Marnie Swindells wins The Apprentice 2023 after gripping all-female final

23 March 2023 , 21:59

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Marnie Swindells wins The Apprentice 2023 after gripping all-female final

BBC One viewers have finally discovered who The Apprentice has crowned the winner of series 17.

The final show of 2023 kicked off on Thursday night when one finalist walked away with a £250,000 investment from Lord Alan Sugar.

Back in January, 18 ambitious candidates were put through their paces in challenges and in the boardroom - with those taking part this year including a safari guide, a court advocate and the owner of a theatre school.

However, after a gruelling and challenging eight weeks, only two hopefuls remained with Marnie Swindells, 28, and Rochelle Anthony, 35, making it through to the all-female final.

Marnie was the one to walk away as the winner this year (PA)

The pair battled it out in the last instalment for the chance to win the £250,000 investment and become Lord Sugar's next business partner, and Marnie was the one to walk away as the winner this year.

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After a gripping final episode where Marnie and Rochelle went head-to-head in a final challenge, Marnie was the one to come out on top as she proved that she had thought long and hard about creating a gym of her own.

London-born court advocate Marnie is a gold-medal winning boxer who snowballed her passion into an innovative business idea which she hoped would get Lord Sugar's investment.

Marnie plans on opening a boxing gym near the Bank of England in London after winning the show (PA)

Marnie now plans on opening a boxing gym near the Bank of England in London after winning the show.

Meanwhile, Rochelle is the owner of a hair salon and also runs a 'hair academy' in her home county of Bedfordshire.

The 35-year-old hoped, with Lord Sugar's investment, to expand her business and open up more locations in London and Manchester.

Rochelle reached the final but lost out to Marnie (BBC/Fremantle Media/Ray Burmiston)

The Apprentice Kim Kardashian lookalike Rochelle Anthony lost out at the final (rochellerayeanthony/Instagram)

In the final episode of the 2023 series, Marnie and Rochelle were tasked with creating a new brand for their company, producing a digital billboard, directing and editing a television advert and designing a metaverse.

They then pitched it all to Lord Sugar and industry experts at a black-tie event.

The Apprentice is available to watch now on BBC iPlayer.

Susan Knox