Alan Sugar Latest Celebrity News & Gossip

The Apprentice star Lottie Lion has opened up about her scary health battle after she collapsed on holiday.The 24-year-old, who appeared on the BBC show back in 2019, was just starting her holiday in Australia when she suddenly fainted and had to be rushed to hospital. At the hospital, doctors found out that she has Wolff Parkinson-White, a rare heart condition that makes her heart beat super fast. Instead of the normal 60 to 100 beats per minute, Lottie's heart was racing at over 200 beats per minute.

For 35 years, BBC legend Fiona Bruce has been at the helm of several of the broadcaster’s flagship shows, ranging from hard hitting news and politics in BBC News and Question Time, through to more light hearted offerings such as Fake or Fortune and the Antiques Roadshow. Yet while Fiona is often regarded as unflappable on set, there have been moments where situations have taken her by complete surprise.

BBC The Apprentice fans have all been mouthing off with the same gripe as Rachel Woolford was crowned the champ of the 2024 series on Thursday night. After a gruelling 12 weeks, 18 plucky business hopefuls were whittled down by Lord Alan Sugar in their quest to snag a whopping £250,000 investment and the title of his latest protege and now, the search has wrapped up.

The Apprentice winner Harpreet Kaur is set to tie the knot with fellow contestant Akshay Thakrar in the show's first ever wedding, and Lord Alan Sugar is on the guest list.The couple, who met during the 2022 series of the hit reality show and got engaged in 2023, are planning to say their vows at the end of next month. Harpreet has revealed that not only is Lord Sugar invited, but also Baroness Karren Brady and Tim Campbell from the show.The lovebirds have planned three separate days of celebrations, including a traditional English-style white wedding, followed by an Indian ceremony and then a "big fat reception party".

Things are beginning to get intense on The Apprentice, with the latest series now in its fifth week. Rivalry among the contestants is rife and Lord Alan Sugar is being as ruthless as ever with his firings. Alongside all the drama, there's been some huge wins on the show.

The Apprentice star Charlotte 'Lottie' Lion has revealed she ended up in hospital with a mystery illness while travelling abroad on holiday.The 23 year old, who appeared on the 2019 series of the BBC show, shared a selfie on her Instagram on Wednesday, 21 February, which appeared to have been snapped in a hospital bed and showed her wearing an oxygen mask over her face. It wasn't clear where in the world the picture was taken, but on February 8 the TV star was posting from the paradise island of Bali in Indonesia.The law and social sciences student tried to make light of the worrying situation, writing "Onlyfans material?", followed by two laughing face emojis, referring to the adult content site.

Lord Alan Sugar went through a terrifying health scare, when he was told he had a serious heart problem. The star of The Apprentice, who fired Dr Asif Munaf in Thursday's instalment, 15 February, is super-rich and started making his money when he was just 21 by setting up his own electronics company. He's worked really hard to get where he is now, but all that work can be stressful.

With the latest series of The Apprentice now underway, the latest batch of budding entrepreneurs are being put through their paces by Lord Alan Sugar’ s right hand woman, Baroness Karren Brady, in the hopes of securing his highly coveted investment. A seasoned businesswoman in her own right, Karren is no stranger to life in the cut-throat world of big business and regularly champions for people to follow their entrepreneurial dreams - even if it isn’t for the faint hearted.

The Apprentice has returned for its 18th series, and one of the contestants is Dr Asif Munaf who has a lot to prove after facing the brutal boardroom last week in the bottom three. Some viewers might remember him from another business TV show, Dragons' Den, where he tried to get a £50,000 investment for his Smoothie brand DATE.

A pie company director whose food feeds Manchester City fans became the latest candidate to be fired from The Apprentice on Thursday night (February 8).

The Apprentice is set to return to TV in just a few weeks, with a new group of entrepreneurs hoping to impress Lord Alan Sugar and secure his £250,000 investment. However, viewers of the show will know it's certainly not an easy task, and now Barroness Karren Brady has shared that being 'disrespectful' in the boardroom can get you fired rather quickly. Ahead of the show's launch, she explained: "Like anything in life, if you don't stand up for yourself, no one will stand up for you.

The Apprentice will soon be back on screen with 18 new candidates hoping to impress business tycoon Lord Alan Sugar. The BBC show sees budding businessmen and businesswomen take on tasks in a bid to battle it out and land the opportunity of a lifetime - a £250,000 investment and mentorship with Lord Sugar.

It’s Friday, aka Insider Day. Jesse Whittock back again to run you through the international film and TV stories dominating the headlines this week. 

Star BBC presenters such as Gary Lineker should avoid overt “political campaigning,” according to new rules recommended in an independent report for the UK’s public broadcaster.

A number of famous faces took time to pay tribute to Michael Parkinson on Thursday after the news of his death at the age 88 was announced. Legendary for his long-standing TV career, the presenter interviewed a myriad of stars, including George Michael, boxer Mohammed Ali, Meg Ryan and many more.Taking to social media, fellow stars such as Eamonn Holmes and Lord Alan Sugar shared their condolences. Fondly beginning his post by dubbing the late star 'Parky', Eamonn wrote, "King of The Chat Show Hosts .

Tributes have been paid to veteran broadcaster Sir Michael Parkinson after his death on Wednesday night aged 88.

