{"id":12046,"date":"2022-03-10T23:01:42","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T22:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1602249"},"modified":"2022-03-10T23:29:09","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T22:29:09","slug":"apprentice-eliminated-candidate-says-their-firing-wasnt-justified","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/apprentice-eliminated-candidate-says-their-firing-wasnt-justified\/","title":{"rendered":"Apprentice eliminated candidate says their firing wasn\u2019t \u201cjustified\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Grace Henry\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 10 March 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Akeem Bundu-Kamara just missed out on <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/the-apprentice-2022-air-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Apprentice<\/a> final five this week, as Lord Alan Sugar revealed there\u2019d be a double elimination on this week\u2019s show.<\/p>\n<p>Following the episode, strategy manager Akeem opened up about the elimination.<\/p>\n<p>Asked whether he thought it was \u201cjustified\u201d, he told press including <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a><strong>:<\/strong> \u201cObviously, I am going to say no! I feel like my business, and the way I approach business, is very different to others and is why I would have been a perfect business partner for Lord Sugar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut, at the end of the day, he made the decision not to invest in me and my business and that\u2019s his prerogative. I would rather have a strong yes off somebody who wants it, rather than a half-hearted yes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/the-apprentice-2022-aaron-willis-contestant\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Aaron Willis<\/a> was first to be fired this week, after his baby food recipe didn\u2019t hit the spot.<\/p>\n<p>Usually on the BBC One series, we see five contestants go through to the interview stage, which takes place during the semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p>However, this year, Lord Sugar decided he\u2019d only be taking through four of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/apprentice-2022-cast-line-up\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Apprentice 2022 candidates<\/a>, which meant one more person would be going home.<\/p> <p>It was then decided that Akeem was the second weakest in this week\u2019s challenge, and would therefore be leaving the completion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;xmsonormal&quot;\">He continued: \u201c[I\u2019m] feeling extremely gutted, as you can imagine! To technically make the final five, but not to make it to the interview stage, well, it\u2019s unfortunate but I feel like I\u2019ve done well. Two wins as PM, so I\u2019ve definitely got things to be proud of and now it\u2019s all about advancing with my business.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\">\n<p><strong>The Apprentice airs on Thursdays at 9pm on BBC One.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"&quot;post__content-end\" row=\"\" hidden-print=\"\">\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1646475362032000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3V294VysUZCaUEr74LQCWO&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1646475362032000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2r6rZvqwnBvtejQQt34CDq&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a><\/strong><span class=\"&quot;apple-converted-space&quot;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><strong>with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Grace Henry Published: Thursday, 10 March 2022 at 12:00 am Akeem Bundu-Kamara just missed out on The Apprentice final five this week, as Lord Alan Sugar revealed there\u2019d be a double elimination on this week\u2019s show. Following the episode, strategy manager Akeem opened up about the elimination. 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Following the episode, strategy manager Akeem opened up about the elimination. 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