Lord Alan Sugar has added another business to his ever-expanding portfolio after hiring fitness studio owner Rachel Woolford during series 18 of The Apprentice.
Leeds-based Woolford will receive £250,000 worth of investment in her boutique gym business and enter into a partnership with Lord Sugar.
She becomes the 19th candidate to win the BBC reality programme since it launched in 2005 after two competitors shared the crown in 2017.
– Series 1: Tim Campbell
In 2022, he stepped in for Claude Littner as Lord Sugar’s right-hand man in the boardroom as the businessman was recovering from a serious electric bike accident.
He also replaced Littner for the majority of the 17th series and continued on for the most recent 18th series.
– Series 2: Michelle Dewberry
Dewberry was applauded by Lord Sugar for holding down three jobs while she was still at school. Nowadays, she is a consultant and regularly appears as a pundit on TV, and is also a presenter on GB News.
In 2017, she announced she was standing for Parliament as an independent candidate in the Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle constituency.
– Series 3: Simon Ambrose
The Cambridge graduate is now a property developer.
– Series 4: Lee McQueen
After this, he set up a recruitment and training company called Raw Talent Academy based in Oxfordshire.
– Series 5: Yasmina Siadatan
She was later headhunted by James Caan of Dragons’ Den fame to help run his private equity organisation, before becoming chief revenue officer at fintech company Dynamic Planner in Reading.
– Series 6: Stella English
She went on to work as a management consultant at computer giant HP, before she began hosting Sky’s Crowdbox TV.
– Series 7: Tom Pellereau
His specialty in inventing saw him launch a few successful brands, among them the Stylfile nail file.
– Series 8: Ricky Martin
The biochemist now part-owns his own science and technology recruitment company, Hyper Recruitment Solutions (HRS), which he set up using the investment from Lord Sugar.
– Series 9: Dr Leah Totton
The Derry-born entrepreneur is also an advocate for improving standards in the beauty industry.
– Series 10: Mark Wright
In 2022, he sold his business, digital marketing agency Climb Online, he set up with Lord Sugar, for a reported £10 million.
– Series 11: Joseph Valente
He is now the chief executive of Trade Mastermind, a training provider for trades and construction businesses.
– Series 12: Alana Spencer
She later launched her Ambassador & Cakepreneur schemes, helping those who were wishing to start a cake business.
– Series 13: James White and Sarah Lynn
James White, who ran an IT recruitment firm, and Sarah Lynn, who owned a confectionery company, were both given £250,000 by the business tycoon.
– Series 14: Sian Gabbidon
The Leeds-born entrepreneur Gabbidon launched SNME through Instagram while studying at university.
– Series 15: Carina Lepore
The year following, the series was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic and in 2022 it returned and was won by Harpreet Kaur.
– Series 16: Harpreet Kaur
She has talked about work tips and tricks on the BBC’s Asian Network.
– Series 17: Marnie Swindells
She has worked with numerous brands and featured in a wide range of adverts including campaigns for Adidas and Sports Direct.
