The Apprentice winner Marnie Swindells says BBC aftercare felt like a 'checkbox exercise' and reveals why she thinks new candidate Amber Rose has already blown it with Lord Sugar
The Apprentice winner Marnie Swindells says BBC aftercare felt like a 'checkbox exercise' and reveals why she thinks new candidate Amber Rose has already blown it with Lord Sugar
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The Apprentice winner Marnie Swindells has issued a warning to the candidates on the new series of the BBC show. Season 19 kicks off on Thursday night with 18 new hopefuls fighting it out for Lord Sugar's £250,000 invesntment. Two years ago Marnie was the lucky winner, and while the gym owner has enjoyed a successful collaboration with Lord Sugar, she has some criticism of the show's aftercare, labelling it 'a checkbox exercise'.
![[Marnie also had her say on the new batch of candidates, specifically Amber-Rose Badrudin, who has already hit the headlines thanks to reports of her rule break during filming]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/30/15/94638633-14342937-Boardroom_bombshell_Amber_Rose_Badrudin_has_found_herself_the_br-a-11_1738251542937.jpg)
Speaking with Office Freedom Marnie said 'more could be done around the aftercare and making sure people's heads are okay throughout the process.'. 'I expected a little bit more support at times and it felt like a checkbox exercise. I think they do genuinely care, but whether they have enough resources and protocols in place to protect from people having a bad emotional experience with it, I’m not sure.'.
![[Marnie thinks that Amber-Rose may have already blown it with Lord Sugar, calling the alleged incident 'absolutely ridiculous']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/30/15/94687661-14342937-image-a-12_1738251568257.jpg)
'You go from being an absolute nobody, then overnight the whole of the UK has an opinion on what you're doing and is watching you intensely - not just on Thursday nights, but throughout the week they want to know what you're doing and who you are. It’s a serious roller coaster and journey.'.
The Apprentice winner Marnie Swindells has issued a warning to the candidates on the new series of the BBC show. Marnie said that in her opinon contestants 'need a thick skin' to go the show and added that 'the emotional impact should also be taken extremely seriously.'.
