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It was a double-whammy on last week's Apprentice as not one, but two of the candidates were fired in a dramatic boardroom showdown following what should have been called the Headless Kosher Chickens task.
We didn't shed any tears for either cheating, bully Jenny Celerier or sour-faced, ice queen Jennifer Maguire as both of them have had this coming for weeks. How did they manage to survive this far? Actually, how have about 90% of this year's candidates survived so far? It's hardly a vintage year!
Jennifer - the greatest sales person in Europe - was a useless team leader and made mistake after mistake as she struggled to control her team. In the boardroom, her vicious side surfaced once again as she played the blame game and tried to pin her failure on her team-mates. Whiner Alex was also guilting of blaming everyone else - as usual - but again he got off the hook. Why can't Sir Alan see through him?
Meanwhile, the other Jenny, who previously enraged us when she bullied Lucinda, came unstuck last night when she cheated during the task in an attempt to sabotage the other team's result. How on earth did she think she could do this ON CAMERA and then get away with it? Duh!
What really angered us was that Michael, who helped her out in the scam, managed to wriggle himself out of trouble. This was despite his aggressive behaviour in the boardroom (again) and a blatant attempt to gain favour with Sir Alan by playing the Jewish card (thankfully he didn't pull his trousers down to prove it, as was suggested).
Michael is possibly the most arrogant contestant ever to take part - has anyone so useless ever thought so highly of themselves? Margaret quite rightly branded him 'a waste of space'. So why is he still there?
Elsewhere last night, Claire is actually starting to warm on us. Yes, so she does get totally out of control during the tasks but this does make it fun to watch as her teamleader struggles to reign her in. Is it just us, or does she have a look of Kerry Katona about her? You get the impression that she'd be quite a laugh after a few drinks down the pub though we'd pass on having her as a manager as we prefer our back as it is - minus the knives.
Lee succeeded as teamleader but we can't stand all the macho posturing and, in our opinion, anyone who shouts 'C'mon!' each time they succeed in something should be taken outside and shot.
Sir Alan's aide Nick is fast becoming the show's king of the one-liners - "There were Gucci branded underpants everywhere you looked but you don't seriously believe they were the genuine article do you?" he seethed at Alex during one boardroom exchange. Nick also picked up on Sara's success during this task and it was also a good week for Lucinda and Raef. Are these three the dark horses who will make it to the final three?
What did you think of last night's show? Was Sir Alan right to fire both Jennifer and Jenny? Should Michael have been fired too for cheating? Let us know what you think...
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jenny had to go, she is a liar, bully and s*** stirrer
Posted by: jay2002001 on Thu May 08 11:42AM | Report abuseI have to ask. Who cares? This is a T.V. programme, it is NOT real life.
Posted by: denchys on Thu May 08 11:43AM | Report abuseWhat a cracking show last night, I thoroughly enjoyed every minute, it was car crash TV! I laughed so much and they got rid of my 2 least favourite @#$%es, excellent! Well done Vanessa Feltz on You've Been Fired for pointing out you don't have to be a complete @#$% to get somewhere in the business world. Raef, Lucinda and Sara for the final for me!
Posted by: gemmagray1010 on Thu May 08 11:44AM | Report abuseWhat a bunch.Cheats, liars and blame culture vultures. God help British management if this lot are a representative sample of just who is minding the shop.
Posted by: peteelliott2002 on Thu May 08 11:45AM | Report abuseMichael, it seems to me, is being set up for one HECK of a fall.....I think Sir Alan's keeping him in, just so he can knock him down later....I hope.....
Posted by: simonlindsell on Thu May 08 11:47AM | Report abusemichael should have gone also. I think there are a lot of players in this years show. Everyone is trying to do each other over. I am glad jenny (waste of space and evil lady) and Jennifer (best sales person in europe!!!) are gone. Alex and claire will be next on the chopping block. Sir Alan was extra grumpy this week in the boardroom. ......
Posted by: jason_leeds2000 on Thu May 08 11:48AM | Report abusemichael should of gone, for the fact that hes jewish and claimed he didnt know about kosher chicken. is he embarrassed of his jewish roots!
Posted by: ali_t_shah on Thu May 08 11:48AM | Report abusegood show but i'm sorry Michael should have bin fired wath they donne first to the butcher muslim and asking for kosher meat was very bad . second at the sports shop with the tennis raquets was also very low of standards and they both deserve the chop . anyway very good show.and ALAN SUGAR GOOD!
Posted by: fbgion on Thu May 08 11:49AM | Report abuseI agree with everything you have said about the two Jen's. I am only sorry that I share the same name. It amazes me that most of these candidates are allegedly well educated, and yet, they have no commonsense at all. It would be very interesting if the programme producers chose people from ordinary walks of life to see how they do on these tasks. It does not take a business degree or a marketing diploma to do half the tasks Sir Alan has set out. As for the Kosher chicken debacle, I thought everyone knew it was a jewish term for their meat! I think Michael should have gone last week, never mind being saved, again. What does Sir Alan see in him. Margaret said he was a waste of space and he is. I have never seen anyone who is proud of being arrogant, a lesson in humbleness would not go amiss for this loser! I think Sara is a dark horse, but she should push herself forward a little more and I do not like Lee at all, the language is appalling and totally unnecessary.
Posted by: chyandowr on Thu May 08 11:49AM | Report abuseThe candidates seem to be picked more for 'good telly' than for their ability. Few of them have 'common sense' on their cv under 'skills' - and what's with the style make-overs before they come on the show?!
Posted by: jogarth_uk on Thu May 08 11:50AM | Report abuse