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| TV Apprentice finalists decided | TV Apprentice finalists decided |
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| Kate Walsh and Yasmina Siadatan are to go head-to-head in the final to decide who will be hired as Sir Alan Sugar's next Apprentice after a triple firing. | Kate Walsh and Yasmina Siadatan are to go head-to-head in the final to decide who will be hired as Sir Alan Sugar's next Apprentice after a triple firing. |
| Hopefuls James McQuillan, Debra Barr and Lorraine Tighe all got the boot from the BBC One show after a round of interviews from Sir Alan's advisors. | Hopefuls James McQuillan, Debra Barr and Lorraine Tighe all got the boot from the BBC One show after a round of interviews from Sir Alan's advisors. |
| It will be the second all-female final of the past five series. | |
| Viewers will get to see who Sir Alan hires in the finale on Sunday, 7 June at 2100 BST on BBC One. | Viewers will get to see who Sir Alan hires in the finale on Sunday, 7 June at 2100 BST on BBC One. |
| The interviews saw restaurateur Siadatan, 27, stumble over her accounts and Tighe, 36, accused of lying on her CV after overstating her length of current employment by a year. | The interviews saw restaurateur Siadatan, 27, stumble over her accounts and Tighe, 36, accused of lying on her CV after overstating her length of current employment by a year. |
| Accounts manager Tighe put the error down to a "misprint" but also admitted her CV was "like a graveyard of skeletons". | Accounts manager Tighe put the error down to a "misprint" but also admitted her CV was "like a graveyard of skeletons". |
| In one of the most emotional boardroom scenes of the series, the remaining candidates broke down in tears after McQuillan, 32, was fired. | In one of the most emotional boardroom scenes of the series, the remaining candidates broke down in tears after McQuillan, 32, was fired. |
| The final task will see Sir Alan decide who will walk away with a six-figure salary and a place in his business empire. | The final task will see Sir Alan decide who will walk away with a six-figure salary and a place in his business empire. |
| Tears were shed in the boardroom after McQuillan was fired | Tears were shed in the boardroom after McQuillan was fired |
| Aided by a team of previously-fired candidates, the finalists will have to design and manufacture a new box of chocolates. | Aided by a team of previously-fired candidates, the finalists will have to design and manufacture a new box of chocolates. |
| They will also have to invent a brand identity, design a poster and direct a television advert, before presenting their prototypes to a room full of industry experts as well as Sir Alan himself. | They will also have to invent a brand identity, design a poster and direct a television advert, before presenting their prototypes to a room full of industry experts as well as Sir Alan himself. |
| Sir Alan said the two finalists were "the best we've ever had". | Sir Alan said the two finalists were "the best we've ever had". |
| Walsh, 27, said: "I'm absolutely thrilled to be in the final and I just hope I can go all the way." | Walsh, 27, said: "I'm absolutely thrilled to be in the final and I just hope I can go all the way." |
| Siadatan added: "I feel honoured to have come this far and there is no way I'm going to let it slip away now." | Siadatan added: "I feel honoured to have come this far and there is no way I'm going to let it slip away now." |
| The three fired candidates all praised the two finalists with Barr saying both were "amazing and very, very talented". | The three fired candidates all praised the two finalists with Barr saying both were "amazing and very, very talented". |
| THE APPRENTICE FINAL Find out whether Kate or Yasmina will be hired by Sir AlanBBC One at 2100 BST on Sunday 7 June More about this programme | THE APPRENTICE FINAL Find out whether Kate or Yasmina will be hired by Sir AlanBBC One at 2100 BST on Sunday 7 June More about this programme |
| She said: "If Sir Alan Sugar didn't hire Kate it would be the second biggest mistake of his life after the first one being not putting me in the final." | She said: "If Sir Alan Sugar didn't hire Kate it would be the second biggest mistake of his life after the first one being not putting me in the final." |
| Tighe added: "I would personally like Kate to win. However on this occasion I think the title should go deservedly to Yasmina. She's pretty sharp, she's pretty good." | Tighe added: "I would personally like Kate to win. However on this occasion I think the title should go deservedly to Yasmina. She's pretty sharp, she's pretty good." |
| McQuillan said: "I think he's definitely picked the right two for the final. | McQuillan said: "I think he's definitely picked the right two for the final. |
| "I think I can see Yasmina nicking it though just because I think she's more what he's after, which is someone who's a bit of a bigger risk taker and more cavalier." | "I think I can see Yasmina nicking it though just because I think she's more what he's after, which is someone who's a bit of a bigger risk taker and more cavalier." |
| The final episode has been moved to Sunday so it does not clash with the England World Cup qualifier on 10 June, the BBC said. | The final episode has been moved to Sunday so it does not clash with the England World Cup qualifier on 10 June, the BBC said. |
| An additional programme - Why I Fired Them - will also be broadcast on the same day. | An additional programme - Why I Fired Them - will also be broadcast on the same day. |