An Apprentice candidate from Sussex has made it to the final five, but now faces gruelling interviews from some of Lord Alan Sugar’s closest advisers.
After ten weeks of gruelling challenges, pie company owner Phil Turner, from Bognor, has made it through to the semi-final after being on the losing team in nine out of ten tasks.
He will be interviewed alongside fellow candidates recruitment consultant Flo Edwards, dental group owner Dr Paul Midha, boutique fitness studio owner Rachel Woolford and music and wellness entrepreneur Tre Lowe on the show tonight.
The next challenge of series 18 will see them go head to head with business experts Claude Littner, Mike Soutar, Linda Plant and Claudine Collins.
Their business plans will be interrogated, CVs picked apart and white lies exposed as the candidates battle it out to make the final in the hope of securing Lord Sugar’s £250,000 investment.
After a tough journey through the competition Phil said it is “really rewarding” to make it to the penultimate episode.
He added: “I feel as if I’ve probably had the toughest route to the final five that maybe any candidate has ever had. I feel really proud of myself.”
Turner also feels that his resilience following the losses helped him show how “mentally tough” he is to Lord Sugar.
“I was bouncing back with the same enthusiasm and I was never hiding”, he noted.
“I learnt exactly how much adversity I could actually face and that’s something I am extremely proud of.”
The Apprentice returns on tonight at 9pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
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