EMBARGOED TO 2100 MONDAY JANUARY 19 For use in UK, Ireland or Benelux countries only Undated BBC handout photo of Lord Alan Sugar with the candidates, Levi Hague, Rajan Gill, Rothna Akhtar, Georgina Newton, Marcus Donkoh, Pascha Myhill, Karishma Vijay, Megan Ruiter, Vanessa Tetteh-Squire, Kieran McCartney, Lord Sugar, Priyesh Bathia, Roxanne Hamedi, Andrea Cooper, Nikki Jetha, Harry Clough, Lawrence Rosenberg, Dan Miller, Tanmay Hingorani, Conor Galvin and Carrington Saunders for this year’s BBC One contest, The Apprentice. Issue date: Monday January 19, 2026. - (PA Media)
The 20th series of The Apprentice launches later this month, with 20 new candidates looking to impress Lord Sugar and secure his £250,000 investment.
Supported by his advisers, Baroness Karren Brady and Tim Campbell, Lord Sugar will whittle down the candidates across 12 episodes until there is only one winner.
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