
09:35I couldn't learn from a textbook. I just found it really, really boring.
09:38I like to get out there, try new things. I think that's how you grow as a person.
09:43In her early 20s and yet to find her calling, she went travelling in Australia.
09:49When I got to Sydney, I worked for a bank doing events.
09:55I knew it wasn't something I wanted to do forever, and I think it just really made me realise that I didn't want to work for somebody.
10:02It was during her time down under that Katherine came up with her business idea.
10:06I was coming home for Christmas, and I said to my mum, we need to get matching pyjamas.
10:11I looked online and I couldn't find any, and I thought, hang on a minute, I think there's a gap in the market here.
10:16She started her pyjama company from her parents' house, with mum Sarah lending a hand.
10:22So this is the room where it all started. We've had lots of boxes delivered in this small room before.
10:28It's been absolutely jam-packed with pyjamas.
10:31I can't believe how the business has grown out of a small bedroom.
10:35It just got busier and busier, and I got a buzz for it.
10:39I hadn't had this buzz before, and I just loved it, and I become obsessed, and it just grew and grew.
10:46Katherine works a crazy amount of hours. I couldn't imagine doing half the amount of hours that she does.
10:51Her drive and dedication is absolutely inspirational, and I'm very proud of her.
10:57But Katherine has refused to rest on her laurels.
11:00I found a niche in the market for Christmas pyjamas, but then I thought, if I can do it at Christmas and it's that busy, why can't I do it all year round?
11:08So that's where I'm at now, selling pyjamas for the whole family, including dogs, all year round.
11:13For your next task, I'm sending you to North Wales.
11:20Fresh from her success in the gaming task, Katherine stepped up to take the lead for the second time.
11:27So if you're happy for me to PPM, again?
11:31That's fine.
11:32Just like the first task, I felt this task was good for my skill set, so I wasn't going to try and hide from that.
11:37Her drive to prove herself saw her take on the tough job of negotiating a knock-down entry price to their chosen attraction.
11:45Retail price is £85 per person, OK?
11:49OK.
11:50So, you know, over to you, what's your offer?
11:52I had never done negotiations before, but I kind of wanted to prove to Lord Sugar, you know, I am trying with these new things that I've never done before.
12:00If we were to say around about £40, how does that sound to you?
12:04I'd ask you to walk back down those steps.
12:06OK.
12:07Stop insulting me.
12:08I heard he was a bit of a smart bloke, excuse me.
12:11He was very tough.
12:12Like I said, I've never done...
12:13Robbie Savage, maybe, yeah?
12:15Another Welshman.
12:16Robbie Savvy.
12:17Yeah, Savvy, maybe, yeah.
12:19£60, and we kind of shake on that now?
12:22£62.
12:23We'll do £62.
12:24It's nice and quick, and then we have a messy tour around here.
12:27Katherine's lack of experience really showed through in the poor negotiation.
12:32You know, in business, you have to put forward the right person with the right skills
12:37to complete the task.
12:39She was the wrong person with the wrong skills.
12:42On the tour, Katherine set her sights on the stars.
12:46Shane Ritchie has been on this zip line.
12:49Wow!
12:50Come on!
12:53But her guests ended up in a black hole.
12:56As you can imagine, the miners, they had just a little bit of time to eat.
13:01What kind of food did they eat?
13:04Erm...
13:06I believe they liked bread.
13:08And soup.
13:11And in the boardroom, her team hit the rocks.
13:14You have to go and work out where this thing all went wrong.
13:18And as you know, at least one of you will be leaving the process today.
13:23OK?
13:24I was gutted when we lost.
13:26Deep down, I knew that actually the failure of the task did lie with me
13:29because the negotiations was what killed us, really.
13:32I did for a moment think I was going to be fired.
13:35I believe Katherine should be fired because she didn't recognise that she wasn't a negotiator.
13:41I had to fight my corner and tell Lord Sugar why I should stay in the process.
13:45You could have been PM for this task. Like, you didn't even try.
13:48I don't have to.
13:49I think it's so easy to sit back and let other people be PM.
13:52Not at all.
13:53I put myself out there and maybe I don't get it right every time, but at least I am trying.
13:58After a bruising boardroom battle...
14:01Off you go.
14:03Katherine lived to fight another day.
14:06Yay!
14:09I knew that I didn't want to be in the firing line again.
14:12I knew that I didn't want to be grilled by Lord Sugar, so I tried to take that on board
14:16and I learned from it going forward.
14:18But after Wales, Katherine's record never rallied,
14:22finding herself on the losing team for the next four tasks.
14:27I am bitterly disappointed.
14:29Losing a lot really did get to me.
14:31I just used to feel that, why am I not winning these tasks?
14:34I'm really trying. I'm putting myself out there.
14:37Pick up the phone, make your skin youthful and you will have a great night's sleep with this product.
14:42Would you be willing to give it a chance and just try it out and see how it goes?
14:46You never know, you may have customers that love it.
14:49A lot of the time I was getting quite a lot of the blame in the boardroom
14:52and I was getting grilled by Lord Sugar.
14:55Where do you think you've done so well?
14:57I don't go down without a fight.
14:59On all of the branding and creative teams, I've put myself forward.
15:02I've tried and I've tried.
15:03People trust me because they know that I'm good at what I do.
15:05Catherine has lost seven out of ten tasks.
15:08Oh my gosh, okay.
15:09You could say that's pretty patchy performance.
15:11It's just so like, look at that.
15:14And a lot of candidates, if they've been on the losing team that often, would probably have left the process.
15:20With Catherine's rocky past, it's now really important she puts her passion and energy into proving that she's a good business partner for Lord Sugar.
