The Apprentice star Lord Sugar splits from another young entrepreneur after being dumped by Apprentice winner
LORD SUGAR is normally the one saying “You’re fired!”
But this week, he was on the receiving end for the first time after his winning contestant bought back his shares in her company, continuing the business without him.
Harpreet Kaur was awarded £250,000 of investment from the businessman for her dessert business Oh So Yum! after her victory on The Apprentice last year.
But just 18 months later, she and her sister have taken back control of the business by buying Lord Sugar’s shares.
And on the same day it was also revealed that he had called things off with entrepreneur Amani Zubair, of online store Tresor, who made jewellery with charming phrases telling people to “f*** off”.
An insider said: “Lord Sugar is all about trying to give young entrepreneurs a helping hand, but there’s never any guarantee he’ll work with them forever.
“Amani was already fortunate enough to gain his support without actually appearing on The Apprentice.
“While Harpreet got his backing after winning the programme in March last year, but since then he’s partnered up with the winner of this year’s show.”
Four months ago, Marnie Swindells won the final of the BBC One contest with her proposal to build a chain of boxing gyms, and became the latest entrepreneur to gain a £250,000 investment from Lord Sugar.
Confirming he was parting business ways with Harpreet, who had a business selling desserts, Lord Sugar posted a statement on his social media that read: “Harpreet Kaur, The Apprentice winner 2022, has bought back Lord Sugar’s shares in her desserts business, Oh So Yum!
“This move marks a significant achievement in the journey of the Yorkshire-based entrepreneur, who won Season 16 of the show and secured a £250,000 investment from Lord Sugar.
“With the purchase of Lord Sugar’s shares, Harpreet and her sister, Gurvinder Kaur, are now in full control of the business and its future direction.
“The separation has been amicable and Lord Sugar and Harpreet Kaur mutually agreed it was the best decision for the business moving forward.”
Harpreet added: “I am extremely grateful for the knowledge and support that Lord Sugar and his team of advisers have given me.”
Show is so hoard to watch
RUMMAGING through a jar of old toenail clippings as part of your job job sounds grim.
But for antiques expert Clive Downham, it’s just another day in the business.
The auctioneer is one of four experts to join Millionaire Hoarders, a new Channel 4 show helping people sell on their prized possessions.
And while Clive often strikes gold hunting for historical items, it’s not all glamour.
He explains: “People are deliciously weird sometimes and that’s why we’re in the business. You go into people’s houses and there are all kinds of odd stuff.
“You’ll look in a jar and find it’s got ten years’ worth of grandad’s toenail clippings, and you say, ‘I don’t think anyone will want those’.
“People get stuffed squirrels and dress them up.
“You just think to yourself, ‘Why would anyone want that?’”
Millionaire Hoarders airs tomorrow night at 8pm.
Park life for Caroline
CAROLINE QUENTIN will host a new docu about the UK’s national parks.
It will look at these natural wonders and how they function. She said: “I visit the most beautiful places and meet people whose lives are shaped by living and working in the parks.”
The UK’s National Parks will air on More4.
Kath has gone to extreme
KATHERINE Ryan is filming a revealing and humorous look at her family life.
The mum-of-three will explore extreme parenting techniques and how they might work in her own home for her own Motherland-style reality show.
In Katherine Ryan: Parental Guidance, the comedienne – mum to Violet, 13, Fred, two, and baby Fenna Grace – discusses her own methods, from potty training at eight months old to co-sleeping, before meeting extreme parents to test out their ways.
She will be joined on screen by her partner Bobby Koostra.
Katherine said: “Parental Guidance gives plenty of food for thought while putting comedy front and centre.”
The show will air on W and UKTV Play.
Deep dive into our water
BRITAIN’S dirty water will go under the microscope in a new ITV1 documentary tonight.
It takes a look at a report last year that found a quarter of public beaches in England had official advice against swimming due to pollution. Britain’s Dirty Water: What Went Wrong airs at 8:30pm.
Miles: Corse there’s drama
MADE In Chelsea’s summer spin-off is just around the corner.
And if their pouts are anything to go by, it is going to be a drama-packed series.
The glamorous cast, who spent last month soaking up the sun in Corsica, showed us what summer is supposed to look like in this first look at the new series.
Among those starring in the spin-off are lothario Miles Nazaire, David ‘Temps’ Temple, Freddy Knatchbull, Ruby Adler, Yasmine Zweegers.
New girls Imogen Bloom and Bella Sharpe join show regulars Reza Amiri-Garroussi, Harvey Armstrong, Tristan Phipps, Sam Prince, Olivia Bentley, Willow Day, Inga Valentiner, Robbie Mullett and Joel Mignott in upmarket Corse-du-Sud.
Miles and David teased fans with what they can expect from the new series on their Playtime Podcast this month.
Miles revealed: “In six years on the show, I have never witnessed so much drama and people lost their inhibitions.”
Made In Chelsea: Corsica airs on E4 later this year.
Sam: Soon I'll be a mamma
SAMANTHA BARKS recently landed a big new TV show and now the actress has another reason to celebrate – she is expecting her first child.
She will join Alan Carr, Jessie Ware and Amber Riley as a judge on the ITV1 show Mamma Mia!
I Have a Dream, which will search for two actors to play Sophie and Sky in Mamma Mia! in the West End.
Samantha – who found fame on BBC One talent show I’d Do Anything – told news of her baby, with hubby Alex Stoll, on Instagram, saying: “Baby Barks Stoll. Due October 2023.”
Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream will air later this year