{"id":8502,"date":"2012-06-03T23:45:56","date_gmt":"2012-06-03T22:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/?p=8502"},"modified":"2012-12-28T21:54:12","modified_gmt":"2012-12-28T20:54:12","slug":"who-became-lord-sugar%e2%80%99s-business-partner-in-the-apprentice-2012-ricky-martin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/8502\/who-became-lord-sugar%e2%80%99s-business-partner-in-the-apprentice-2012-ricky-martin\/","title":{"rendered":"Who  became Lord Sugar\u2019s business partner in The Apprentice 2012? Ricky Martin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Ricky Martin the apprentice\" src=\"\/images\/uk\/realitytvspy\/theapprentice\/2012\/rickymartin_full.jpg\" alt=\"Ricky Martin the apprentice\" width=\"260\" height=\"390\" \/>Ricky Martin, a semi-professional wrestler from Portsmouth was hired by Lord Sugar to become his business partner in The Apprentice 2012.<\/p>\n<p>After twelve long weeks, Martin secured the \u00a3250,000 investment from Lord Sugar to put into his recruitment business.<\/p>\n<p>Ricky battled it out in a four-way final against 23-year-old wine investor Tom Gearing, 29-year-old business development manager Jade Nash and 25-year-old technology entrepreneur Nick Holzherr. With Jade and Nick fired first, Ricky went up against Tom in the last two.<\/p>\n<p>As Lord Sugar debated his final decision, Karren Brady advised: \u201c Ricky has got great credibility in the field. He\u2019s the one that has changed the most over the process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite branding him an \u201carrogant fool\u201d, Claude Littner also said: \u201cI\u2019ve got to say, I\u2019m mesmerized by the guy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the nail-biting final boardroom scene, faced with a tough decision, Lord Sugar concluded\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s a very very difficult moment for me right now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re both credible people to invest money in so is it the devil or is it the safety. And I should keep to my ethos of keeping it simple, keeping it straightforward. So Ricky you\u2019re going to be my business partner. Ricky, you\u2019re hired.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After the news, Ricky said\u201d \u201cLord Sugar and I are going to be a powerful force to reckon with. I can\u2019t say I\u2019ve digested it yet. I\u2019m ecstatic. Genuine shock, I\u2019m so so pleased. Tom is incredible at what he does, great competition but I believed in myself, I thought I always I had it in me and I proved it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Runner up Tom Gearing added: \u201cIf I was going to lose to anyone I was happy it was Ricky. He was such a strong and credible candidate. We had some amazing experiences, I met some really good people, it was fantastic, and I have no regrets about it at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With the appointment of Ricky Martin, Lord Sugar\u2019s search for his business partner has come to an end for another year.<\/p>\n<p><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><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ricky Martin, a semi-professional wrestler from Portsmouth was hired by Lord Sugar to become his business partner in The Apprentice 2012. 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