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UK Apprentice Lee Throws Sickie On First Day

THE winner of BBC show The Apprentice has infuriated his new boss Alan Sugar by calling in sick — on his first day.

Winning contestant, Lee McQueen, was due to start work yesterday for the tycoon but was a no-show.

A source at the show said: “This will make Sir Alan really cross because he hates being let down. Lee was really keen to start work but he felt he wasn’t up for it and had to stay at home.” Read more

Sir Alan Sugar Steps Down From Amstrad

Sir Alan Sugar has stepped down as chairman of Amstrad but insists that he is not retiring.

The entrepreneur and self-made multi-millionaire has become known as the boardroom chairman in BBC reality TV show The Apprentice.

Amstrad was sold to BSkyB in 2007 and the 61-year-old will now continue to be involved with his numerous other business interests. Read more

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Lee McQueen

Recruitment sales manager Lee McQueen, became Sir Alan Sugar’s fourth Apprentice in June 2008 – despite having been caught lying on his CV earlier in the series.

McQueen, from Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, said he had to take “a deep breath” when the tycoon told him “you’re hired” in the hit BBC show.

The 30-year-old beat three other hopefuls to land a £100,000 job alongside Sir Alan. Read more

Simon Ambrose

Simon Ambrose, who was 27 when he entered The Apprentice, won series 3 against many people’s expectations.

The plan for Simon after winning The Apprentice was to train as a chartered surveyor whilst working on a hotel and golfing development near Stansted Airport.

Simon still works for the Estates Management Team of Amsprop, the real estate division of Sir Alan Sugar’s companies. Read more

Michelle Dewberry

Michelle Dewberry, series two winner, completed 12 months at Amstrad and now runs a successful business consultancy.

She was born in Hull, East Yorkshire and from a young age was determined to create success in her life. She set herself the target to own her first property by the age of 21 and undertook a number of part time roles to earn money to make this dream a reality. When she was 18, she cold called Hull’s biggest telecommunications company to request a managerial post. She was offered Read more

Tim Campbell

Tim Campbell, series one winner, worked for Amstrad’s health and beauty division for two years before he stepped down to set up the Bright Ideas Trust, an initiative to give young entrepreneurs a chance to set up a business with equity funding and advice.

After recording for the series ended in November 2004, Campbell was catapulted into a world very different from his previous job at London Underground. Read more

Bill Cullen

Born and bred in the rough inner city slums of Summerhill in Dublin, Bill was one of fourteen children.

Selling on the streets from the age of six, be it fruit, flowers, newspapers, Christmas decorations, football colours, or programs, was a means of putting food on the table for Bill and his family. He finished school at thirteen to go on the street full-time. Read more

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