List of The Apprentice candidates (UK series 13)

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The following is a list of candidates from the British reality television series The Apprentice.

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<i>The Apprentice</i> (UK TV series) British reality television series

The Apprentice is a British business-styled reality game show, created by Mark Burnett, distributed by Fremantle and broadcast by the BBC. Based upon the American original of the same name and billed as the "job interview from hell", the programme focuses on a group of aspiring businesspeople competing against each other in a series of business related challenges, in order to win a prize offered by British business magnate Alan Sugar. Produced by a number of companies over the course of the show's history, including Talkback Thames and United Artists Media Group, each series consists of around twelve episodes, and were initially aired either around early/late Spring, before later series began their broadcasts around Autumn. The show initially was aired on BBC Two, before the programme's success led the BBC to move the show to BBC One from the start of the third series in 2007.

Contents

Candidates are listed alphabetically by series; individual candidate information is accessed by clicking on their name below.

Table of contents

Series One [1] [2]

Series Two [3] [4]

Series Three [5] [6]

Series Four [7] [8]

Series Five [9]

Series Six [10]

Series Seven [11]

Series Eight [12]

Series Nine [13]

Series Ten [14]

Series Eleven [15]

Series Twelve [16]

Series Thirteen [17]

Series Fourteen [18]

References

Where a date of birth is not provided, the age given is as of the time the relevant series aired.

Andrew Brady (11th)

Andrew Brady, aged 26, is a project engineer from Cheshire. He was fired in week eight. Andrew was only the candidate that finalist Joanna Jarjue and Elizabeth McKenna never worked with during the series [19]

Charles Burns (9th)

Charles Burns, aged 24, is a management consultant from Manchester. He was fired in week eight. [20]

Sarah-Jayne Clark (13th)

Sarah-Jayne Clark, aged 25, is the owner of a clothing company in Derbyshire. She was project manager in Week 6 and was fired. [21]

Jade English (QUATER FINALIST - SIXTH PLACE)

Jade English, aged 25, is a PR & marketing manager from Manchester. She was project manager in week 10 and was fired. [22]

Ross Fretten (14th)

Ross Fretten, aged 29, is a digital product consultant from Essex. He was fired in Week 5. [23]

Danny Grant (18th)

Danny Grant, aged 32, is an online retail store owner from Kent. Grant was project manager in Week 1 and was fired. [24]

Joanna Jarjue (The Semi-Finals - 5th Place)

Joanna Jarjue, aged 23, is a digital marketing manager from Manchester. She was the series most successful candidate before being the first person to be fired during the Interview Stages. [25]

She was born in The Gambia.

Harrison Jones (QUATER FINALIST - SEVENTH PLACE)

Harrison Jones, aged 27, is a sales executive from Watford. He was fired in week 10. He and fellow contestant Michaela Wain welcomed a baby boy in October 2018. [26]

Sarah Lynn

Sarah Lynn, aged 35, is the owner of a confectionery company in London. [27] She made it to the final and was hired as the joint winner alongside James White. [28]

Sweets in the City, the company jointly owned by Sarah Lynn and Lord Sugar, was officially launched on 7 June 2018. [29]

Elizabeth McKenna (THE FINAL 4)

Elizabeth McKenna, aged 39, is a florist chain owner from Nottinghamshire. She was fired during the Interview Stage. [30]

Sajan Shah (12th)

Sajan Shah, aged 24, is the owner of a recruitment firm, Talent 4 Tomorrow from London. He was fired in Week 7. [31]

Bushra Shaikh (8th)

Bushra Shaikh, aged 34, is the owner of a clothing company in Surrey. She was fired in week 9. [32]

Siobhan Smith (15th)

Siobhan Smith, aged 34, is the owner of a wedding company in London. She was project manager in Week 4 and was fired. [33] Siobhan is the only candidate that winner James White never worked with.

Anisa Topan (10th)

Anisa Topan, aged 36, is a PR fashion agency owner from Surrey. She was fired in week eight. [34]

Elliot Van Emden (16th)

Elliot Van Emden, aged 31, is the owner of a legal firm in London. He was fired in Week 3. [35]

Michaela Wain

Michaela Wain, aged 33, is a construction business owner from Bolton. She was fired during the Interview Stage. [36] .She and fellow contestant Harrison Jones welcomed a baby boy in October 2018.

Jeff Wan (17th)

Jeff Wan, aged 28, is a business analyst from London. Wan was fired in Week 2. [37]

James White

James White, aged 26, is a recruitment firm owner who was born in Ayrshire and studied International Business at Keele University before moving to Birmingham in 2013. [38] He made it to the final and was hired as the joint winner alongside Sarah Lynn. [39] James used Lord Sugar's £250,000 investment to expand his IT recruitment business, Right Time Recruitment. [40]

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