Sir Alan's sidekicks make the perfect double act

Sir Alan's little helpers Margaret Mountford and Nick Hewer have emerged as the real stars of The Apprentice with their witty one-liners and uncomprehending looks towards the candidates. So Monkey was keen to read an interview the pair gave to the Radio Times, and they don't disappoint. "You have to be fair to the candidates, however ghastly they are," Margaret says. On fired candidate Jenny Celerier: "[She] would oil up to me. I'm apparently a role model for her. God help her!" When Margaret was asked if she tested candidate Matthew Palmer on Sir Alan Sugar's autobiography when he took to carrying it around with him in series one, she replies: "I'd have had to read it myself to do that, wouldn't I?" Ouch. When asked if she invested in a pair of Lee McQueen's novelty knickers from the bridal wear task, Margaret says: "No, they don't come in my size dear. But I think Nick may have bought a pair." Nick dodges the questions. "I think we should move away from the spangly thong line of questioning." Monkey says: give them both their own show now!