Week 12: “The Interviews”
Last nights episode has always been my favourite every year in The Apprentice and this year was no different! It never fails to throw up some surprises and that’s the number one thing you need for great TV. Michelle handled herself so well after getting a piece of her past from 12 years ago thrown at her and that steadfast nature is testament to why she’s in the final now. Niamh and I have become great friends since making the show and I was so proud of her last night. I told her last week that she is the most employable of the 16 on the show and last night demonstrated why.
Will and Panos are two guys I’ve got great time for and thought the panel we a bit tough on them last night. All of us know that this is all about making a TV show and over time, we’ve learnt to live with both positive and negative aspects of being involved in the show but I think that after 11 weeks of grilling, last night would have been a good time to look at the positives of all the contestants that managed to get this far. I think the guy from BrightWater was very harsh on Will in particular and is forgetting that he is 22. Will certainly has a lot to learn (as do all of us) but I have yet to meet anyone who has successfully taken on so much in the few years he’s been working.
I was delighted to be asked back to be a part of the final task next week. We had a lot of fun making the episode and I hope it comes across in the TV edit. Both teams did a great job in what was a very difficult task. I don’t want to spoil it too much for anyone so tune in next Monday and see what happens!
To view the episode, click on the parts 1-4: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 & Part 4
