The Apprentice star shares hidden boardroom clashes you don't see on TV

01 February 2024 , 21:00

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The Apprentice's Karren Brady reveals what viewers don't see on TV (Image: BBC)

Karren Brady has detailed exactly what happens in the boardroom when the cameras have stopped rolling.

Now that a new series of The Apprentice is back on BBC One, fans will be looking forward to the tense boardroom scenes in which candidates clash with each other in a desperate bid to save themselves from hearing the words "you're fired". After the two teams have completed Lord Sugar's task, they meet in the boardroom with the business tycoon and his two aides Karren and Tim Campbell.

Once the losing team has been revealed, the candidates at risk battle it out before the project manager has to choose two of his fellow candidates to join him back in the boardroom. At this point, Karren and Tim share their feedback to Lord Sugar.

Sharing an insight into the boardroom experience, Karren told the Mirror: "That's filmed in real time, everything is filmed in real time. The three-way conversation that we have is just filmed. He'll just say, ‘What do you think about that?’."

Lord Sugar relies on his aides Karren and Tim (BBC/Naked)

She continued: "In the boardroom, it very much depends how much he wants to go through things and sometimes there's a microphone error, the batteries have to be changed so it varies. But, what you see is what happens nothing is reshot or redone so it's broadly as long as you see."

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Karren also praised The Apprentice team and revealed that despite the long days the teams faces while filming, everyone is on hand to support each other. She said: "Both Tim and I will say it's a real privilege to be involved in the show. We love making it, we love the outcomes, we enjoy each other's company, we get on well with the whole production. It's a happy ship from start to finish."

The businesswoman explained the filming process can be "unrelenting at the time" but added that "when you get sick or you don't feel very well you need to rely on each other to help you through". She added: "From that point of view, it's a real privilege."

Karren praised Lord Sugar and said his support is "what the show is really about". She continued: "Alan helping people start businesses, giving them his own money and his time and then creating businesses. Some have sold their businesses for millions of pounds, some are in the process of building businesses worth millions pounds and I think that's a real credit to the longevity of the show, how authentic it is and the quality of the outcomes."

Charlotte McIntyre