15:27We need to win this because we need to be in the fight.
15:30I've got the passion and the drive and the business plan to take me the whole way.
15:35I just need Lord Sugar to see that.
15:36Well done, Catherine. We're all so, so proud of you and all of your achievements.
15:42You're absolutely amazing and we know you're going to smash it.
15:45Good luck!
15:46Good luck!
15:48We're so proud of you. You're an absolute inspiration to us all. You're going to absolutely smash it.
15:54Good luck, Catherine!
15:56Next up, Harpreet Kaur.
16:04I'm definitely a leader. I was born to take control and I'm always right.
16:08I ain't going anywhere. I am not going anywhere, mate.
16:11No nonsense.
16:13Red chilli. We need some spice. Find red chillies on there, please.
16:16Risk taker.
16:18Going big because if they're going to bring you down, they're going to do that anyway.
16:21Who always makes her voice heard.
16:23Go faster! Urgency! Get to the bedroom now! Run!
16:28My first impression of Harpreet was when she walked in and I just thought she's too nice.
16:32Way too nice for this process.
16:35Little did I know there's a lot onto the surface.
16:38Why have you only got 23 onions? Is that enough?
16:41I'm getting lost in the girl band there.
16:43Come out, present and come back.
16:46Sometimes Harpreet's a bit of a bossy boot, but, you know, someone has to take control and I really like her.
16:54From the very first task, Harpreet showed she wasn't afraid to rock the boat.
16:59When, despite being coached by crewmate Amy.
17:02So I'd like to direct the commercial if you guys are okay with that.
17:05I'm happy with that, yes. Amazing.
17:07Harpreet made waves while planning their TV ad.
17:11So I think what might be good is to start with something kind of a little bit comedic.
17:16So we're not going to make this a comedy act.
17:18How about in the gaming room? It's just about you guys having a nice time, them having a nice time.
17:23Maybe you can glance over, hey, how are you? And that's it.
17:26I don't think we should be too much in the gaming room.
17:29Okay, so why not just the girls be in the gaming room?
17:31That's a very good idea.
17:32What I'm about to say is, don't have us in the same shop.
17:35Girls can have fun in the gaming room, guys can have fun, but we're not having fun together.
17:38I heard that Harpreet and Brittany were continually criticising the...
17:43It was definitely a challenge.
17:45Just felt at times perhaps Amy didn't fully understand the concept.
17:51If I feel the vision isn't a good one, I've got no problem in making sure that mine is heard and mine is implemented.
18:01In week three...
18:03You'll be creating a new non-alcoholic drink.
18:07Harpreet got her first taste of power as sub-team leader when she led the development of their drink.
18:14Has anyone got a feeling at the back of your throat?
18:17I absolutely loved it. I really thrive on being in charge.
18:21And when it came to the flavour, she didn't bottle up her feelings.
18:25It's very sweet.
18:26It is very sweet, so should we add a pinch of salt?
18:29Five drops of salt.
18:31Unless we should put more and put something like ten.
18:34In the end, Harpreet's drink was hard to swallow.
18:38I'm not going to lie, I'm not really a fan.
18:40Probably the bitterness either.
18:41A little bit bitter.
18:43Harpreet as sub-team leader had a bit more control, but it was her idea to add more salt and that almost cost them dear.
18:51But in the boardroom, the sweet taste of success...
18:55Your luck was in that day.
18:57...gave Harpreet her third win in a row.
19:00Growing up in Birmingham with her brother, sister and parents, Harpreet was anything but the strong character we see today.
19:11Punjabi families are normally very loud and our Punjabi family is loud.
19:15Whereas Harpreet, she was very quiet and we would find her in a room by herself or even on the staircase reading a book.
19:23You never knew she was there. Very quiet, very chilled out.
19:28I was happy being in a corner by myself. I didn't really feel the need to be a big character because there were so many around me.
19:34At the age of 11, Harpreet's family moved to Yorkshire where they run a convenience store.
19:41I had the shock of my life when I moved up from Birmingham to Little Brick House. I completely fell out of my zone. Everything was new to me.
19:52And because I was so shy at the time, I found it really difficult.
19:55When I first met Harpreet, she was a very shy, quiet little girl, but you knew she was very knowledgeable and wanted to interact.
20:02Having to work in the shop, behind the till, speaking to lots of different people, probably did me the world of good.
20:09Well, Harpreet used to work behind here with me and she'd come down every evening to help us tally up all the pay point terminals and cash up, count the cash. She's good at counting cash.
20:21Growing up in the shop for Harpreet helped her confidence massively. I don't think you could say that I'm shy now. I've obviously evolved and come out of my shell.
20:31The basic commercial skills Harpreet learned from a young age would prove useful in the process.
20:38Week four saw the candidates caught up in fishy business.
20:44Fish is what your next task is all about.
20:47With three wins under her belt, Harpreet was riding high.
20:52I am in the food industry. I would be happy to put myself as project manager.
20:56Taking on the project manager role for the first time.
21:00We understand you may be in the market for some fish.
21:03Sure, always.
21:04She pushed hard for profit.
21:06We feel that the sort of £25 per kilo price point you would be happy with.
21:12Obviously £25 a kilo is expensive. I'm expecting it to be...
21:15A high scale.
21:16Absolutely. They should be pan ready.
21:18If I could wow them with the quality of the fish, I could then demand the highest price I possibly could and that was my strategy.
21:24But when it came to prepping the fish, their performance was far from premium.
21:29Just whatever you've done is going to hopefully be good enough.
21:32Harpreet promised perfection for a higher price.
21:35This was a huge gamble, particularly when they'd never done it before.
21:38Put the best ones on top.
21:40Yeah, that one's pretty there.
