Apprentice winner lost £100k job, marriage and had just £90 after Lord Sugar row

29.01.2022 - 12:43 / ok.co.uk

For many people winning The Apprentice would be a dream come true, but it doesn't always work out well.The 2010 winner, Stella English, quit her £100k job with Lord Alan Sugar and claimed she was just an “overpaid lackey”. Stella English won the 2010 series of The Apprentice, but her initial high of winning turned sour as she ended up unsuccessfully attempting to sue Lord Sugar. When she applied for the show Stella already had a successful career as a trading manager for a Japanese bank.

However, after spotting an advert for the programme, Stella told her bosses that she was resigning for her £85,000 job. Stella already had a luxurious lifestyle, she drove a Porsche, bought £300 designer shoes, had three houses and regularly spent hundreds of pounds on champagne and meals out. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

You can sign up at the top of the page Despite her already comfortable life, The Apprentice star described the opportunity as “like winning the lottery” and even though her firm tried to talk her out of it by offering her a £100,000 bonus, she was determined to make the move. It wasn’t long before the reality of her new role at Lord Sugar’s computer company Viglen, after winning the hit show, hit home. Stella reportedly described the job as being "nothing like she thought it would be".

At the time, an insider said: “She was very disappointed and felt like a glorified PA – and told Lord Sugar exactly what she thought. "She was not doing the kind of things you’d envisage a top-flight career girl doing." Despite moving roles within Lord Sugar’s business empire Stella was still unhappy. Eventually she resigned and then attempted to sue Lord