Who is Jasmine Kundra? Apprentice 2018 star and learning and development manager

THE Apprentice is back on TV and with it comes a whole new batch of hopefuls.

Jasmine Kundra is one of the budding entrepreneurs hoping to win over Lord Sugar - here's the lowdown...

Who is Jasmine Kundra?

Jasmine Kundra, 34, is a learning and development manager from the West Midlands.

She has built her career on training others to better themselves and develop their skills and says that she loves enabling and empowering people.

She credits American philanthropist and life coach Tony Robbins as her role model and admires how he has built a global empire and success whilst also improving people’s lives.

Her business motto is "All is fair in love and war…and business is war."

Who is on the show's board with Lord Sugar?

Lord Sugar needs "eyes and ears" on the ground during each week's tasks.

He used to be assisted by Nick Hewer and uber-shrewd Margaret Mountford.

But after legal aid Margaret left in 2009, West Ham CEO Karren Brady took over the role.

Then, in 2014, PR guru Nick left The Apprentice, and Claude Littner stepped in to replace him after years acting as one of the official interviewers during the CV round.

This year, Karren and Claude will both return to the show to spot who's not pulling their weight during the tasks.

When does The Apprentice start on BBC One?

The Apprentice is a hit BBC reality show, now going into its 14th series, featuring hour-long episodes.

Each series of the programme aims to find a new apprentice for billionaire business mogul and Amstrad founder Lord Alan Sugar, who's worth £1.4bn.

It aims to recreate the toughest of business environments and tasks for its set of contestants, but it is often very funny due to the incompetence and arrogance of the competitors.

It launched on BBC One on Wednesday, October 3 at 9pm and continues at the same time each week for 12 weeks.