21:42It's definitely a risk to promise a client the highest quality, but at the end of the day I'm a risk taker.
21:48But their lacklustre prep left the client gutted.
21:52Normally what I do is I check the bottom because that's where you hide the bad stuff, right?
21:56OK.
21:57The lungs are still there, the gills.
21:59Yeah.
22:00There's some blood there.
22:01Of course.
22:02So that's not £25 a kilo.
22:03We did lose a couple of quid per kilo on the Doversole.
22:07Let's do this at £22.50 per kilo.
22:09Sounds good.
22:10They promised perfection, but when it came to filleting they completely under-delivered.
22:15Harpreet's decision could have cost this team the task.
22:17However, in the boardroom, Harpreet's high-risk approach paid off.
22:22Very well done.
22:23Very well done.
22:24The good news is he won't be coming back in for a Pollock-in.
22:29Netting her a fourth win in a row.
22:31You're like a salmon swimming upstream, Harpreet.
22:35I can't actually swim, not sugar.
22:40By the age of 18, Harpreet was already displaying her daring streak
22:45and she took on a full-time job alongside studying for her degree.
22:49I successfully got a place for the High Street Bank as a cashier
22:53and it was a full-time position, but I didn't want to give university up either,
22:58so I decided to juggle both.
23:00Harpreet used to come home, have something to eat, and then she'd work till about midnight
23:06on her Open University course.
23:08She's always got this passion to drive to do her best.
23:11I like to be productive with my time.
23:13I didn't really have anything else to do at that age, you know,
23:16so for me it was just making the most of my time to progress myself.
23:21Harpreet graduated with a first-class degree
23:24and her drive to succeed saw her become the boss of a branch at the age of just 22.
23:30My parents were so proud to be able to finally say,
23:33OK, my daughter's a bank manager.
23:35It's pretty much the moment that all Indian parents wait for.
23:38But despite such positive career prospects, two years later Harpreet made a life-changing decision.
23:45She just came home, dropped her bag, Mum, I'm jacking it all in.
23:50I was working so hard for somebody else and I just knew that I had the talent
23:54and the skill to be able to do it by myself and just make some of my own money.
24:00She decided to open a dessert parlour with her sister Govinda.
24:05Back in the day it was very exciting when we first started our business.
24:09You know, we used Mum's Kitchen as the test kitchen.
24:13Obviously I had all the dirty work and I had to wash up all the dishes
24:16and all the pots and pans afterwards
24:18and they'd be sat there eating waffles, taste testing.
24:22Five years later, Harpreet and her sister have a bustling restaurant in Huddersfield.
24:28We started off in a shopping centre, a small stand.
24:32We've done the daily grind ourselves and we've built this place.
24:37Harpreet is the best boss and I'm not just saying that because I work for her now.
24:42She is the best boss that I've ever had.
24:46Working with my sister is amazing. It's the best thing.
24:49We have so much fun every single day. It doesn't even feel like work.
24:52We both have our different skill sets but we work absolutely amazing together.
24:57And Harpreet has her sights set on the future.
25:01I feel I've got my business to a fantastic level but I want to scale up.
25:06I want to level up. I want the pressure.
25:08I'm really confident that Lord Sugar will see the opportunity in both me and my business.
25:13Week five. And yet to lose a task, Harpreet wasn't playing around when it came to their video game.
25:23In one of these, this is a 3D item such as a bin, for example.
25:27If we're going futuristic, a garbage can with a note is a little bit old school.
25:31If we're in 2040, surely there's an upgraded way to find out information.
25:35I contributed a lot of ideas towards that.
25:37So I felt like I did help Hakeem sort of keep on track and keep to his own vision for the game.
25:43So this is my idea. They need to go and find something like a phone instead.
25:47It has some text overlay on there, maybe.
25:49Find the key in cell C9 and head to the lift.
25:54Harpreet managed to keep Hakeem on track but it may have made more sense for her to sit back
25:58as she didn't have the experience as Hakeem did.
26:01And when pitching to investors...
26:03Customisation and the demand for it, I'm sure you will be aware, is huge at the moment.
26:09A normally forthright Harpreet faltered.
26:13I was a little apprehensive.
26:15Gaming is in like a technological world that I'm not 100% used to.
26:20Sorry, I'm just remembering my point.
26:23I stumbled and I completely forgot my words.
26:26I just wanted to run off the stage, to be honest with you.
26:30Harpreet, didn't you stumble a couple of times?
26:32I did go blank for a moment.
26:34Why?
26:35Maybe a little bit of nerves got to me.
26:37I'm only human at the end of the day.
26:39But despite her slip ups, it was far from game over.
26:42Giving Harpreet her fifth win in a row.
26:46Oh my God. Yes!
26:47Yes!
26:48I haven't lost a single task so far and there's definitely no way it's starting now.
26:53Her winning streak, however, came to an end in Wales.
26:58So if we were to maybe look around 50 pounds.
27:03When an uncharacteristic reluctance to speak up.
27:06You know what I am looking at?
27:0765.
27:08Cost the team dear.
27:10I really do regret in hindsight not jumping in with the negotiation and helping Catherine out.
27:16I could have said something and I should have said something.
27:19Her first loss.
27:21What did you do?
27:22According to the notes I got from Karen, it was like he was in self-isolation.
27:27Put Harpreet under pressure in the boardroom.
27:30I think we all found it difficult to build rapport with him.
27:33We didn't really try.
27:35You left Catherine to it.
27:39After losing the task in Wales, I needed to make sure that I could never be seen to be taking a backseat ever again.
27:44Because that's not me.
27:46I'm always in the driving seat.
27:50Harpreet's forward approach secured a slew of wins.
