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| Apprentice 'gutted' to be fired | Apprentice 'gutted' to be fired |
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| Business strategist Anita Shah has become the first Apprentice hopeful to be fired by Sir Alan Sugar on the BBC One reality show. | |
| The 35-year-old was brought into the boardroom after her team failed to make the most money in a challenge which saw them start up a cleaning company. | The 35-year-old was brought into the boardroom after her team failed to make the most money in a challenge which saw them start up a cleaning company. |
| Sir Alan said he fired her because she "showed no initiative in spotting that you were going for a disaster". | Sir Alan said he fired her because she "showed no initiative in spotting that you were going for a disaster". |
| Shah, from Birmingham, said she was "gutted" to be the first evictee. | |
| "I'm gutted to be out of the show, of course I am. But life goes on," she said. | "I'm gutted to be out of the show, of course I am. But life goes on," she said. |
| In the first episode of the new series, the 15 candidates split into two teams - with the women calling themselves Ignite and the men choosing Empire. | In the first episode of the new series, the 15 candidates split into two teams - with the women calling themselves Ignite and the men choosing Empire. |
| 'Gut instinct' | 'Gut instinct' |
| As Ignite lost the challenge, project manager Mona Lewis chose to bring Shah and senior sales consultant Debra Barr back into the boardroom to face the firing line with Sir Alan. | As Ignite lost the challenge, project manager Mona Lewis chose to bring Shah and senior sales consultant Debra Barr back into the boardroom to face the firing line with Sir Alan. |
| After pleading their cases, Sir Alan said while Lewis had not shown him any business acumen, she had shown him "some spirit". But his "gut instinct" was to fire Shah. | After pleading their cases, Sir Alan said while Lewis had not shown him any business acumen, she had shown him "some spirit". But his "gut instinct" was to fire Shah. |
| After being fired, Shah, who is a qualified lawyer said: "I'm bitterly disappointed but I accept that I wasn't a stellar performer and without appearing to have a chip on my shoulder, I just think that Sir Alan doesn't particularly like lawyers. | After being fired, Shah, who is a qualified lawyer said: "I'm bitterly disappointed but I accept that I wasn't a stellar performer and without appearing to have a chip on my shoulder, I just think that Sir Alan doesn't particularly like lawyers. |
| "Let's see in 10 years if he doesn't sit and think: maybe I made the wrong decision." | "Let's see in 10 years if he doesn't sit and think: maybe I made the wrong decision." |