The Apprentice star Lottie Lion has divided opinion her a controversial complaint about children being allowed on business class flights.The 23-year-old, who starred in the 2019 series when she was just 19, booked a seat in business class for aYesp flight to Paris but didn't get the relaxing journey she'd hoped for. When a young family going on holiday sat down next to her, she took to social media to not only let out frustrations but also slam the airline.

Gordon Ramsay's youngest child Oscar has been labelled a 'twin' of middle daughter Holly by fans, after the latter shared a sweet Instagram picture with her younger brother.The TV chef, 56, is a doting dad of five with wife Tana Hutcheson - including oldest Megan, 24, twins Holly and Jack, 23, daughter Tilly, 21 and four-year-old Oscar. As they enjoyed a trip to Paris last week, Holly shared a selfie with her 323K followers, smiling alongside her brother while he cheekily stuck out his tongue. Despite their large age gap, the blonde duo's striking resemblance was clear, with many taking to the comment section as they noticed the likeness.

The Apprentice 2023 winner Marnie Swindells has opened up about the death of her dad when she was just eight years old, and how the traumatic time has aided her success. Marnie, 28, became the newest business partner of Lord Alan Sugar’s after beating fellow The Apprentice finalist Rochelle Anthony and took home a £250,000 investment from the billionaire to go towards her boxing gym.The winner briefly touched upon the devastating loss of her father as a child while on the popular BBC programme, but has now gone into more detail about her dad’s death and spoke about how it pushed her to succeed.

She's voiced her dislike for this year's series of The Apprentice after taking part in the BBC One business competitiion in 2022, and Amy Anzel raised eyebrows as she launched a petition to replace Lord Alan Sugar at the helm. Amy, who was fired halfway through the process by the business magnate, is calling for the Amstrad founder to be switched for Dragons' Den star Steven Bartlett.

Gordon Ramsay has leapt to the defence of his reality TV competition Future Food Stars after Lord Alan Sugar's condemnation. Premiering on BBC One this time last year, the show puts 12 culinary entrepreneurs through their paces in a battle to secure £150k worth of investment in their business, while it's also been given the go-ahead for a second series. Alan, 76, recently told MailOnline: "I think broadcasters, Channel 4, Channel 5, and ITV have tried for many years, at least for 17 years, to try and replicate the elimination process of The Apprentice.

The winner of the 17th series of The Apprentice has been revealed as boxing gym owner, Marnie Swindells.The 28 year old beat stiff competition from 18 ambitious entrepreneurs undertaking plenty of tough tasks on the popular BBC show to win a life-changing £250,000 investment from Lord Alan Sugar, her new business partner. She won the show with her boxing gym business plan for Bronx, and last week she said: "My business is in boxing gyms, the name’s Bronx, the idea is to create a middle-market option between the high-end boutique gyms and the low-end spit and sawdust gyms." Marnie was in the final with Rochelle Ray Anthony, who's dream was to expand her salon and hair academy business.

Marnie Swindells is one of just two remaining The Apprentice contestants vying for a huge business investment from Lord Alan Sugar. She’s up against Rochelle Anthony as the two women battle it out in the finale tonight.The 28 year old Barrister and Court Advocate is hoping to win the investment, which former winners have used to build successful businesses, for her London boxing gym Bronx which she opened in Camberwell in February 2023.The reality TV contestant actually began her career as a boxing pro before studying law.

As The Apprentice reaches it’s final nail biting conclusion on Thursday evening, Lord Alan Sugar will once again be revealing which contestant has earned his highly sought after investment to help get their business of the ground. The 74 year old star, has been making the dreams of contestants come true since 2005, when he first launched The Apprentice and kickstarted the businesses of the winning contestants, by offering both a cash investment and his impressive business knowhow to help them reach their full potential.

A defiant Lord Sugar has assured fans that he’s not going anywhere ahead of this year’s The Apprentice finale, that airs on March 23 at 9pm.The successful businessman, who was recently rocked by a star quitting the show, said that “a lot of people underestimate me” and that he could easily go on doing 20 or 25 years on the hit reality show. So far, he’s fronted all 17 series of the programme.The 75 year old also explained that he was “very fit” for his age and that finding someone to replace him on The Apprentice could end up meaning the show would “kill itself off.” Alan Sugar did concede, however, that if they went on a ten year hiatus before bringing it back with “new characters” the show could wind up with a successful revival.The star has certainly never shied away from his business success, and is thought to be worth a staggering £1.2 billion, ranking him as the 138th-richest person in the UK.

There is usually one week of the series that fans of The Apprentice look forward to the most but it appears some were not impressed with this year's round of candidate interviews as the show was slapped with complaints. The hit BBC One show returned to screens on Thursday night (March 16) for the penultimate episode of the 17th series.

The Apprentice star Amy Anzel has been rocking the red carpet after being blocked on Twitter by Lord Alan Sugar. In a move blasted as 'awkward' Amy found herself snubbed on social media by the business tycoon.

Piers Morgan has blasted the BBC's decision to pull Gary Lineker off Match of The Day. The corporation said the presenter's criticism of the government's Migration Bill was a "breach of our guidelines". The sports pundit will now be stepping back from his presenting duties until a "clear position" on his social media use is agreed upon.

The Apprentice viewers were left stunned on Thursday night after Bradley Johnson was fired on the spot by Lord Sugar after a disastrous male skincare task.