27:54Giving her the joint best record in the process.
27:57Cheers!
28:00Week after week, she made herself heard by leading negotiations.
28:04This price doesn't work for me at all.
28:0626.
28:07That's a deal.
28:08Keeping the team on track.
28:10I need that rise to be on point.
28:12So whether you check that, whether you use your initiative, whether you check that, do what you need to do.
28:15But all I need is some rise.
28:17And closing sales.
28:188,000 pounds per pod.
28:20You'd be happy with that?
28:21We would.
28:22Fantastic.
28:23Well done Harpreet.
28:24Harpreet has been a solid candidate throughout this process.
28:27But now, none of that matters.
28:29It's all down to her business model.
28:31You're amazing.
28:32You can do this.
28:33Good luck Harpreet!
28:35I know I've proved my leadership skills to Lord Sugar.
28:38It simply lies down to the business opportunity now.
28:41Harpreet, we know you're going to do this.
28:43You're going to smash it.
28:44Come on Harpreet!
28:46Woo!
28:47Woo!
28:48Woo!
28:49Woo!
28:50Next up, Stephanie Affleck.
28:52Lord Sugar is going to see a lot of his younger self in me.
28:55I'm focused, I'm fearless, I'm determined, and I'm absolutely ready to go.
29:00Self-assured.
29:01I think I would be incredibly comfortable pitching.
29:04Straight talking.
29:05Not to be rude, and I know it sounds harsh, but do we cut you and it's just us three friends?
29:08Super saleswoman.
29:09Let's go for 72.
29:11Yeah.
29:12Do we have a deal?
29:13Yes.
29:14She's just got it.
29:15She knows what she's doing.
29:16Stephanie is fearless.
29:17Get him in there.
29:18Yes.
29:19She's super confident.
29:20Throw that away and we'll do it again, or give me a new beaker.
29:24And she's super sassy.
29:25Would you like to try some fresh crab arachini?
29:27Of course.
29:28That's who I'm speaking to.
29:29Yeah, well you're speaking to everyone, Steph, so it's like quite difficult to speak to anyone.
29:33Well, you've got to put yourself forward.
29:34There are many traits that she has that really remind me of myself, and I love that.
29:39Business is in Stephanie's blood, having been brought up in an entrepreneurial household.
29:46I was so lucky to be in a position where I had a father that had a business.
29:52He owns a car business and he does a bit of property as well.
29:57He is willing to work all hours under the sun to get what he wants, and I learned that
30:01that's what you have to do.
30:02I wanted to provide both my daughters with what they wanted and give them a really nice
30:08lifestyle.
30:09I used to say to her a lot of the time, say, you don't realise how lucky you are.
30:16Despite a comfortable start in life, young Stephanie was something of a handful.
30:21I think many, probably especially my parents, would say I was a very mischievous child.
30:26I think I just had a short attention span.
30:29Things made me bored really quickly, so as soon as I was bored with something, I kind of just
30:33wanted to make a mess.
30:35And it wasn't just at home where Stephanie made an impact.
30:39It was a similar story at school.
30:41My teachers kind of wrote me off as someone that never really paid attention in class,
30:46but I feel like they didn't actually really realise that I did just get things really quickly,
30:50and because of that, I got really bored and so then I became destructive.
30:54But one place where Stephanie had no problem paying attention was at her father's car dealership.
31:00This is where Stephanie used to start out when she was really, really young.
31:04Whenever I looked up from my desk, I'd always see a little glint coming up,
31:09and she was having a little look over.
31:11She was always watching the people that used to come in.
31:14Stephanie began working at the dealership at 18, and it was there that she caught the business bug.
31:21She wasn't here to boss people around, she was just here to learn from her dad,
31:26so she could take away what she learnt from her dad into what she wanted to do.
31:31I learnt people skills there. I learnt negotiations when I used to go down to the auctions with Dad and watch him negotiate.
31:37There was honestly so many skills that I learnt from just being down there and being around it.
31:44Despite not leading a team in the first half of the process, Stephanie still managed to show she meant business.
31:50The reason why I like blue is because not only is it a calming colour, it's also associated with the sea.
31:55Stephanie came in with some strong opinions from the outset.
31:59I do think personally it's useful to have someone in their consumer research.
32:02I think it's really powerful when you're pitching.
32:04But hiding behind your team isn't something Lord Sugar wants to see,
32:07as she really needed to step up and show her leadership skills.
32:12After biding her time for five weeks, Stephanie chose to put her skills to good use when she took the top job in Wales.
32:20I have quite a lot of experience so I'd be happy to put myself up as project manager for this.
32:25So I'd like to make an executive decision that we're going to do the Highland Railway tour.
32:29Sure.
32:31I was relieved because I was conscious that I hadn't been project manager before.
32:35And you know, you leave it so long and then you start getting those questions asked of like,
32:39are you afraid to be a leader? And I'm certainly not. I knew that I could do this.
32:43Stephanie at the start didn't make many major decisions.
32:46However, when she became project manager in Wales, she really stepped up and made every decision going.
32:51I could sell one of these for 80 quid.
32:53We could sell it for 80 quid.
32:54I think I would feel most comfortable putting it at 70 mark.
32:58Okay.
32:59After three straight losses, the pressure was on.
33:02So she planned her train tour to the minute.
33:0630 minutes with the watercolour and then 60 minutes for the whisky tasting.
33:10I am very militant with time.
33:12I would do whisky tasting 50, 25 minutes for the watercolour.
33:16I've always been taught that if you're 10 minutes early, you're on time.
33:19And that's what I stick by in life.
33:23And on the day...
33:24We're all incredibly excited to be here, just as much as you guys are.
