Lord Sugar has whittled down the contestants in The Apprentice to his two finalists after tearing apart the candidates’ business plans.
Pascha Myhill will battle it out against Karishma Vijay in the series finale next week, after surviving gruelling interviews with the business mogul’s associates in tonight’s episode.
The first victim of Lord Sugar’s triple firing was Priyesh Bathia, who was grilled by his associates for his business plan containing two separate ventures.
Earlier in the episode, viewers saw the global account manager from London call his tense interview with entrepreneur Linda Plant a “shambles” as he referred to her as “the devil”.
As Lord Sugar gave him the boot, he said: “I admire your enthusiasm and entrepreneurism, but my advice to you is please do not give up your day job. It is with regret, you are fired.”
On his way out of the boardroom Bathia, who hoped to set up a mobile cocktail bar business, joked: “If you do need cocktails, reach out to me.”
Lawrence Rosenberg, a public relations specialist, was the next candidate to be fired after being told his business plans were “endless waffling” and “nonsense”.
After narrowing down to his final three, Lord Sugar said he was faced with “a bit of a dilemma” before eventually deciding to sack Dan Miller.
He told the student recruitment company owner: “I don’t understand your business at all. I know it’s a good one, somewhere.
“Dan, your numbers are like a jungle and I’m not completely sure whether you understand them yourself. I certainly don’t.”
As he left the show, Miller said: “I’m feeling really proud of myself, I’ve learnt so much being in this process, and I couldn’t wish for any two better people to be in the grand final.”
Following their triumph in the penultimate episode of the show, Vijay said: “Two girls in the final. It hasn’t hit me that we’re here. We both deserve such a solid seat at this table, and now it’s me vs you.”
Myhill responded: “Love you girl. Smash it.”
The winner of the latest series of The Apprentice will be awarded £250,000 of investment into their company and the opportunity to go into business with Lord Sugar.
Myhill, a recruitment consultant from Berkshire, hopes to use Lord Sugar’s investment to create a recruitment company within private healthcare if she wins the programme.
Meanwhile, beauty brand owner Vijay, from Surrey, is seeking an investment from the business mogul so she can expand her company.
The Apprentice returns for its series finale on BBC One next Thursday at 9pm.
