BBC The Apprentice fans make demand over Lord Sugar and aides' habit as they slam 'worst' final

It was crunch time on the latest episode of The Apprentice as Lord Alan Sugar had to pick his final two candidates. But before the successful businessman made any big decisions, it was all about the highly-anticipated interview stage.

Brittany Carter, Harpreet Kaur, Kathryn Louise Burn and Stephanie Affleck would see their business plans scrutinised by Lord Sugar's most trusted expert advisors. The four remaining candidates met with publishing pioneer Mike Soutar, interior design agency boss Linda Plant, media agency chief officer Claudine Collins and, Lord Sugar's associate Claude Littner, who made a brief, but worthwhile return to the BBC One show after having to pull out of his aide role on the 2022 series due to a bike accident.

While Brittany's plan was to bring a high-protein alcoholic beverage to the market, Stephanie wanted to expand her marketplace for pre-loved designer childrenswear.

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But it was Harpreet, who is looking for investment in her dessert business, and Kathryn, who wants to take her matching pyjamas for the entire family, including dogs, business to the next level, who found themselves in the final two. Viewers of The Apprentice, however, were not impressed with Lord Sugar's potential new business partners.

@TellerMarie tweeted: "Honestly still wouldn't invest in the either of final 2...My cat & I could come up with better businesses to invest in. My advice to Lord Sugar is to save his mone."

"Probably the two weakest candidates ever to get through to the final! I honestly don't care who wins this year and I've never been like this before #TheApprentice," @BermondseyBob commented.

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