{"id":7783,"date":"2012-03-22T00:56:06","date_gmt":"2012-03-21T23:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/?p=7783"},"modified":"2012-03-22T00:59:43","modified_gmt":"2012-03-21T23:59:43","slug":"the-apprentice-2012-results-bilyana-apostolova-first-candidate-fired-by-lord-sugar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/7783\/the-apprentice-2012-results-bilyana-apostolova-first-candidate-fired-by-lord-sugar\/","title":{"rendered":"The Apprentice 2012 Results: Bilyana Apostolova first candidate fired by Lord Sugar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The eight series of The Apprentice kicked off tonight on BBC 1 with an unexpected result.<\/p>\n<p>Lord Sugar must have had the easiest decision to make in deciding who should be fired after tonight\u2019s tasks thanks to Bilyana not knowing when to shut up.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Bilyana Apostolova the apprentice\" src=\"\/images\/uk\/realitytvspy\/theapprentice\/2012\/bilyana03.jpg\" alt=\"Bilyana Apostolova  the apprentice\" width=\"287\" height=\"225\" \/>Lord Sugar tasked the 16 candidates with the simple task to Buy blank stock such as T-shirts, mouse mats and mugs, create and print designs on them, then sell them to the public.<\/p>\n<p>The teams were a simple split of boys verses girls, and the teams were sent out on their first task to make a profit on \u00a3500 of startup cash.<\/p>\n<p>In the boardroom, Lord Sugar was interested to hear that none of the boys were willing to put themselves forward for the Project Manager role on Phoenix and was impressed with Nick for stepping forward.<\/p>\n<p>However he was less impressed with the boys\u2019 designs stating, \u201cyou can have the greatest margin in the world but in the end if the punter doesn\u2019t want to buy your product its meaningless isn\u2019t it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Turning to the girls, Lord Sugar was bewildered at Jenna\u2019s explanation of the origin of the team name Sterling, \u201cI actually dreamt it the night before, my friend gave it to me in a dream.\u201d The girls\u2019 designs went down well however Gabrielle Omar\u2019s management style is questioned by Jane who explains that she had taken charge of the finances after nobody else did, \u201cit just needed to be done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After the initial discussions, it was time to reveal the numbers:<\/p>\n<p>Sterling had total sales of \u00a3690.60 with a total spend of \u00a3475.80 so a total profit of \u00a3214.80<\/p>\n<p>Phoenix had total sales of \u00a31015.60 with a total spend of \u00a3399.40 so a total profit of \u00a3616.20<\/p>\n<p>Phoenix were treated to an art inspired reception with canap\u00e9s and cocktails at the house whilst the girls were left to battle it out in the boardroom.<\/p>\n<p>After Lord Sugar started to question the girls\u2019 trip to London Zoo that resulted in few sales, Nick Hewer informs him of their behaviour to the retailer, \u201cthe shopkeeper was so affronted by their sales approach that she wouldn\u2019t buy anything, she couldn\u2019t stand being cornered by a pack of baying hyenas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Attention was then drawn to Katie Wright, with questions asked about her involvement in the task and Nick Hewer commenting, \u201cI thought you were missing really.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gabrielle decided to bring Bilyana and Katie back into the boardroom while the other girls went back to the <a href=\"\/musictv\/7773\/\"> house<\/a> and explained her reasons, \u201cKatie because maybe you did pull your weight but I myself did not see that and I\u2019m just going on what everyone else has told me, and Bilyana for making everyone waste a lot of time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lord Sugar then delivered his final verdict:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-0466605792016836\";\n\/* auditions 300x250, created 9\/6\/10 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"7469702309\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script>\n<\/td>\n<td>\nHe told the lady\u2019s: \u201cGabrielle \u2013 you did work hard and you showed a lot of passion but there\u2019s been lots of talk from the other people about the lack of direction and this task was deliberately designed to be simple, it\u2019s not rocket science.<br \/>\n\u201cKatie \u2013 people have been in this boardroom many times telling me \u2018I don\u2019t want to override that one\u201d\u2019 and sometimes those people\u2019s actions cost them dearly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBilyana \u2013 you have clearly got the capability of doing something but you have not given anybody any credit for doing anything.\u201d\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>He went on: \u201cIt is a difficult decision to make in this first task so the person leaving today may feel that they haven\u2019t had enough time to show themselves but that\u2019s tough, that\u2019s what this process is about. I did say in my introduction that I didn\u2019t want anybody to hide and on that basis\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But before Lord Sugar was able to reveal his decision, Bilyana interjected again, much to his annoyance, seemingly talking herself into getting fired.