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Reece Donnelly was axed from The Apprentice after drinking too much alcohol on the flight to Dubai, it's been claimed.
The candidate was hoping to bag Lord Alan Sugar's £250,000 investment into his business, but it has now been claimed he was booted from the programme after drinking too much during their flight to Dubai for the task.
This week, Lord Sugar tasked the remaining candidates with organising and running corporate away days for clients in Dubai.
They were all seen heading to Heathrow Airport to find out what they'd had to do and catch their flight, with Reece expressing his excitement in the taxi for where they might be going.
There were two exits this week on the BBC show (BBC/Fremantle Media/Ray Burmiston)However, when they landed in Dubai and got into their teams, Reece was nowhere to be seen.
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When they later returned to the UK, Lord Sugar confirmed that Reece was out the competition, telling the others: "So, as you know, Reece wasn't able to take part in the task and has subsequently left the process."
However, it's now been claimed that Reece had been drinking on the flight even when he was told not to.
It has been claimed Reece was axed from the programme (BBC)"Reece was sent home and didn't film in Dubai. Producers were unimpressed when he had several alcoholic drinks on the flight even though he was told not to," the insider shared to the MailOnline, "Lord Sugar was obviously furious, he couldn't believe someone would risk securing his £250,000 investment for the sake of a drink."
The Mirror has contacted Reece for comment.
A spokesperson for The Apprentice said: "Reece was unable to continue in the process, this was discussed and agreed between Reece and programme-makers."
Reece previously insisted he had left due to health issues but insisted he had still achieved his "goal", sharing: "I could not continue in The Apprentice due to being unable to complete the task in Dubai for health reasons.
Lord Sugar was said to be unimpressed (BBC/Fremantle Media/Ray Burmiston)
Reece said he had to quit due to health issues (BBC/Fremantle Media/Ray Burmiston)My goal of being on The Apprentice was to showcase that Scotland has amazing businesses and entrepreneurs. I really hope I’ve done that," he added of why he wanted to take part on the show in the first place.
He vowed to continue watching his fellow candidates in the process.
Reece added: "I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my time on the show and I’m looking forward to watching my fellow candidates in the rest of the series. I’m so grateful for my time with Lord Sugar and the team."