The Apprentice returns to screens on Thursday 6 October for the twelfth series. Lord Sugar is once again joined by advisors Baroness Karren Brady and Claude Littner as they put 18 brand new candidates through their paces to secure his £250k investment in their business plan.
Here’s this year’s candidates:
Alana Spencer
Age: 24
Occupation: Owner, Cake Company
Lives: Ceredigion, Wales
Aleksandra King
Age: 38
Occupation: Owner, Business Consultancy
Lives: London
Courtney Wood
Age: 29
Occupation: Owner, Novelty Gift Company
Lives: Essex
Dillon St. Paul
Age: 37
Occupation: Art Director, Fashion Magazine
Lives: Dublin, Ireland
Frances Bishop
Age: 25
Occupation: Owner, Children’s Clothing Company
Lives: Doncaster
Grainne McCoy
Age: 31
Occupation: Owner, Makeup Studio
Lives: Northern Ireland
JD O’Brien
Age: 37
Occupation: Owner, Beachwear Company
Lives: London
Jessica Cunningham
Age: 29
Occupation: Online Fashion Entrepreneur
Lives: Derbyshire
Karthik Nagesan
Age: 33
Occupation: Owner, IT Consultancy
Lives: Northamptonshire
Michelle Niziol
Age: 35
Occupation: Owner, Property Consultancy
Lives: Oxfordshire
Mukai Noiri
Age: 36
Occupation: Digital Marketing Manager, Fashion
Lives: London
Natalie Hughes
Age: 30
Occupation: Owner, Hair and Beauty Salon
Lives: Glasgow
Oliver Nohl-Oser
Age: 33
Occupation: Owner, Food Distribution Business
Lives: Wiltshire
Paul Sullivan
Age: 38
Occupation: Owner, Marketing Agency
Lives: Chigwell, Essex
Rebecca Jeffery
Age: 31
Occupation: Owner, Design & Marketing Agency
Lives: Greater Manchester
Samuel Boateng
Age: 27
Occupation: Sales Manager, Major Car Brand
Lives: London
Sofiane Khelfa
Age: 32
Occupation: Senior Sales Executive, Technology
Lives: Essex
Trishna Thakrar
Age: 28
Occupation: Recruitment Agent, IT
Lives: London