33:27..she kept her team on track.
33:30We've already had 10 minutes about two minutes ago.
33:32Okay.
33:33So we're 12 minutes in. Obviously, the original plan was 20 minutes.
33:35I do think we are going to have to extend this.
33:37It's just going to be an unfinished activity.
33:39That's right.
33:40Stephanie had a stopwatch waiting for every single minute
33:43throughout the whole process.
33:44Yeah, I am a stickler for time management.
33:47This is our first viewpoint that we're going to stop at.
33:50Despite Nick's less than knowledgeable tour...
33:54What we're doing here is we're just taking in
33:56the beautiful agricultural views.
33:59Just... just...
34:00I mean, it is absolutely breathtaking.
34:05Stephanie's guests left happy.
34:09If you did want to leave any tips, that would be so greatly appreciated.
34:12Amazing.
34:13Thank you so much.
34:15When Steph and I came together on task, it worked so well.
34:18You wanted her on your team because you knew she'd be able to do so good.
34:22We'll see you later.
34:23Bye.
34:26Diverse, you won. Well done.
34:29I felt like I was finally shining.
34:31I had been conscious that I was kind of not being a prominent candidate in the process.
34:36And I feel like Wales showcased myself in a very good light.
34:41Stephanie really impressed me in Wales.
34:44For somebody who'd taken to week six to become project manager,
34:47she really stepped up and was up and running as a real contender.
34:51Stephanie was finally hitting her stride in the process
34:55and has overcome testing times in her personal life too.
34:58You know, there was a point in my life where I wasn't really sure, like,
35:01what direction to take it in.
35:03And a lot of my friends always mentioned to me, like,
35:05I think you'd be amazing at events.
35:06You know, I kind of would organise events as a hobby anyway.
35:10I'd always organise people's birthdays and things like that.
35:14And so it kind of was a natural thing for me to go into.
35:17And when I was trying to go for jobs for them,
35:19they didn't want to give me an interview because I didn't have a degree.
35:23I thought if they're not going to go and give me that job without the degree,
35:25well, I'm going to go and give you that degree
35:26and I'm going to give you the best one that I can.
35:29She doesn't want Bs and she doesn't want Cs.
35:31She wants A star stars.
35:34So she would sit there and she would just revise, revise, revise.
35:38I got a first in absolutely everything
35:39and I ended up getting a first-class honours degree.
35:42And then I managed to get, like, my dream job in events.
35:45You know, I got to do amazing things.
35:46I did some amazing luxury corporate events
35:48for some unbelievable brands.
35:50I got to travel the world with events.
35:53But Stephanie's job ended when the pandemic crippled her industry
35:58and she was made redundant.
36:02It did tear hard.
36:04Because I don't think she thought it would be her.
36:08I felt like I'd worked for a really long amount of time
36:11to achieve working for a company that I'd always dreamed of working for.
36:15And then that kind of career got cut short
36:18way before I ever expected it to
36:19and it left me a little bit lost for a while.
36:22Displaying resilience.
36:24Stephanie took the bold step of starting her own business.
36:28I always knew that I wanted to be an entrepreneur.
36:31And so I just said to myself, why not now?
36:33I saw a massive kind of opportunity in kind of secondhand clothing
36:38and I noticed that it hadn't really seeped into the children's market yet.
36:41So I decided to set up a pre-loved designer children's e-commerce store.
36:46So I put all of my redundancy money into it.
36:48Basically like every penny that I had at that point in time
36:51I put into starting the company up.
36:53It would be very easy for her to go to her father and say,
36:57Can I have 20 grand? Can you help me out? Can you help me do this, do that?
37:02But no, she wants to do it on her own and I admire her for that.
37:06Starting a business when having a father that has had all of that experience,
37:09you want to prove to them that you can do it as well as they can.
37:13And so, you know, I don't think that pressure comes from anyone else from my family,
37:17but I certainly put that on myself.
37:20In week eight, the pressure was piled on Stephanie in the process.
37:25When running a corporate away day at Silverstone should have fast-tracked her team to victory.
37:31Luxury corporate hospitality is exactly what I used to do.
37:34I actually felt like this was more my sort of event than Wales.
37:38It was luxury. It was corporate. It was in the car industry.
37:41My family are in the car industry.
37:43There was a lot of tick boxes as to why I should be leading it.
37:46She went full throttle.
37:48Don't forget that this is a luxury experience.
37:50Yeah.
37:52With the catering, I want you on there actually.
37:54And Nick, if you could go on that.
37:55I'm confident that we've got some really good skills in our team that we can win this task.
37:59Yes.
38:01But in a breakneck negotiation, she ground the client's gears.
38:05We are currently pricing the tickets at £700.
38:08We would normally pitch a corporate hospitality away day, probably starting at around £200.
38:12Oh, okay. We would be willing to go to like £600 for that.
38:16Two, four, five, and then that's our walk away. We're going to have to.
38:17I should have gone in and said, what would you like out of this event?
38:21And that's where the negotiation went wrong. I know that. I just played it wrong.
38:24Okay, then we'll have to settle on that on two, four, five.
38:28Okay.
38:29We weren't on just different pages with that negotiation. We were on different books.
38:33You talked at them rather than listen to what they wanted.
38:38And they got the hump, quite frankly.
38:40And the next day's tour...
38:42So, guys, if you follow us through here...
38:44..was too fast and furious.
38:45I think you took this Formula One too much to heart because I think you broke a record.
38:52You managed to get round the museum in 35 minutes.
38:56It normally takes two hours.
38:58Yeah, keep following us, but feel free to have a little look around before we take you to it, yeah.
39:03This tour was supposed to be a fun and engaging day for corporate clients.
