Fired! Edward Hunter is the first to leave The Apprentice

“I’m a champion thoroughbred”, “I’m a natural born businessman”, “I live to work”, “I’m here to win”, “I am unstoppable”, “Underneath these glasses is a core of steel”…

In the first episode of the new series of The Apprentice, the new recruits lost no time in self-aggrandising, but when it came to the crunch one had to go – and it was 25 year old Edward Hunter.

In tonight’s first episode of the new series, Lord Sugar told the teams to treat the task as if it was their own business. He gave them £250 to invest in fresh fruit and vegetables, and then turn the produce into products before selling it on to the public.

Melody Hossaini led the girls – Team Venture. She had previously (so she says) been taught by Al Gore, Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama. They sold fruit salad for breakfast and vegetable pasta for lunch. Edna kept a tight grip on the purse strings, and they turned an impressive profit, leading them to victory.

Where’s the Logic?

Edward Hunter led team Logic. They went for the soup and juice market, with Jim in charge of production. Because six of them spent their time squeezing the juice from 1400 oranges and they missed the key breakfast trade and never made up the shortfall.

Both teams had fixed pitches – the boys at Liverpool Street and the girls at Euston station, and also sent people off roaming for extra sales, with smoothie Vincent turning on the charm to try and win extra sales, but in the end, his charm wasn’t enough to swing it.

In a boardroom showdown between Edward, Gavin and Leon, recriminations flew, but in the end it was project manager Edward who had to go.

If you can’t stand the heat…

Start as you mean to go on: Team Logic start rowing early

Edward feels the heat of the plastic apron

Squeeze me, please me: get a move on, there’s 1347 to go

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