A Sussex pie company owner is among the people most likely to be eliminated in The Apprentice this week.

Phil Turner, who owns Turner's Pies, was in the boardroom on last week's episode and has been unsuccessful in both the opening tasks.

Betting firm safebettingsites.com has now predicted odds of 8/1 for Phil to be fired by Lord Alan Sugar in Thursday's episode.

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Neil Roarty, spokesman for safebettingsites.com, said: "Phil Turner has found himself in hot water early on in this year’s edition of The Apprentice, with the Sussex-based candidate among the favourites to be eliminated in this week’s episode.

"His odds of 8/1 make him the fourth likeliest contestant to be fired by Lord Sugar this week, with Asif Munaf and Virdi Singh Mazaria (both 5/1) leading the way."

The show is in its 18th year.

New episodes air every Thursday on BBC One at 9pm.