39:07It was anything but.
39:08So, if you just follow us, we're going to take you through to the tech lab now.
39:11Me and Catherine were completely delusional about that.
39:13We walked out thinking that we actually smashed that tour.
39:17We thought we did the best tour in the world.
39:20That is the part of the interactive museum tour over.
39:24We might have enjoyed it more than the guests, perhaps.
39:27Back in the boardroom, the wheels came off.
39:30Unfortunately, the client didn't think that they received a luxury experience as they were sold.
39:35And asked for a refund of 20%.
39:38I was gutted. I really wanted to win it, especially when it was in an industry that, you know, I've done so well in.
39:45We didn't deserve to win, essentially, but it doesn't make it any less gutting.
39:48Who should be fired?
39:50In this scenario, I think Stephanie.
39:52With regret, I think Stephanie should be fired.
39:54I really thought for the first time in the whole process, you've got a debate on your hands.
39:59I'm always putting myself out there. I think it's very easy to make, put the blame on me.
40:03I've put myself forward for PM in the last two times out of three, and you haven't put yourself forward since week one.
40:09Go back to the house, the three of you.
40:12Stephanie's been on the losing side seven times, but she admits to her mistakes and learns from them.
40:16That's a really important skill in business.
40:18I'm aware that I'm probably not coming in in the best track record in terms of the win and losses of the task,
40:23but I know my individual performances within tasks have had some shining moments.
40:28Ultimately, Stephanie has impressed us in the process.
40:30She's shown all sorts of skills in all different areas, whether it's speaking up within the team.
40:35Is it going to do that 10 plus marking? Are they going to want to keep coming back to this game?
40:39Pitching to clients.
40:40The sort of products that you could earn are things like bowling alleys, a swimming pool, roller coasters.
40:47Or being a great salesperson.
40:49It is the portable steamer. If you buy it now, it will be £74.99.
40:55Stephanie has a lot of skills that Lord Sugar admires, but what's really important is if her business plan helps you.
41:00It holds up to scrutiny.
41:01I know I'm here because Lord Sugar wants me to be here.
41:05I've proven, you know, my business skills and my business acumen, and now I need to prove my business idea.
41:10I wish you all the luck in the world. You've done extremely well. So proud of you. Good luck.
41:15Good luck, Steph!
41:16Well done, Stephanie. We are so proud of you and we know you're going to smash it.
41:22Good luck, Steph!
41:26Last, but by no means least, Brittany Carter.
41:30I believe I can win because I have all the business acumen necessary. I can pitch, I can brand, I can sell. I'm the whole package.
41:37Creative. So it's like a rocket and a child-sketched planet.
41:42I'm really happy with that. Well done, everybody. Really nice.
41:44I want it myself.
41:46Forthright. We're supposed to be, like, educating people and we haven't spelt Arctic right.
41:50Brimming with energy.
41:52I'm going to get scouted if I'm not too careful.
41:56I've never met anybody that has as much energy that Brittany does.
42:00She doesn't stop and it's amazing. I don't know where she gets it from.
42:05Where do you reckon we'd lose the most time?
42:08Probably with you.
42:12Growing up in Bristol, Brittany was a force of nature from the start.
42:17Whatever energy I have now was times 20 when I was a child and it was probably too over the top.
42:24I can remember just being so loud, singing all the time, dancing all the time, probably being really annoying.
42:30Brittany's always been cheerful and happy.
42:33She's always the light of every party, so before cheering up, just see Britt.
42:38Brittany's buoyant personality also helped when it came to her love of sport.
42:43Sports has always been in my life ever since I was a child.
42:45I was always so competitive naturally.
42:48I swam for my county.
42:50I was netball captain at school and then as I got older, I went on to do rowing for City of Bristol.
42:55Brittany, growing up, loved her sport. She always wanted to win the gold medal.
43:00From being so competitive in sports when I was younger has definitely created the drive that I have now.
43:05Because you have to work hard towards something, you have to put in the graft, you have to train, you have to perfect your skill and then you can compete and win.
43:15And that is something that's been instilled in me to this day and it's something that I now use in business and in my professional life.
43:20In week five, and yet to record a loss, the prospect of creating a new video game brought Brittany's competitive nature to the fore.
43:31I used to play a lot of games when I was younger, so I would really like to put myself forward to PM this task.
43:36She bulldozed her team.
43:39The sustainability is quite a big thing at the moment.
43:42Pushing through a green proposal.
43:43I think the game that's in the Arctic and the ice caps are melting.
43:48I didn't want to just copy every other game that was out there. I wanted to try and find a gap in the market.
43:54And the scientists have been sent to the Arctic to save the animals while the habitat is being destroyed.
44:00Would you three who are gamers actually play this game? Because for me it sounds like a child's game.
44:04I will listen if I think my ideas are not good.
44:07But I just felt like I am going to defend this because I do actually believe really strongly in it.
44:11We envisioned ice caps to be melting, treacherous weathers.
44:16I would like to have an animal that's quite easy to catch that will be on that initial one.
44:21Yeah, he's cute.
44:23Brittany is a determined young lady and when she has an idea in her head she will stand by that forever.
44:30Pitching to investors, Brittany gave an impassioned speech.
44:34The ice capsules are melting at an alarming rate and many animals are tragically having their habitats destroyed.
44:42I just felt like it was all going really well. I thought the game that we produced was good.
44:47Little did I know that it was the absolute opposite.
44:50Mr Penguin, how many penguins are in the Arctic?
44:54There's quite a few penguins in the Arctic. I don't know the exact figure.
44:58I believe there aren't any in the Arctic. They're all in the Antarctic.
