Lord Sugar and fellow Apprentice candidates pay tribute to Stuart Baggs

Former stars of The Apprentice take to Twitter to share their sadness at the loss of 27-year-old entrepreneur Stuart 'The Brand' Baggs

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By Radio Times Staff

Published: Thursday, 30th July 2015 at 3:31 pm

Lord Sugar has paid his respects to the family of former Apprentice candidate Stuart Baggs, who was found dead on the Isle of Man on Thursday morning.

terrible news Stuart Baggs has died. My sincere condolances to his family and friends RIP one of the stand out characters of the apprentice

— Lord Sugar (@Lord_Sugar) July 30, 2015

Twenty seven year old entrepreneur Baggs appeared on the BBC1 show in 2010 when he was 21, becoming at the time its youngest ever contestant. He made it to the semi-finals before he was fired, and today Lord Sugar said he was “one of the stand-out characters of The Apprentice”.

Other former Apprentice stars have also been sharing their tributes to ‘The Brand’ Baggs after police confirmed they had discovered his body at a property on the Isle of Man.

2012 Apprentice winner Ricky Martin said he was “shocked” at the news, 2013 runner-up Luisa Zissman called him one of her favourite ever contestants and and 2011 winner Tom Pellereau said Baggs was probably the most memorable contestant in the show’s history.

Love him or hate him during @bbcapprentice it is terrible news that Stuart Baggs has been found dead. Such a character and I'm shocked! #RIP

— Ricky Martin (@RickyMartin247) July 30, 2015

RIP Stuart Baggs. Possible the most memorable ever @bbcapprentice candidate. My thoughts and prayers go to his family & friends.

— Inventor_tom (@inventor_tom) July 30, 2015

2013 winner Leah Totton recalled one of Baggs’s best-known one-liners: “I’m not a one-trick pony, I’m not a 10-trick pony, I’m a whole field of ponies.”

Just heard the sad news that Stuart Baggs has died. His "I'm a whole field of ponies" line was one of my fav ever from The Apprentice. RIP x

— Dr Leah (@DrLeahTotton) July 30, 2015

And series ten contestant Solly Akhtar said Baggs “ruled the boardroom” during his time on the show.

Devastated to hear about #stuartbaggs. One of the best on #TheApprentice and someone who ruled the boardroom. RIP

— Solomon Akhtar (@sollyakhtar) July 30, 2015

2011 contestant Melody Hossaini and 2012 Young Apprentice finalist Maria Doran both added their voices online.