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The third contestant to be fired shares his opinions on Kevin's culinary abilities, Sir Alan's wit and Lucinda's berets.
What went wrong?
We went on a trolley dash, was what went wrong. We should have sat down first thing, worked out our predicted covers, how much we'd need to feed them, checked the costings, worked the margins backwards and then got the right amount of goods. And then we wouldn't have had to do more trolley dashing and time wasting, and essentially waste money.
You took a lot of money.
Yeah, it's so annoying. We took over £800, and for that I've been fired. But I should've taken more profit because it's all about the profits, not the takings.
Were you a good team leader?
Yeah, I think so - but I think I could have been better. There are a lot of egos to try to manage, a lot of roles to try and fill - badly, in Kevin's case, as the head chef.
As a viewer, you feel like it would actually be easier with less people.
Yeah, I think the longer the series goes on the more influence you have on the group. In the earlier weeks it's a lot harder because as a project manager you've got so many people looking to make an impression, really wanting to impose their personalities on the show.
Who should have been fired instead?
Kevin. Because he was an incompetent head chef. He couldn't get the numbers right, he was struggling to get a bloody menu together, and how do you trust anyone who wants to have a latte with chocolate on top - which, by the way, is called a cappuccino - as a dessert? Wake up, man! And also, in week one - hello? - he asked if the people in the solicitors liked the breasts on that cod! Kevin, note to self: fish don't have breasts!
Yes, it seems possible he doesn't know quite as much about food as he thinks he does.
Maybe so. Maybe - just maybe - he doesn't have a future as Gordon Ramsay's next apprentice…
Was the way you were portrayed fair?
I'm a lot louder, I'm a lot more outgoing, there's a lot more to me than viewers of The Apprentice - on BBC1, Wednesdays at 9 o'clock! - saw, and I really wish I'd been in longer to try and show that.
Who do you see going on to win it now?
I've got to go for my best buddies, Lee and Alex. I got on really, really well with those lads and I think both of them have got something about them.
As far as the girls go, it's got to be Lucinda. Anyone who wears a different multi-coloured beret for each task has got to do well. I'd love to see her as Sir Alan's next apprentice. Can you imagine? In those berets? It would be awesome! I think we should start knitting Lucinda's next beret…
It could be your next business venture - Lucinda-branded headgear.
There you go! Woollen Lucinda berets, in some out-there colours… I'm off to the nearest haberdashery after this.
What were your impressions of Sir Alan?
Sir Alan Sugar is the person that is portrayed on television - and a bit more, to be honest. He is funny at times, he is witty, he can crack a joke and get a good laugh out of it. At the same time, I do have a lot of respect for him because you don't get knighted for services to business just by flogging a couple of set-top boxes. He's someone I respect massively.
Any non-business-related gossip from the house you'd like to share…?
Just that there's some good-looking boys in there, you know. I don't think that's gossip really, I don't think anyone doesn't already know that, but some of the lads, they're looking sharp. Those boys are looking good. I roomed with Alex, that was an experience… But really, there can't be any romance because no-one can take their eyes off Lucinda's berets!
Any final thoughts?
Do remember that I'm a reporter for BBC local radio. I work for BBC Three Counties radio. I'm a sport monkey. So if you can get a little Three Counties sports plug in there it would go down very well.
You've got it.
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