45:01You are going up against monsters in the entertainment space that are offering incredible player fantasy, something that's very, very far away from a very serious subject such as climate change.
45:15This is a game which was supposed to be interesting, funny. It's not supposed to be pitching a cause.
45:22If it was going onto the shelves I had to take a risk and go with something that wasn't out there.
45:26People don't buy games for that purpose, you know. They watch David Attenborough.
45:30I still did defend it until the very end, which was probably a risky decision because I know that in most situations you should put your hands up and say that you've made a mistake.
45:40Brittany had her idea for the game which she really pushed through. The other candidates were really unsure about it but she just wasn't listening.
45:47You know in business, you have to listen to ideas. You can be as positive as you like but actually if it's a bad idea, no amount of positivity is going to carry you through.
45:57Brittany, you were the project manager. This wasn't very, very good.
46:03My heart dropped and I was like, I can't believe I've messed this up.
46:07However, Francesca, I once saw a bright future for you. I can't see it no more.
46:17But I was saved. Thank you for the opportunity. Thank you, Karen. Thank you, Tim.
46:21I actually cannot explain to you how happy I was because I just thought I was gone.
46:27And to be saved from like the brink of disaster, I was very, very lucky.
46:37Brittany's work ethic was passed down to her by her mum and dad.
46:41My parents always drummed into me that I had to work hard to be able to be successful.
46:46I remember when I was leading up to my 16th birthday, my mum said, you've got to go and get a job.
46:51First job was working at a fast food restaurant. And you know what? I actually really loved it.
46:56Well, she was brilliant straight away. I think they wanted to make her supervisor, you know, at 16 or whatever.
47:02Working there was where I actually discovered my passion for hospitality and customer service.
47:05Which is where my career has been for my adult life.
47:08Having found her calling, Brittany dived headfirst into her new career, studying a hospitality course at university.
47:16Brittany is one of those students that you will always remember.
47:20In all honesty, out of probably a thousand students we've had at the Edge Hotel School, I'd say she's the best.
47:24Brittany graduated with a first class degree and entered the world of hotel management.
47:29Currently I work for the world's leading hospitality company and I absolutely love my job.
47:37It is what makes me thrive and it's my favourite thing to do basically.
47:42My first impression of Brittany was that she had something special and was extremely conscientious and wanted to develop.
47:49And within 18 months she did get to the next management position, a front office manager.
47:55She's been given multiple job offers that have just been amazing.
47:59And then when she goes to leave, they're like, no, we don't want you to go anywhere.
48:02So she gets an even better offer.
48:04And just the progression that she's made at 25 is just phenomenal.
48:08Whilst pursuing her career in hospitality, energetic Brittany also has entrepreneurial dreams.
48:17My business is a high protein alcoholic drink.
48:20I know that there are people out there that drink alcohol, but also go to the gym and prioritise health and fitness.
48:26Brittany is so driven. She knows there's a gap in the market for it.
48:30Everyone is like, wow, that's amazing. I would definitely drink that when I'm out in a pub.
48:34After losing the video game task, Brittany picked herself back up.
48:40And her love of hospitality saw her shine in Wales and on the track at Silverstone.
48:48Hello everyone, welcome. It's lovely to meet you all. My name's Brittany.
48:52You can definitely tell that Brittany's worked in hotels.
48:54Just going to mix it together until you think it creates the colour that we can see.
48:58Brittany's great with people.
48:59And we're going to use a watercolour technique called wetting the wet.
49:02Hospitality is literally my forte.
49:06So I was really, really happy to be going into the hospitality task.
49:09Wow.
49:11Despite getting knocked back in gaming, Brittany came back really, really strong.
49:15She came back fighting.
49:17Maybe the rain will actually enhance some people's paintings if they weren't doing that good.
49:21The client gave me a lot of feedback.
49:23They said it was spectacular. A special thanks to Brittany and Aaron.
49:27Well done.
49:28Really well done.
49:31I felt so confident at that point.
49:32They'd recognised how strong we'd worked as a team and how I'd contributed.
49:36And it was an amazing way to bounce back from the gaming task.
49:39Nice. Nice one.
49:44Week nine. Selling on TV.
49:47And stepping up as project manager for the second time, Brittany was feeling the pressure.
49:51I think that you need a lot of energy, creativity. I've got a clear vision of where I want to go with this.
49:57I had lost my last PM task and I knew that if I lost again, there would not be much chance for me.
50:02I needed a win in this task. I knew that it was make or break for me.
50:06Perfect. Let's go team.
50:08When it came to decide on products to sell.
50:11Oh Raggy, you didn't have to.
50:13Brittany's banter with the buyer helped ensure her and Aaron were selected to sell the star product.
50:18She convinced the buyer with her charm to allow her team to sell the ring.
50:23That was a really important move for that team.
50:25But actually selling expensive items was a risky strategy to take and she was almost at the point of selling none at all.
50:32I feel so elegant, so luxurious and I just want to show it off.
50:37In that task, I think hospitality and customer service skills absolutely came in so, so valuable.
50:43Do not miss out on this deal. Take advantage of this.
50:46I kind of knew exactly what to say to kind of like build rapport with the customers at the other side of the screen and it worked.
50:52There's only 13 of these left.
50:55Wow.
50:57In the boardroom, her sparkling performance helped secure the win.
51:01So across the hour, they sold 56 products totaling 2,544 pence.
51:08When they said that we had won, I actually cannot even describe how happy I was.
51:14It was the best moment for me in the whole process because I knew I needed that win and I knew that I had proved myself to be a strong competitor in the process.
51:22It's fair to say at the beginning of the process that Brittany was almost too passionate for her own good.
