Secret show sex, bitter catfights and stars SLAMMING Alan Sugar – inside The Apprentice’s biggest scandals

THE APPRENTICE has cemented its spot arsenic 1 of Britain’s astir iconic TV shows, celebrated for its glitzy boardroom, hapless contestants, and inevitable chaos.

Under the watchful oculus of Lord Sugar, hopeful entrepreneurs person been consenting to bash immoderate it takes to debar elimination - adjacent if it means betraying teammates oregon sparking fiery confrontations.

While play has ever been portion of its appeal, the amusement has gained a estimation successful caller years for contention that extends beyond the accustomed squabbles.

From cheating allegations to racism debates and accusations of bullying, The Apprentice has seen its just stock of headline-making moments.

Here, we delve into the astir shocking incidents that defined the show’s legacy.

Star recovered with half-naked rival

Despite not adjacent airing yet, the 19th bid of The Apprentice has already deed the headlines for each the incorrect reasons.

The Sun revealed past week however 1 contestant was recovered with a half-naked rival successful her edifice country during filming.

Amber-Rose Badrudin and the unnamed fella broke strict “no touching” rules portion successful Turkey for the series.

A root told us: “They were work the riot act.”

Amorous entrepreneur Amber-Rose wrote a emotion missive to the antheral contestant who was undressed successful her edifice country — earlier splitting from her fellow of 4 years.

The 24-year-old aboriginal told fans she had breached up with her business spouse Michael Nguyen but failed to admit why.

Production bosses enforced the no-sex regularisation aft years of candidates forming relationships.

Another passionate tryst

Last year, The Sun connected Sunday revealed that 2 candidates enjoyed a passionate tryst successful the show’s £17million London mansion.

Bosses held showdown meetings with candidates, reminding them of the enactment prohibition successful their contracts.

The unnamed brace were said to person struck up a enslaved aft 18 hopefuls moved into the pad.

All candidates agreed to a clause prohibiting “any intimate carnal interaction and/or intersexual activity” with rivals oregon film crew.

A telly insider revealed: “One time candidates were each pulled into a gathering and everybody was spoken to.

“They were told it had been brought to the attraction of producers that 2 radical were having interpersonal relationships successful the downstairs country of the house, wherever determination is simply a gym and sauna.

"Everyone was reminded of the rules, but the rumoured fling was already an unfastened secret.”

But portion a fewer fireworks are expected each season, The Apprentice has, successful caller years, go synonymous with scandal.

The BBC amusement has seen cheating dramas, race rows, and bullying accusations - to sanction a few; present we recount the astir shocking.

Amy's last 'ban' aft Lord Sugar row

Fired campaigner Amy Anzel was BANNED from the last solemnisation show, aft a tit-for-tat speech implicit Lord Sugar’s mocking tweets.

In the aftermath of then-48-year-old Amy’s firing, a not-so-sweet Lord Sugar tweeted: “Amy didn’t merchantability she was truthful slow. Slower than broadband Wi-Fi successful Cornwall.”

Cosmetics entrepreneur Amy responded by emailing Lord Sugar, telling him his tweets were “nasty, hurtful and insulting”.

She's since been dropped from spin-off amusement You’re Hired, which volition aerial contiguous aft the final.

Series victor quits aft 4 months

A existent Apprentice occurrence story, telecoms advisor Michelle Dewberry appeared successful the 2nd bid of the amusement successful 2006.

After impressing Lord Sugar, Michelle was duly hired by the concern supremo – backmost successful the time erstwhile the prize was a six-figure occupation alternatively than an investment.

But Michelle lasted conscionable 4 months earlier she sensationally discontinue her lucrative caller role, which she'd beaten implicit 15,000 applicants to win.

She went connected to motorboat a fig of money-saving websites, and stood arsenic an MP earlier becoming a acquainted look connected TV arsenic a pundit and presenter. She is thought to beryllium worthy astir £3.5million.

Lottie contention row

The 2019 bid saw 1 of the show’s astir shocking scandals, erstwhile librarian Lottie Lion was accused of racially abusing a chap contestant.

Lottie, past 19, allegedly threatened Asian rival Lubna Farhan, 33, aft the brace clashed successful a WhatsApp radical chat containing that year’s contestants.

“Seriously f*** disconnected Lubna earlier I f****** sound you out,” Lottie said successful the aftermath of an argument.

In a abstracted clash Lubna wrote: “Sometimes radical with a quality are characterless.” Lottie replied: “Shut up Ghandi [sic] that doesn’t adjacent marque sense.”

The Sun revealed the shocking messages aft a person of 1 of the candidates saw them and deemed them racist.

After the communicative broke, Lottie said: “I admit the messages sent betwixt myself and Lubna could travel crossed arsenic violative but they were intended arsenic a gag and nary offence was meant by them.”

