The Apprentice's awkward mention of axed candidate after cutting final scenes

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Dr Asif Munaf was booted off The Apprentice tonight and whilst they usually appear on the spin-off show You
Dr Asif Munaf was booted off The Apprentice tonight and whilst they usually appear on the spin-off show You're Fired, Dr Asif was not shown on the programme and wasn't mentioned (Image: PA)

Dr Asif Munaf was booted off The Apprentice tonight, but failed to appear on its spin off show.

Dr Munaf was believed to have filmed the You're Fired show over the weekend, but his appearance on the show has since been edited out after he was accused of posting alleged anti-semitic comments on social media. Tonight on the show, host Tom Allen said he wouldn't be appearing as they showed the moment that he left the show.

They quickly then moved onto teasing what was coming up on the show, including a first look at the next episode and also a chat about the team names with the expert panel, and discussions with other ex Apprentice candidates.

Writing on Twitter (X) this morning, Munaf told his followers tonight's episode of The Apprentice will be the final time he appears on the BBC One show. He wrote: "My time on the show will come to end tonight. But this is just the beginning. We thank Him for the opportunity to bring the plight of our brothers and sisters in Gaza to the mainstream."

The Apprentice's awkward mention of axed candidate after cutting final scenes qhiqqhiqxriqzzinvDr Asif Munaf was booted off the show this evening (PA)

In an earlier tweet, Munaf stated: "I will continue speaking the truth whether it costs me my limbs, livelihood or life. It all belongs to Him in the first place. You simply cannot shake a man who seeks only His Pleasure. Alhamdulillah for the mindset Islam instills in you. Alhamdulillah for Islam." He added: "They can cut my scenes from the show but they cut my connection with Him."

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Tonight, as You're Fired kicked off, Munaf never appeared on the show and he was not mentioned by host Tom Allen as they discussed the task and how the losing team came to end up in the boardroom.

Fans took to social media to comment on the most recent episode of You're Fired. One wrote: "@bbcapprentice why bother even broadcasting tonight’s You’re Fired? The whole point of the show is to talk to the fired candidate. #TheApprentice," as a second added: "Why no candidate? #TheApprentice." A third added: "It’s so obvious this was filmed with the contestant and it’s just make it awkward #yourefired."

Earlier this month, Dr Asif Munaf was branded "sexist and vile" for setting up a service to find Muslim brides abroad for British men. The former NHS doctor sparked outrage after launching University of Masculinity - Muslim Passport Bros, which aims to match "professional brothers of the UK" with women sharing similar beliefs in North Africa.

The Apprentice candidate's spot on the BBC show sparked outrage, especially from Labour MP Jess Phillips who said: "This is a vile and sexist attitude that sees women as something that can be traded for servitude and subservience. There's a word for that - slavery. The BBC should have done their due diligence, spotted this and barred him from the show."

Dr Asif, talking about his controversial service, previously said: "We actually set up a service in the summer, my friend and I. It is called the University of Masculinity - Muslim Passport Bros. We have to help vet a lot of sisters in Morocco and match them with appropriately aged guys in the UK, guys who are professionals. We match them with the correct ladies in Morocco.

"It is going well because there is a huge gap in what the women offer in the West and what the brothers want. You know women who have very high testosterone levels - corporate 'boss babe' mentality. "Brothers are like, 'Khalas [stop] I am done with this mentality, I am going to Morocco. I have noticed that part of the world is probably one of the least prone to feminism at the moment because even in the Middle East I have seen remnants of feminism coming through."

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Jasmine Allday

The Apprentice, BBC

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