The first contestant to be booted off the new series of The Apprentice says he hopes to pursue his original ambition to become a lawyer.
Sir Alan gave Nicholas de Lacy-Brown - a trainee barrister from Clapham - the boot after the very first task, selling fresh fish, after a row over lobster prices revealed he was more suited to the courtroom than the boardroom.
The first episode of the new series - which sees hopefuls battle it out for a job with Sir Alan's company - aired on BBC1 last night.
The 23-year-old said: "It was quite traumatic. It was very stressful selling fish in a Saville Row suit. We all stank of fish."
He added: "It's a mixture of disappointment and a huge sense of relief. It's a unique experience and I'm disappointed not to be able to experience more of it.
"But Sir Alan Sugar and I realised pretty soon that we weren't good for each other. We were very different people, like chalk and cheese.
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"I couldn't see myself working in his company.
"The fact that I was obsessed with academic qualifications and am a lawyer and an artist didn't take his fancy."
In the boardroom showdown, Sir Alan told Nicholas: "You told me you got an outstanding pass from the Bar, but you weren't outstanding in this task.
"You were devastated when you got a B in GCSE French. You're about to be even more devastated now because you got a big, fat F - you're fired."
Contestants on the fourth series of The Apprentice share a plush £5million converted warehouse in Battersea.
The Glass Factory, in Candahar Road, is described by one property website as an "exceptional warehouse-style family house". But Nicholas was unimpressed.
"It was very flashy and desirable from the outside," he said. "On closer inspection it was a bit Ikea, a bit MDF and plastic.
"There were a few Bang and Olufson's dotted around for good measure, but I've got one of them myself so that didn't impress me so much."
[quote][bold]Henry Scobie[/bold] wrote:
It's one thing to be labelled a 'toff', it's another to be a buffoon. This chap manages to combine both inordinately well. Even his name is made up. [/quote] lol...And what's with that patch of hair under his bottom lip? Shaving blind spot, or have I missed something??
Henry Scobie wrote:
It's one thing to be labelled a 'toff', it's another to be a buffoon. This chap manages to combine both inordinately well. Even his name is made up.
lol...And what's with that patch of hair under his bottom lip? Shaving blind spot, or have I missed something??
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