The Apprentice fans left furious as name of fired contestant leaks – hours before show airs
FANS of The Apprentice have been left up in arms after the name of the latest fired contestant was leaked.
Lord Alan Sugar is back on screens tonight for the next episode of the 18th series of the BBC One show.
But viewers who had tuned into Radio 4 hours before it airs immediately worked out who is going due to a clanger.
It was revealed who is due to appear on tonight’s spin-off show You’re Fired, which always features the candidate who was axed.
The business hopeful’s name has also been leaked online.
Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, one fan grumbled: “Massive Apprentice spoiler there on #R4today.”
Another added: “[This] has sort of kind of revealed who gets fired from The Apprentice tonight.”
This year, 18 budding entrepreneurs signed up to The Apprentice in a bid to show off their skills to Lord Sugar.
As usual, the winner will land a £250,000 investment from the billionaire to help with their own business idea.
The series kicked off on February 1 with the candidates organising corporate away days in the Scottish Highlands. Sales exec Oliver Medforth was fired.
In the second episode, the contestants were tasked with creating their own mini cheesecakes for both a corporate client and for the public.
But Paul Bowen, director of a pie company, failed to impress and got the chop.
The third instalment will see the candidates trying their best to create virtual escape rooms.
The Apprentice isn’t the only BBC show to fall victim of spoilers.
Strictly Come Dancing is hit with a leak nearly every week during the series run, due to its filming schedule.
The Sunday night’s Results Show, which features a tense dance-off, is actually filmed straight after the Saturday night live show.
Each week, an anonymous person, who goes by the name ‘The Strictly Spoiler’, attempts to ruin the fun by revealing which couple is set home – hours before viewers get to see for themselves.
The Sun always chooses not to reveal the names featured in spoiler leaks.
- The Apprentice continues tonight (Thursday February 15), 9pm, BBC One