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David Laister

Could a Hull sweet shop owner be Lord Sugar's pick of the mix as The Apprentice returns?

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Lord Sugar’s next apprentice could be the owner of a struggling sweet shop in Hull.

Megan Hornby has been revealed as one of the 18 candidates to enter the firing line in the latest series of the BBC favourite. The 26-year-old entrepreneur who is in the process of converting her The Candy Shop Newland Avenue outlet into a cafe bar after an initial boom has almost turned to bust, will debut on the show on Thursday.

She initially launched on Princes Avenue during lockdown, having started out making sweet box treats for family and friends when furloughed from her role as general manager of former restaurant Lucca. Megan went on to open a second outlet in Leeds, and had employed around 20 staff at peak.

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