The BBC business show will return next Thursday at 9pm.
The latest candidate has been fired from The Apprentice (Ray Burmiston/BBC/PA)
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Casey Cooper-Fiske7 minutes ago
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A second candidate has been fired from the latest series of The Apprentice after contestants were challenged to create a virtual holographic pop star and record a song and music video.
Irish beauty salon owner Aoibheann Walsh was fired on the BBC business show by Lord Sugar, who said he had not “heard much” from her so far, with last week’s challenge seeing the contestants tasked with selling holiday tours in Austria.
In Thursday’s episode, Amber-Rose Badrudin headed one team and chose to create a rap duo called Fred and Nadz, while the other team led by Anisa Khan, who previously led her team to defeat in the last episode, decided to create a female pop singer called Bami.
The team which created Bami won the task, amassing £215,000 in sponsorship money for their character, despite Lord Sugar expressing disappointment they had put a one-year break clause in a £250,000 five-year deal with Alfa Romeo, meaning he felt it was only worth £50,000.
Fred and Nadz amassed £112,000 after three brands invested in the character, but Lord Sugar described it as “less Stormzy and more (Sir Keir) Starmer”.
The sacking decision was between salon firm owner Nadia Suliaman, team leader Badrudin and Walsh, with Lord Sugar and his advisers Baroness Brady and Tim Campbell eventually deciding to fire Walsh.
At the end of the episode, Lord Sugar said in the boardroom: “Aoibheann, one of the big mistakes being made here was digitising the voice which put a lot of people off.
“On balance, Aoibheann, I don’t think in the last two tasks I’ve actually heard much from you or seen you do much. So, I’m sorry to say, Aoibheann, you’re fired.”
In the taxi afterwards, Co Donegal-based Walsh said: “I’m a little disappointed that I didn’t really get the opportunity to shine.
“I do wish I did speak out a little more and if I did, I probably wouldn’t be sitting here right now.”
It comes after Emma Rothwell became the first candidate to be fired by Lord Sugar in last week’s episode.
The Apprentice will return at 9pm next Thursday on BBC One.