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t do yourself any favours, Bilyana \u2013 You\u2019re Fired,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>As she was driven away in a black taxi, Bilyana Apostolova reflects: \u201cI feel the decision wasn\u2019t fair and I don\u2019t think that my performance cost us the task. But my business plan is excellent so I\u2019ll just move on straight away.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>The Apprentice 2012 Candidates: <\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"appsmallpics_group\">\n<div id=\"appsmallpics_list\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_image\"><a href=\"\/musictv\/7659\/\"><img decoding=\"async\"  title=\"Tom Gearing\" src=\"\/images\/uk\/realitytvspy\/theapprentice\/2012\/tomgearing_full.jpg\" alt=\"tom gearing\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_details\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_image\"><a href=\"\/musictv\/7653\/\"><img decoding=\"async\"  title=\"Ricky Martin \" src=\"\/images\/uk\/realitytvspy\/theapprentice\/2012\/rickymartin_full.jpg\" alt=\"Ricky Martin \n\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_details\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_image\"><a href=\"\/musictv\/7656\/\"><img decoding=\"async\"  title=\"Stephen Brady \" src=\"\/images\/uk\/realitytvspy\/theapprentice\/2012\/stephenbrady_full.jpg\" alt=\"Stephen Brady \n\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_details\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_image\"><a href=\"\/musictv\/7650\/\"><img decoding=\"async\"  title=\"Nick Holzherr \" src=\"\/images\/uk\/realitytvspy\/theapprentice\/2012\/nickholzherr_full.jpg\" alt=\"Nick Holzherr \" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_details\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_image\"><a href=\"\/musictv\/7647\/\"><img decoding=\"async\"  title=\"Michael Copp \" src=\"\/images\/uk\/realitytvspy\/theapprentice\/2012\/michaelcopp_full.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Copp \" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_details\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_image\"><a href=\"\/musictv\/7612\/\"><img decoding=\"async\"  title=\"Duane Bryan\" src=\"\/images\/uk\/realitytvspy\/theapprentice\/2012\/duanebryan_full.jpg\" alt=\"Duane Bryan\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_details\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_image\"><a href=\"\/musictv\/7605\/\"><img decoding=\"async\"  title=\" Adam Corbally \" src=\"\/images\/uk\/realitytvspy\/theapprentice\/2012\/adamcorbally_full.jpg\" alt=\"Adam Corbally \" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_details\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_image\"><a href=\"\/musictv\/7594\/\"><img decoding=\"async\"  title=\" Azhar Siddique \" src=\"\/images\/uk\/realitytvspy\/theapprentice\/2012\/azharsiddique_full.jpg\" alt=\"Azhar Siddique\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_details\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_image\"><a href=\"\/musictv\/7643\/\"><img decoding=\"async\"  title=\"Maria O\u2019Connor\" src=\"\/images\/uk\/realitytvspy\/theapprentice\/2012\/maria-o-connor_full.jpg\" alt=\"Maria O\u2019Connor\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_details\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_image\"><a href=\"\/musictv\/7639\/\"><img decoding=\"async\"  title=\"Laura Hogg\" src=\"\/images\/uk\/realitytvspy\/theapprentice\/2012\/laurahogg_full.jpg\" alt=\"Laura Hogg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_details\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_image\"><a href=\"\/musictv\/7634\/\"><img decoding=\"async\"  title=\"Katie Wright\" src=\"\/images\/uk\/realitytvspy\/theapprentice\/2012\/katiewright_full.jpg\" alt=\"Katie Wright\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_details\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_image\"><a href=\"\/musictv\/7628\/\"><img decoding=\"async\"  title=\"Jenna Whittingham\" src=\"\/images\/uk\/realitytvspy\/theapprentice\/2012\/jennawhittingham_full.jpg\" alt=\"Jenna Whittingham\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_details\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_image\"><a href=\"\/musictv\/7624\/\"><img decoding=\"async\"  title=\"Jane McEvoy\" src=\"\/images\/uk\/realitytvspy\/theapprentice\/2012\/janemcevoy_full.jpg\" alt=\"Jane McEvoy\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_details\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_image\"><a href=\"\/musictv\/7621\/\"><img decoding=\"async\"  title=\"Jade Nash\" src=\"\/images\/uk\/realitytvspy\/theapprentice\/2012\/jadenash_full.jpg\" alt=\"Jade Nash\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_details\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_image\"><a href=\"\/musictv\/7617\/\"><img decoding=\"async\"  title=\"Gabrielle Omar\" src=\"\/images\/uk\/realitytvspy\/theapprentice\/2012\/gabrielleomar_full.jpg\" alt=\"Gabrielle Omar\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_details\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_image\"><a href=\"\/musictv\/7609\/\"><img decoding=\"async\"  title=\"Bilyana Apostolova\" src=\"\/images\/uk\/realitytvspy\/theapprentice\/2012\/bilyanaapostolova_full.jpg\" alt=\"Bilyana Apostolova\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_details\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script 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