Lewis Ellis | |
|---|---|
 Lewis at BBC Radio Media City Manchester | |
| Born | 27 August 1990 |
| Alma mater | University of Chester |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur media personality |
| Television | The Apprentice [1] The Apprentice: You're Fired! [2] |
Lewis Ellis (born 27 August 1990) is a British media personality and entrepreneur, [3] [4] featured on the BBC One show The Apprentice [1] [5] [6] and Open House, the Great Sex Experiment on Channel 4 series. [7]
Lewis was born in Manchester, He had his BA and MSc from the University of Chester. [8]
In 2019, Lewis joined the 15th season of BBC One Television Series “The Apprentice” to win a £250,000 investment from Alan Sugar, [9] his business idea during the show was to go into a Travel business with Alan Sugar, the show host. He was evicted from the house in week eleven, he got to the interview stage of the show and came fourth. [1]
Lewis also appeared as a guest on the BBC Two spin-off show "The Apprentice: You're Fired!" with BGT star Daliso Chaponda and comedian Tom Allen in Episode Eight. [2] He was also invited to participate in the filming of BBC Two's ‘You’re Hired!’, which is the spin-off show for The Final.
Before appearing on The Apprentice, Lewis was a YouTube Prankster most notable for jumping into a pool at the Manchester's Trafford Centre food court in 2016. [10] He went into entrepreneurship [11] and started a Travel company after his stay in the house. [12]
In 2022 he appeared in 6 episodes of Open House, the Great Sex Experiment' Channel 4 series. [13] He found Hiddn Travel Ltd in 2019 and Hussel Marketing Ltd. In 2020. [14]
During Lewis's tenure on The Apprentice, there were allegations of a romantic encounter with fellow contestant Lottie Lion while they were in Finland for a task. [15] The pair reportedly grew closer while staying in the show's house. [16] [17]
Lewis also faced criticism from British businessman Alan Sugar for his tattoo, which Sugar described as “horrific,” after Lewis stripped down to his swimming shorts for a campaign promoting summertime in Finland. [18] In response, Lewis defended his tattoo and even got another tattoo of the businessman holding a gun. [19] He was further criticised for creating a disruptive marketing campaign in Liverpool using a faux Elton John. [20] [21] [22]
| Year | Radio | Program | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | BBC Radio Manchester | Becky Want | Guest [23] [24] |
| 2019 | BBC Radio Manchester | Drivetime with Phil Trow | Guest |
| 2019 | BBC Radio Lancashire | Weekly Guest Graham Liver | Guest |
| 2019 | BBC Asian Network | Breakfast Show | Guest |
| 2019 | BBC 5 Live | Wake Up to Money | Guest |
| 2019 | London Live | Entertainment with Alicia Edwards | Guest |
| 2020 | BBC Manchester | Drivetime with Phil Trow | Guest [25] |
| 2020 | BBC Radio Lancashire | Thursday Night Takeover | Guest |
| 2022 | Heart (radio network) | Heart Breakfast with Jamie Theakston and Amanda Holden | Guest |
| 2022 | Virgin Radio Dubai | Kris Fade Show | Guest |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The Apprentice | appeared in 14 episodes |
| 2019 | The Apprentice: You're Fired! 2019 | appeared in 1 episode |
| 2022 | Open House, the Great Sex Experiment' Channel 4 series, 2022. | appeared in 6 episodes |
Lewis went viral when he flew 4000 miles to Qatar to reunite his Airpod. He found his lost Airpod with Find my device. [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31]
In April 2020, Lewis and Ryan-Mark Parsons said they would aim to complete a skydive to raise money for the NHS in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, explaining in an interview with Daily Star "all of the money raised now is going straight to the NHS, and we'll do the skydive after lockdown. [32]
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