BBC’s The Apprentice - how to apply for new series of Sir Alan Sugar’s reality contest

Season 18 of hit BBC reality contest The Apprentice has been announced, and the show’s main judge/antagonist (depending on the mood he’s in) Sir Alan Sugar has taken to Twitter to entice budding businesspeople to apply for the new series. The call out has been made as Season 17 of the popular show returns to BBC One on Thursday (January 5).

In his tweet, Sugar can be seen facing the camera asking budding contestants if they want a chance to become the business magnate’s next business partner, followed by a link to where people can apply. All done in Sugar’s trademark, animated hand gestures.

Successful applicants will then have the chance to compete for the prize of a £250,000 investment into their own business and a 50/50 partnership with Sir Alan Sugar regarding said business proposition. For the losers however, it’s a stern tongue lashing from Sugar and his panel of judges, but still the chance to be on a popular television series.

Previous winners of The Apprentice have included Carina Lepore, Leah Totton and Tim Campbell, who won the very first season of The Apprentice way back in 2005. The series also gave us media personality Katie Hopkins, so viewers hoping to see her get a verbal lashing from the judges will be happy to know all the seasons are currently available to stream on the