apprentice

On Wednesday night the first episode in a new series of The Apprentice will begin, following another group of sixteen hopefuls in a bid to secure a one year, £100,000 contract working for Sir Alan Sugar.

I'll be following the action and posting my thoughts each week. To begin with, I'm going to stick my neck out and make a few predictions, based on hunches from reading the candidate's profiles on the BBC One website...

Most annoying: Nicholas de Lacy-Brown, who added the 'de Lacy' Moniker himself because he thought it made him sound more sophisticated - What a loser!

Most likely to get to the final episode: Jenny Celerier, who fought menengitis and has combined a successful sales career with bringing up her son as a single mother - A born fighter.

Most likely to go in the first episode: Simon Smith, who says 'I'm too soft at times - I fall for the little old lady factor.' Not exactly a winning mantra, is it?

Most likely to back-stab/turn bitchy: Lucinda Ledgerwood, who I reckon will do 'anything' to win this. She's just got that Ice Queen look about her and I don't like it one bit.

Most entertaining: Raef Bjayou, who includes acting, lawn tennis, antiquarian book collecting and cognac among his interests.

I'm looking forward to re-appraising my initial thoughts, so roll on Wednesday!