Boardroom scrap

We’re utilized to tensions moving precocious successful the boardroom, but successful 2015 a disagreement betwixt 2 candidates spilled implicit – for the archetypal clip - into a carnal bust-up.  

Events manager Selina Waterman-Smith, past 31, was fixed a verbal informing by amusement bosses for her relation successful an off-camera scrap with Charleine Wain, besides past 31.

Eyewitnesses said a furious Selina gave her rival a shove arsenic she was leaving the boardroom. Charleine was reportedly shocked, and didn’t retaliate.

The pair’s animosity had been brewing each season, and things got carnal pursuing an statement wherever Charleine had told Lord Sugar that Selina was "like a irritating wasp astatine a picnic".

PM steps down during task aft coup

Viewers were treated to different Apprentice archetypal successful 2013, erstwhile Luisa Zissman staged the show’s archetypal ever coup.

The scandalous occurrence saw rival teams competing to plan a dating site, but determination was heartbreak successful store for task manager Jason Leech.

There was intelligibly nary emotion mislaid betwixt Jason and rival Luisa, who accused Jason of being chronically indecisive earlier pushing him into stepping down arsenic PM.

Jason duly made way, allowing Luisa to instrumentality implicit mid-task - successful the show’s archetypal ever abdication.

Lord Sugar didn’t instrumentality kindly to Jason’s meekness, and the deposed task manager was duly fired.

Secret 'bullying' scandal

Former RAF antheral Aaron Willis, 38, recovered himself astatine the centre of a concealed "bullying" row this play aft helium was accused of “acting aggressively” successful “explosive scenes” which ne'er aired.

Navid Sole, 27, Harry Mahmood, 38, and Kathryn Burn, 29, each reportedly clashed with Aaron, and were near shocked and upset by his behaviour.

A root said: “Things often get heated but immoderate scenes Aaron was successful were explosive. He has a subject inheritance and doesn’t propulsion galore punches.

"Some candidates felt bullied. Three were visibly upset. The BBC hasn’t shown those scenes. Some radical deliberation that was deliberate.”

Aaron said successful response: “These accusations person nary instauration and I find it disappointing that idiosyncratic would determine to marque these claims now, and successful specified a nationalist way.

"Conversations tin get heated during the process, but astatine nary constituent was my behaviour not compliant with the wide guidelines enactment successful spot by the producers.”

Race enactment implicit BAME eliminations

In bid 15, irate viewers accused the amusement if being "racist" aft 7 achromatic and taste number candidates were fired aboriginal on.

Shahin Hassan, Kenna Ngoma, Souleyman Bah and Lubna Farhan were the archetypal 4 contestants to get the boot.

They were followed retired by Riyonn Farsad, Iasha Masood and Jemelin Artigas - meantime Lottie Lion remained, contempt her confrontational behaviour and accusation of behind-the-scenes racism - which she denied.

Viewers claimed the sackings were "white privilege astatine work", with 1 tweeting: "Just an observation: ALL the taste candidates person GONE (including Jemelin). This is immoderate foul sh*t this year. #TheApprentice."

Four's company

One of the show’s sauciest scandals occurred successful 2016, erstwhile producers were forced to measurement successful aft the contestants started getting a spot too close.

Make-up creator Grainne McCoy and selling exec Paul Sullivan reportedly kissed, portion ex-stripper Jessica Cunningham and Courtney Wood besides cosied up successful the house.

The 4 contestants would regularly vanish successful the house, according to amusement sources, and some couples would beryllium recovered successful bed, making retired nether the covers.

At 1 constituent producers adjacent had to measurement in.

The boys were told to spell backmost to their ain beds, but a narration betwixt Jessica and Courtney blossomed aft the show.

Scandi 'night of passion'

In 2019, Lottie Lion recovered herself making headlines again – this clip due to the fact that of her fling with 28-year-old chap contestant Lewis Ellis.

Lottie, 19, hooked up with the integer selling manager portion they were connected a task travel to Finland.

A root said: “It was nary concealed among hopefuls that Lottie and Lewis had a nighttime of passionateness unneurotic portion overseas connected a task.

“They tried to support it connected the down-low but connection soon spread.”

Cheating shock

The Apprentice was rocked by an matter successful 2017, erstwhile contestants Jade English and eventual victor James White got together.

James was engaged astatine the clip and Jade had a boyfriend, whom she had been with for 3 years.

Both contestants near their partners to beryllium with each other.

In a station connected her website, Jade, 25, explained however she and James, 26, built connected their "genuine connection" to go "extremely close".

“There was intelligibly an attraction from the beginning,” a root told The Sun astatine the time. “They’re some young and charismatic radical and they truly got on during the process.

"They couldn’t defy getting to cognize each different that spot amended during their clip successful the house.”