Drunk Apprentice star Jessica Cunningham shocks party-goers by interrupting Professor Stephen Hawking speech

OVER-excitable Apprentice star Jessica Cunningham stunned guests by interrupting Professor Stephen Hawking's speech at a posh event.

The stripper-turned-entrepreneur, 29, left onlookers open-mouthed as the Cambridge University scientist tried to talk over her noise.

Reflecting on the event, she told The Sun: “I am a huge fan of Stephen Hawking and have read his book 'My Brief History' and watched his life story.

"He is a true inspiration and I cheered through excitement as positive support from a true fan.”

Radio 4's Eddie Mair, who described the incident as involving an unknown reality telly star in the Radio Times, wrote: “The highlight for me was Professor Stephen Hawking, who made a short speech about black holes to a respectfully hushed room.

"The only person making any noise as the professor spoke was a young woman I took to be a reality TV star who was standing close to me.

"I had no idea who she was, and I doubt she could name me if I stood up in her soup, but she had already caught my eye with her daring dress – it may have been a handkerchief – and her vivacious champagne-enhanced demeanour."

Jessica rose to fame after taking part in the twelfth series of BBC show The Apprentice.

The semi-finalist was blasted by the show's winner Alana Spencer for posing in her underwear.

Alana told The Sun's Bizarre TV: "I would absolutely not do that."

But Jessica, who's launching lingerie range Boardroom to Boudoir this month, hit back: "I would go nude for a photo shoot. Why not?

"I'm bringing out a lingerie collection next month so it's only natural to want to create a buzz."

In January 2017, she became one of the housemates on the nineteenth series of Celebrity Big Brother and entered the house as a 'new star' 11 days into the show.

She rowed with singer Stacy Francis and Kim Woodburn and flirted with Calum Best, which angered fellow housemate and reality star Chloe Ferry.