The Apprentice

[riotgrrl]

It feels like a re-run of previous years.

Final of slightly older, working-class woman and very young, posh boy. Haven't we been here before?

(In real life, I've never had an interviewer who was as rude and blunt as the ones in The Apprentice. I would walk out!!!)

How big a lie did Stuart tell in reality 'though? All he said was he had a full license, and he's only got a bit of it. Don't get me wrong, I'm not sticking up for the knobhead, but I thought that was really harsh.

BTW, where does Stella come from? She said something about growing up in the nation's biggest council estate, but I don't know where that is. Anyone?

[Patrick]

Dec 16, 2010 8:21:27 GMT @riotgrrl said:

BTW, where does Stella come from? She said something about growing up in the nation's biggest council estate, but I don't know where that is. Anyone?

Lancaster comes close.

[riotgrrl]

Apprentice star Stella English is a gangster's moll with a troubled past a million miles from her image in the show's boardroom.

The go-getting blonde led the boys to victory in this week's challenge - and was tipped to win the show by fellow contestants.

But Stella, 30, has a dark past which wouldn't sit easily with potential future boss Lord Sugar.

In her teenage years, she was a regular at a pub in Thamesmead, South-East London, notorious for its gangland-related violence. She mixed with some of the area's most feared criminals.

Stella now lives with partner Ray Dewar - who went on trial accused of intimidating witnesses for a gangland "Mr Big".


Read more: www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2010/10/17/the-apprentice-stella-english-is-a-gangster-s-moll-with-a-troubled-past-115875-22640335/#ixzz18GgfvGlY

[Weyland]

Dec 16, 2010 8:21:27 GMT @riotgrrl said:

How big a lie did Stuart tell in reality 'though? All he said was he had a full license, and he's only got a bit of it.

And then still attempted to deny any lie. Buffoon.

Katie Melua sang "Feeling twenty-two, acting seventeen." In his case it's more like "Feeling twenty-one, acting fourteen and a bit."

He was in the prgoramme because his CV was full of shyte. They already knew what was going to come out in the interviews. One of the usual token dick-heads included purely for the entertainment of seeing them fired. His triumph was to be this year's dickiest dick-head, and he certainly earned that.

I don't know how Srallan makes his money now, but I do know that the Amstrad products I've used were rubbish, including the computers and the gormless "e-mail phone". Same with Viglen components. Cheap and nasty. But he seems a nice enough bloke. Certainly no dick-head.

[trubble]

Dec 16, 2010 8:21:27 GMT @riotgrrl said:

BTW, where does Stella come from? She said something about growing up in the nation's biggest council estate, but I don't know where that is. Anyone?

Stella:

skip to 8 minutes in..

[riotgrrl]

So Thamesmeade in London.

Never heard of it.

Am googling.

[Patrick]

Becontree is the largest council estate. #incidentaltrivia

[everso]

Dec 16, 2010 15:08:40 GMT Patrick said:

Becontree is the largest council estate. #incidentaltrivia

Know it quite well. Mr. E. came from the other side of Dagenham - the better side.

[swl]

Dec 16, 2010 11:26:55 GMT Weyland said:

I don't know how Srallan makes his money now, but I do know that the Amstrad products I've used were rubbish, including the computers and the gormless "e-mail phone". Same with Viglen components. Cheap and nasty. But he seems a nice enough bloke. Certainly no dick-head.

I know he used to sell his Amstrad PCW computers into schools and colleges and I expect he still does supply the Public Sector to a degree (hence his political links with Labour). The good thing about selling stuff to the Govt and Councils is it doesn't actually have to work or be any good.

[swl]

Here we go.

I is all exciteds

[riotgrrl]

I'm about half an hour behind as Gothboy was watching something else. So don't spoil it for me . .

Stella to win!!!

(Changed my mind 180 degrees about her.)

[swl]

Lips is sealed

(But I cheered so loud the cats scattered!)

[Weyland]

Dec 19, 2010 22:06:49 GMT swl said:

Lips is sealed

(But I cheered so loud the cats scattered!)

The one that didn't win: Obvious prat, pillock, and generally repulsive parasite with no skills worthy of mention.

The winner: The blindingly obvious winner since no later than episode two.

[riotgrrl]

YESSSSSSSS.

(I had no idea I was quite as invested in this as I was. I cheered and punched the air. I was so sure that Tim posh-not-dim was going to get it with all that 'raw talent' angle, and that the working class burd would be ditched, and I was all ready to give a big rant about sexism and classism and ism ism ism.

The right decision.

I still had a soft spot for Liz, but I lost it tonight with her utterly ridiculous pinkness.

[swl]

Actually, I think Stella is possibly one of the best winners of this programme. Genuinely very, very pleased that she won

[Weyland]

Dec 19, 2010 22:28:24 GMT @riotgrrl said:

I was so sure that Tim posh-not-dim was going to get it with all that 'raw talent' angle

Riot: You obviously mean the not posh, not very bright, shit diction, and yet strangely talentless Chris. Toss-pot wannabe parasitic shite-hawk.

The blokes never had a chance. None of them. All the women, even the brainless Melissa, were better equipped from the start. The programme-makers saw to that.

[trubble]

Hurrah!!



Stella for Sralan, Kara for Come Dancing, and Matt for the X Factor! All is right with the world. All just and fair winners, all stood out from the start, for all of them it was meant to be. It was the same in the Irish Apprentice (the wildcat won it).

Hold on, why did we bother to watch any of this crap if the result was so blatantly clear from day one?

We are mind controlled.

[everso]

Trubbs, I have to agree. Mind controlled definitely.

I feel very cross about just how much the viewing public IS controlled - especially by X Factor, having read a very interesting piece in the (excuse me) Daily Mail.