Over the years, the show has had shake-ups, from the increase in investment, new aides and, as many fans will remember, a spin-off show in its early years.<\/p>\n
Young Apprentice saw a group of young people compete against one another in order to win a \u00a325,000 investment from Lord Alan Sugar<\/a>. The series marked Baroness Karren Brady<\/a>\u2018s debut as Lord Sugar\u2019s new aide and it continued for three seasons before it was cancelled.<\/p>\n Speaking to press including RadioTimes.com<\/a>, the business magnate reflected on the show\u2019s success, noting it was his idea to start the show, but not his decision for it to end.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was my idea to do the Junior Apprentice,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd yeah, [the] BBC decided that they didn\u2019t want to have two Apprentice programmes in the same year. So that was their decision, I think it was the wrong decision.\u201d<\/p>\n The three seasons were won by Ashleigh Porter-Exley, Arjun Rajyagor and Zara Brownless respectively, and pulled in up to five millions viewers (as per Metro<\/a>).<\/p>\n Lord Sugar continued: \u201cBut anyway, they\u2019re the bosses. They\u2019re the ones that decide, but they weren\u2019t put on.<\/p>\n \u201cFunnily enough, my wife, that\u2019s the one she loved the most. She got very annoyed when they stopped doing it.\u201d<\/p> Lord Sugar, Karren Brady and Tim Campbell MBE<\/a> all return for the 18th season of The Apprentice, which they all believe is down to the show\u2019s authenticity.<\/p>\n When asked why she believes The Apprentice continues to bring in millions of viewers each year, Karren Brady told RadioTimes.com<\/strong> and other press it is because \u201cit\u2019s authentic [and] it\u2019s real\u201d.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n She explained: \u201cFirst of all, you\u2019ve got one of the world\u2019s most successful entrepreneurs, who\u2019s done it over decades, and literally what you see with Alan is what you get, there\u2019s no script in the show. It\u2019s authentic. It\u2019s real.<\/p>\n \u201cBut the most important thing is the life changing reward. At the end of it, you get to live your ambition of opening your own business, you get a quarter of a million pounds from Alan\u2019s pocket, but more importantly, you get his mentoring and guidance.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd that is incredible. So I think lots of people watch the show to learn what to do in business, what not to do in business.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Lord](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/425566-075ab68.jpg?quality=90&crop=169px%2C0px%2C1621px%2C1080px&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"425566,The")
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