There’s no Sugar-coating this: Scandals that hit The Apprentice
THE Apprentice was rocked by revelations that Luisa Zissman used to be a
regular at orgies.
A pal of the wannabe entrepreneur said: “Luisa is sex mad. She is an
exhibitionist and loves being centre of attention.”
But the cake shop owner, from St Albans, Herts, is not the only Apprentice
hopeful who had skeletons in her closet.
The BBC show has faced a number of scandals throughout its nine series.
Here we look at other revelations that must have left Sir Alan Sugar shaking
his head.
The escort: Michael Sophocles
Slimy Michael sold his body for £50 a pop after racking up thousands of pounds
of gambling debts.
The Apprentice loser, 27, worked as a male escort after blowing his student
cash on his addiction.
A pal said at the time: “Michael likes to think he’s a ladies’ man but he had
to shut his eyes and think of England as he had sex with them.
“Michael wasn’t proud of himself and parents Costas and Denise were mortified
when they found out.”
The racial abuser: Joanna Riley
Joanna had a secret criminal conviction for a racial attack on three cabbies
while on the show.
The cleaning firm boss, 27, launched a shocking volley of abuse at the Asian
trio following a boozy night out.
Her conviction came after she called on of the three drivers a “f****** dirty
P*ki” before booting their cars. Two were hurt, with one driver breaking a
tooth in the melee in Windsor.
The fraud: Chris Farrell
Former Royal Marine Chris faked seven mortgage applications while working as a
broker to pocket the commission.
Chris, who was on the Apprentice for eight weeks, made nothing from the con
after it was quickly uncovered.
He walked free after a judge praised his military service, which included
tours in Afghanistan, Iraq, Kosovo and Northern Ireland.
Chris’s nine-month sentence was suspended for two years.
The love rat: Ian Stringer
The swaggering IT expert was exposed for dumping wife Kirsty just three weeks
after she gave birth to their second child.
He also cheated on her during her pregnancy with a woman he had invited to
their wedding. Ian divorced Kirsty before promptly stopping to pay the bills
and the mortgage – leaving the mum of two and his two kids struggling
financially.
A businessman later told how he also nicked his air-hostess girlfriend – and
hid in a pub cellar to avoid a beating from the jilted lover.
The gay video girl: Debra Barr
Outspoken saleswoman Debra was furious when a pal tried to sell video footage
of her frolicking with a beautiful blonde.
Deb, who was in a relationship with a man at the time, was seen kissing the
girl who had lifted her top to expose her boobs.
A source said: “Debra loves posing for the camera and once she has had a drink
or too the steely businesswoman persona drops and she is up for having a lot
of fun.
“Everyone knows she is in a very happy relationship with her fella but the
video shows she is game for laugh.”