This is why fired Apprentice candidates wear a big coat and scarf before taking their taxi ride home

AFTER feeling the wrath of Lord Sugar’s boardroom, fired candidates have to take the humiliating taxi ride home from the competition.

But did you notice another thing that all The Apprentice candidates have in common?

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Eagle-eyed viewers may have noticed that contestants all wear huge coats and scarves when they exit the process.

Many have taken to social media in attempt to get to the bottom of the mystery.

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One Twitter user asked: “The apprentice. Filmed in summer but the ones that r sacked wear big over coats n scarves when they get in the taxi. Why???”

Another questioned: “Why do they all leave the apprentice wearing trench coats?”

When one viewer had their own theory, that you’re “contractually obliged to wear a really s*** coat and scarf”, their suggestion wasn’t actually far from the truth.

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It turns out that the OTT outerwear actually does have a purpose for the show – and it’s all for continuity.

All contestants do the taxi walk of shame on the first day of filming, not knowing whether the footage will ever be used or not.

As the clothing they wear on their way home is often different, they're encouraged to hide their outfits under coats to make the cab home scene more believable.

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Although the fired candidates’ interviews in the cab occur after they’ve left the process, their walks to the vehicle are all shot at the same time.

To conceal the fact that the contestants are probably wearing different clothes than they did of day one of the competition, they’re told to wear tightly-buttoned coats when they make their exits.

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Mind blown?

It’s not the only behind-the-scenes secret that has shocked fans over the years.

The Apprentice boardroom isn’t actually Lord Sugar’s business offices.

Although it may appear that candidates nervously shuffle into a towering office block to await their fate, the building is actually all a complete ruse.

All of the tense scenes are shot in a west London TV studio, complete with a fake receptionist.

Lord Sugar’s real offices are located in Brentwood, Essex, which is a lot further away from the towering skyline of London.