{"id":133627,"date":"2023-11-15T08:02:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T08:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=133627"},"modified":"2023-11-15T08:02:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T08:02:04","slug":"the-apprentice-winner-says-contestants-are-cut-off-with-just-one-call-a-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/celebrities\/the-apprentice-winner-says-contestants-are-cut-off-with-just-one-call-a-week\/","title":{"rendered":"The Apprentice winner says contestants are cut off with just one call a week"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The Apprentice: Harpreet wins the 2022 series<\/h3>\n<p>Harpreet Kaur has revealed that contestants on BBC&#8217;s The Apprentice are &#8220;completely cut off&#8221; from the outside world and are only allowed &#8220;one 10 minute call a week.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The desserts business owner, who bagged herself a \u00a3250,000 investment from Lord Sugar in the 2022 series, spoke exclusively with Express.co.uk about moving her company in a new direction.<\/p>\n<p>She also revealed what truly goes on behind the scenes on the BBC show, saying that the candidates go through &#8220;tough situations&#8221; off camera.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We were completely cut off, which I think adds to the pressure,&#8221; she recalled.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In real life, you go through tough situations, but you have a support network around you to get you through them.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> READ MORE: <\/strong> <strong>BBC&#8217;s Strictly in fresh &#8216;fix&#8217; row as celebrity dancers for 2024 are unveiled<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/79\/590x\/secondary\/the-apprentice-harpreet-5058105.jpg?r=1699552343827\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You are literally thrown into the deep end with 15 other candidates all competing for the same prize and can&#8217;t talk to anybody &#8211; can&#8217;t Google anything.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You get one phone call a week.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Harpreet said that she is very family-orientated, so she found being away from home very challenging.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For me it was emotional.I was really missing my family and my sister.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After winning the 2022 series, Harpreet started dating her series co-star Akshay Thakrar and the pair are now engaged.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/79\/590x\/secondary\/harpreet-kaur-5058125.jpg?r=1699552343871\"><\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Carol Kirkwood can&#8217;t stop smiling over major achievement away from BBC Breakfast[WATCH] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Carol Vorderman\u2019s absence from her final BBC show explained before star sacked[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Zoe Ball says Madonna kept her waiting 3 hours before most &#8216;awkward&#8217; interview[OPINION] <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Despite a relationship ban imposed on the house, the dedicated business owner said that she and Akshay &#8220;hardly ever spent time together&#8221; on the show.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We were never working together on tasks. 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And it seemed like one of the strongest candidates to me,&#8221; she shared.<\/p>\n<p>Harpreet is now embarking on a new chapter and has teamed up with Hilton London Metropole in order to grow her business.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the partnership, she said: &#8220;There\u2019s nothing sweeter than seeing our Cookie Cups available to buy at Hilton London Metropole &#8211; it\u2019s truly a dream collaboration and to have the opportunity to work alongside such an iconic hotel is incredible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Oh So Yum! has launched its debut six-flavour Cookie Cup collaboration with the Hilton London Metropole, now available in-house at the Tyburn Market restaurant. <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/celebrity-news\/1833343\/the-apprentice-winner-harpreet-kaur-cut-off\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Apprentice: Harpreet wins the 2022 series Harpreet Kaur has revealed that contestants on BBC&#8217;s The Apprentice are &#8220;completely cut&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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