The eighteenth series of British reality television series The Apprentice (UK) premiered on 1 February 2024 in the UK on BBC One. Karren Brady and Tim Campbell returned as Lord Sugar's aides. The eighteen candidates competing in the series were revealed on 23 January 2024. The series concluded on 18 April 2024, with Rachel Woolford emerging as the overall winner, finishing over runner-up Phil Turner.
Production In January 2023, whilst the previous series was airing, the BBC announced applications were open for the eighteenth series. The applications closed on 29 January 2023. In November 2023, it was confirmed that the series would be pushed back to February 2024 instead of the usual slot due to the second series of The Traitors launching in January. The first teaser for the new series was revealed on 17 January 2024.
Before the series, Lord Sugar spoke during an interview with The Times announcing his plans to "tone down" the penultimate "interviews" episode for this series, following the controversy surrounding the interrogations from the interviewers in the previous series, which Sugar himself said he found "hard to watch." His aide Karren Brady defended the segment of the process however, insisting that she was not trying to upset the candidates, [during the interviews] however added that "resilience" was critical for running a successful business.
Series overview The two teams are named Supream and Nexus.
Candidates Candidate Background AgeResult Rachel Woolford Boutique fitness studio owner 27 Winner Phil Turner Pie company owner 37 Runner-up Paul Midha Dental practice owner 29Fired in the interviews stage Florence "Flo" Edwards Recruitment consultant 29 Tre Lowe Musician & wellness entrepreneur 48 Steve Darken Management consultant 37Fired in the tenth task Foluso Falade Project manager 25 Maura Rath Yoga company owner 33Fired in the ninth task Raj Chohan Mortgage broker 41 Noor Bouziane Jewellery company owner 22Fired in the eighth task Virdi Singh Mazaria Music producer 24Fired in the seventh task Samantha "Sam" Saadet Perinatal fitness coach 33Fired in the sixth task Onyeka Nweze Chartered company secretary 25 Fired in the fifth task Jack Davies Recruitment director 29Fired in the fourth task Amina Khan Pharmacist & business owner 32 Asif Munaf Doctor & wellness brand owner 34 Fired in the third task Paul Bowen Pie company director 34 Fired in the second task Oliver "Ollie" Medforth Sales executive 27 Fired in the first task
Performance chart CandidateTask Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rachel IN IN IN IN IN IN LOSE LOSS IN LOSE IN HIRED Phil LOSS LOSE LOSS BR LOSS BR LOSS LOSS BR WIN IN RUNNER-UP Paul M. LOSS LOSS IN IN LOSE LOSS IN WIN LOSS IN FIRED Flo IN IN WIN IN LOSS LOSS IN IN BR IN FIRED Tre LOSS LOSS IN IN WIN IN LOSS LOSS WIN IN FIRED Steve BR LOSS IN IN IN WIN IN IN IN FIRED Foluso IN WIN IN IN IN IN BR LOSS IN FIRED Maura IN IN LOSS BR LOSS BR WIN IN FIRED Raj IN IN IN WIN IN IN IN IN FIRED Noor IN IN IN IN IN IN LOSS FIRED Virdi LOSE LOSS LOSS BR BR LOSS FIRED Sam IN IN BR BR LOSS FIRED Onyeka WIN IN BR BR FIRED Jack LOSS LOSS LOSS FIRED Amina IN IN BR FIRED Asif LOSS BR FIRED Paul B. LOSS FIRED Ollie FIRED
The candidate won this series of The Apprentice. The candidate was the runner-up. The candidate won as project manager on their team, for this task. The candidate lost as project manager on their team, for this task. The candidate was on the winning team for this task / passed the Interviews stage. The candidate was on the losing team for this task. The candidate was brought to the final boardroom for this task. The candidate was fired in this task. The candidate lost as project manager for this task and was fired.
Episodes
References
External links The Apprentice series 18 at BBC Online