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| 'Unfair edit' in Apprentice show | 'Unfair edit' in Apprentice show |
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| Apprentice finalist Yasmina Siadatan has revealed that scenes broadcast on Wednesday's show were edited out of sequence, portraying her "unfairly". | Apprentice finalist Yasmina Siadatan has revealed that scenes broadcast on Wednesday's show were edited out of sequence, portraying her "unfairly". |
| The 27-year-old told BBC News she had "made a complete fool" of herself when grilled by Claude Litner as part of a series of interviews for the episode. | The 27-year-old told BBC News she had "made a complete fool" of herself when grilled by Claude Litner as part of a series of interviews for the episode. |
| On the show, she seemed to tell fellow contestants it had gone well, but those comments came after another interview. | On the show, she seemed to tell fellow contestants it had gone well, but those comments came after another interview. |
| "They cut the wrong exit which was really, really unfair," said Siadatan. | "They cut the wrong exit which was really, really unfair," said Siadatan. |
| "I've had an apology so that's fine," she added. | "I've had an apology so that's fine," she added. |
| The show's production company Talkback Thames said in a statement that Siadatan accepted there was no deliberate attempt to misrepresent her. | The show's production company Talkback Thames said in a statement that Siadatan accepted there was no deliberate attempt to misrepresent her. |
| "The interview process is filmed over a day and this is edited into a one-hour programme which has to give the viewer an overview of each of the five candidates' performances. | "The interview process is filmed over a day and this is edited into a one-hour programme which has to give the viewer an overview of each of the five candidates' performances. |
| I was slightly edited in the wrong way and they know about that and it's fine Yasmina Siadatan | |
| "We have spoken to Yasmina and, as she stated, she made no complaint. Yasmina accepts that no deliberate attempt has been made to misrepresent her." | "We have spoken to Yasmina and, as she stated, she made no complaint. Yasmina accepts that no deliberate attempt has been made to misrepresent her." |
| Speaking about her encounter with Mr Litner, Sir Alan's former global trouble-shooter, in which she was challenged over her business accounts, Siadatan said: "The whole thing went tits up and I made a complete fool out of myself. | |
| "I walked out and I said: 'Guys, that was just terrible - that was a really really awful interview.'" | |
| Surprised | Surprised |
| However, that sequence was never shown. Instead she was seen telling the four other candidates that the interview had been "very good", and continuing: "That was actually enjoyable." | |
| During the interview, Mr Litner went through Siadatan's business accounts and pointed out her profit estimations, provided for the show's application, were wrong. | During the interview, Mr Litner went through Siadatan's business accounts and pointed out her profit estimations, provided for the show's application, were wrong. |
| "If you don't know your turnover, it's a pretty sad indictment of your business," he said. | "If you don't know your turnover, it's a pretty sad indictment of your business," he said. |
| Siadatan was visibly surprised he had managed to obtain her accounts, despite the fact that they were public documents. She appeared flustered and unable to answer many of his questions. | |
| 'No hard feelings' | 'No hard feelings' |
| "I was expecting it to be a normal interview but it was just a raw interrogation about my business accounts," she said. | "I was expecting it to be a normal interview but it was just a raw interrogation about my business accounts," she said. |
| Margaret Mountford will not be involved in the next Apprentice series | |
| "Unfortunately I hadn't thought about my business accounts in five months, so when he quizzed me I didn't quite have the figures in my head. | "Unfortunately I hadn't thought about my business accounts in five months, so when he quizzed me I didn't quite have the figures in my head. |
| Despite the misrepresentation, Siadatan said she had not complained to the show's producers. | Despite the misrepresentation, Siadatan said she had not complained to the show's producers. |
| "I was slightly edited in the wrong way and they know about that and it's fine. | "I was slightly edited in the wrong way and they know about that and it's fine. |
| "There's no complaints and no hard feelings. It's a business programme, it's also a television programme. We're not stupid. We're aware of that," she added. | "There's no complaints and no hard feelings. It's a business programme, it's also a television programme. We're not stupid. We're aware of that," she added. |
| Meanwhile, Margaret Mountford, Sir Alan's adviser on The Apprentice, has revealed the current series will be her last in her Daily Telegraph column. | |
| She is leaving to concentrate on her PhD at University College London. | |
| "I never had any desire for fame or TV stardom but I've enjoyed discovering the world of making television, and all the very hard-working people in it," she told the newspaper. | |
| Referring to her colleague Nick Hewer, she added: "I will miss being part of the Nick 'n' Margaret combination (he likens it to fruit and nut!)". | |