The latest fired Apprentice candidate shares heartbreaking reason they almost pulled out of the competition

Virgin Radio

5 Apr 2024, 08:27

The Final Five have been revealed for the latest series of The Apprentice, with TWO candidates having been fired in the most recent episode.

*There are massive Apprentice spoilers ahead if you’re not up to date with this series*

In last night's (4th April) episode, the remaining players were tasked with creating a new vegan cheese brand. In the end, it was Foluso Falade and Steve Darken who were the latest contestants to leave the boardroom.

Speaking exclusively to virginradio.co.uk, Foluso told us that her time on the show came immediately after she experienced personal tragedy. "I think perseverance is really, really big for me. I came into the experience about just over a week after my dad passed away. So it was a very, very, very difficult time for me, even going in and going against people who were mentally prepared for this process for such a long time,” she said.

The Manchester-based project manager continued: “I've literally just come out of leaving my family grieving to pursue something that I know my dad would want. So I don't regret it. But I think perseverance is definitely here. I think for me, again, through that time of life, I genuinely feel unstoppable. Honestly, that's why I walked away smiling and laughing and happy because I feel like I've learned what I was meant to learn there, it taught me what I needed it to teach me. So now I'm gonna go out and apply it to everything I do."

She continued: "I definitely was ready to drop out and to say ‘no’ and to walk away from it. I've always said, If my dad found out I gave up this opportunity, he would have blocked the flight. He would have cancelled the plane or something. So I said, ‘I want to go and do it for him.’ 

“I think it was about week six or seven that the funeral was. So even going through that process as well, when you're in the process, you can't suddenly leave. Although the BBC did offer to help, but it wasn't as simple as that, unfortunately. So I had to make that sacrifice, and I'm glad I did. Some days, I only had 20 percent, other people at 100 precent. But I pushed through."

The Apprentice airs Thursdays at 9pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.