51:28However, if she can put her passion and confidence into her business plan, she could potentially pull it off and make it through to the end.
51:33It was amazing for me to see Brittany evolve and develop over the process.
51:37Another win.
51:39Oh, Team Infinity!
51:41She just got better and better and better.
51:43I think that I've gone on a journey and I really grew as a person.
51:47Now I just need to prove myself to Lord Sugar in the interviews.
51:49All the luck in the world, Brit. I just know you're going to smash it because you're an absolute boss.
51:55Good luck, Brit!
51:57Come on Brit, you've got this. We're rooting for you. We love you.
52:01Good luck, Brittany!
52:03Woo!
52:05With the end of the process within reach, the line-up for the final furlong is complete.
52:12Well, one thing for sure, my next business partner is going to be a woman.
52:17After ten weeks, you're in the final four and I'll see you on the next task, okay? Off you go.
52:27Thank you, Richard. Thank you.
52:29For the first time in the history of The Apprentice, it will be all women who will be pitching their businesses to Lord Sugar's advisers.
52:36And despite competing against each other for the last ten weeks, all four women have become firm friends.
52:43I remember when I first saw Stephanie and she walked in with her, like, Barbie blonde hair and her big heels and I just thought, uh, not a lot about her.
52:53But then I got to know her and God, she's got feistiness, she's passionate, she's intelligent, she's everything really.
53:02Catherine was the first one in the boardroom and I remember walking in there and looking at Catherine and just thinking, oh, I'm not going to get along with you.
53:11Oh, is that what that is? Oh my God, these are literally all over Instagram at the moment. Yeah.
53:15And actually when we started talking and getting to know each other, we both realised the complete opposite, that actually we are very, very similar.
53:23From the very beginning, me and Brittany have had a really close bond. She's like my little sister, she's super funny, she's really kind and she puts 110% into everything that she does.
53:34Bye.
53:35Harpreet's the most supportive person ever. She will make sure that she is helping everyone around her and helping everyone else get to success.
53:44And I'm so grateful for the things that she's taught me. Good luck and we'll see you soon.
53:49Outside the boardroom, living together has provided them with an even greater insight into their rivals.
53:56Stephanie is not a morning person at all. When we have to get up for tasks, she'd be struggling. Your daily morning routine. Yeah, coffee and go. Yeah, coffee and go.
54:07You couldn't get two people more opposite than me and Brittany. Get your lippy on and let's go win a task.
54:13Her energy is unbelievable and it's always like that, like 100%. Right, let's go, we better get ready.
54:18There's her over in the corner with all this energy and they're literally me like, no one speak to me for three hours, like I need to wake up, like leave me alone.
54:28Aww.
54:30Heart is my rock in the house. She's the one I cry to, laugh to, speak to, everything. I'm so glad that I got to do this process with her.
54:41Guys, well done for coming back.
54:42Me and Catherine formed a very special bond living in the house and we love sharing a bedroom together.
54:49Do you like kids? Yeah.
54:51Is that a good enough reason?
54:55Us four, each one of us brings something different to the table and between us I think we have every skill so I'd absolutely love to go into business with all of them.
55:03I really hope that we continue to be friends long after this process ends.
55:06Now with the end of the process in sight, it's no longer about them working together as a team, it's about them as individuals.
55:14The final four now have a mountain to climb, presenting their business plans to Lord Sugar's hand-picked advisors.
55:22Having gone through these interviews myself, I know how hard they are.
55:26Do you think you're trying it on today?
55:28I'm trying to impress you, I'm trying to impress everybody that I've seen.
55:30I mean, these interviews, they are no walk in the park.
55:34Somebody who works with you has said people either love her or they hate her.
55:39She thinks she's the dog's bollocks.
55:42The candidates are really put through their paces.
55:46Well, I think you're the type of guy that feels you can write a lot of bullshit and no one will see the truth underneath.
55:52These interviews are designed not just to find out how their business ideas hold up, but how they hold up under pressure.
55:57I suppose it's been a struggle really.
56:01And believe me, it's a lot of pressure.
56:04You're giving me pictures of sailboats.
56:06That's luggage, yeah, luggage.
56:07You're taking a piss.
56:09Please leave.
56:11They will find out everything.
56:13But it's not unique.
56:15As a ready meal, using that exact ingredient.
56:20They are about to face the toughest interviews of their life.
56:23I'm just a likeable person who can get on with anyone at any level.
56:25You're not getting on with me.
56:28It's now the moment for the final four to face their fate.
56:32Guys, wake up!
56:35You're too much!
56:37This will probably be the worst day of our life.
56:38I know my business plan will be scrutinised as part of the process, but I know that I have got a good business idea.
56:43I just want Lord Sugar to see that, I want the interviewers to see that, and also for them to recognise my passion.
56:50This is what we've been waiting for, this is why we came.
56:52I deserve to be Lord Sugar's next business partner, because I'm super hard working, I only focus on winning, I focus on profits and making money, and at the end of the day, isn't that what we're here to do?
57:04I'm so proud of all four of us, you know, a four-girl final, that is so major.
57:09Strong.
57:10I'm very determined, I'm very focused right now, I've got my eye on the prize.
57:14There's nothing else I'm really thinking about at this point.
57:16I think just going in, knowing your business back to front, and being absolutely passionate about it, is the best thing that you can do.
57:23It's never going to be easy.
57:28Good morning.
57:29Good morning, Lord Sugar.
57:33Aw, it's always nice getting to know them a bit better.
57:37Unfortunately, only two can make it to the final.
57:40Find out who on The Apprentice, Thursday at nine.
57:42Next on BBC One, a chance meeting brings Tom back onto Jessie's radar in Starstruck.
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