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Apprentice viewers slam ‘brutal’ interview process as ‘bullying dressed up as entertainment’

Karren Brady - sorry, Baroness Brady, CBE - was savage!

The Apprentice continued this week, with often the most anticipated stage of the selection process – the interviews.

The five remaining hopefuls – all women – faced the toughest day of their lives as they battled it out to make the final of the BBC One series.

While The Apprentice interviews are legendary for being tough, many fans believed the show went too far this year.

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Disgusted viewers turned to Twitter to express their horror at what they believed were scenes of “bullying” and “brutality”.

***Warning: spoilers from episode 11 of The Apprentice ahead***

Victoria Goulbourne broke down in tears during the interviews on The Apprentice
Victoria Goulbourne broke down in tears during the interviews on The Apprentice (Credit: BBC One)

The Apprentice viewers slammed the interviews

During the penultimate episode of The Apprentice, the five remaining hopefuls had to endure a painful interview process (Thursday, March 17, 2023).

Any white lies on their CV’s or business plans were soon exposed.

Claude Littner, Mike Soutar and Linda Plant all returned to scrutinise the entrepreneur’s business plans – and they were as thorough as ever.

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Megan Hornby being grilled during The Apprentice interviews

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Helen Fear
TV Editor