Lord Sugar has prolonged his tenure on The Apprentice, signing a brand new three-year contract with the BBC that can see him stay on the helm into his 80s.
The billionaire businessman was already dedicated to internet hosting the twentieth sequence of the present subsequent 12 months however has now confirmed he’ll proceed for at the very least three extra seasons. Chatting with BBC journalist Amol Rajan, Lord Sugar, 77, revealed the deal and mirrored on the enduring affect of the long-running actuality sequence.
Regardless of The Apprentice reaching its nineteenth season, he stays unfazed by criticism, saying it washes over him “like water off a duck’s back.” The format sees Lord Sugar make investments £250,000 into the winner’s enterprise in return for a 50% stake, a construction he stays pleased with.
“When I took the job on The Apprentice, I was already a multi-millionaire. I didn’t do it for the money,” he stated.
Throughout the wide-ranging interview, Lord Sugar additionally shared his ideas on former Apprentice US host Donald Trump and described Brexit as a “disaster.”
Famed for his blunt method and the signature “you’re fired” catchphrase, Lord Sugar insists his on-screen persona isn’t any totally different from actual life.
“That is me, mate, I’m promising you,” he informed Rajan. “I have sat on the production line, I’ve made stuff, I’ve packed boxes, I’ve loaded lorries, I’ve delivered, I’ve collected money. Every single facet of business, I have done all of it.”
A real rags-to-riches entrepreneur, Lord Sugar started his profession promoting automobile aerials and transistor radios from a van in Hackney, east London. He went on to construct the expertise empire Amstrad, earlier than increasing into property and different investments, securing his standing as one in all Britain’s wealthiest enterprise figures.
