I was fired on The Apprentice – the all-female finale for the second year running is a big mistake
THE latest axed The Apprentice candidate Simba Rwambiwa has admitted that he does not think there should have been an all-female final for the second year running.
Simba was the last man standing in the tough BBC contest but was given the boot following a task to create a new dog food product went awry.
Lord Sugar dealt Simba a devastating blow as he brutally fired him from the contest on the basis he had nothing “worth listening to”.
Speaking to him in the boardroom, Lord Sugar told him: “Simba, if you don’t say anything worth listening to, then are you somebody who could qualify to be my business partner?… They say every dog has its day and sadly, Simba, it’s nor your day. It is with regret, you’re fired!”
However, Simba has slammed Lord Sugar’s decision and confessed that he should have been the one to break up an all-female cycle for the second year running as he believes he was unfairly robbed of the chance of winning the competition.
Speaking after his exit, Simba told The Sun and other press: “It is two years in a row that it has been an all-female final.
“I would have loved to break that cycle.”
He continued: “I would have loved to have broken that up and been in the final with four of them.”
He went onto say of his firing that led to the five women remaining in the contest: “I don’t think it was the right decision.
“Having lived that task, I was the only one who was really focused at the task in hand and making sure we got to the end.”
Despite feeling as though he was more worthy of a place in the final than the five ladies still remaining, he admitted it was a positive reflection and great outcome for the “strong” businesswomen in the country.
Elsewhere, Simba revealed he felt as though he was fighting for his life each time he stepped into the boardroom with Lord Sugar.
Speaking on the high-pressured environment, he said: “When you are in the boardroom, it is nerve-wracking.
“Regardless of whether you are in task one or task ten, it is still really really intense.
“When I was in that boardroom, you essentially have to fight for your life to prove just why you should stay.”
The Apprentice airs Thursdays at 9pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.