Viewers of BBC One's The Apprentice say they are "gutted" that Lord Alan Sugar's aide Claude Littner will no longer be following the candidates in the 2023 series, for health reasons.
However, Claude has reassured his fans that he will return later in the series. He has been Lord Sugar's aide since Nick Hewer left in 2015.
Claude was replaced by the show's first-ever winner, Tim Campbell, in 2022 after he was injured in a biking accident. Claude returned for the 2023 series - but was absent from episode two, with Tim stepping backing in.