List of The Apprentice candidates (UK series eight)
Age: 25; Occupation: Risk Analyst. She was fired in week 1 of this series.
Stephen Brady
Age: 33; Occupation: National Sales Manager
In an interview, Stephen spoke AbOUT his time on the show, how he was seemingly portrayed as a "panto villain" and his new business venture, Boxclean.
Duane Bryan
Age: 29; Occupation: Founder/Director of Drinks Distribution Company
Michael Copp
Age: 31; Occupation: MD Kitchen and Bedroom Furniture Retailer
Adam Corbally
Age: 32; Occupation: Market Trader
Corbally became a favourite to win the series during the first episode when he openly spoke out about not wanting to be held back.
Tom Gearing
Age: 23; Occupation: Director of a Fine Wine Investment Company
Laura Hogg
Age: 28; Occupation: Bridal Shop Owner
Nick Holzherr
Age: 26; Occupation: Technology Entrepreneur. He was one of the four candidate in the Final. Eventually he came third, exiting after Jade Nash.
Following the show, Nick gave an interview, speaking about his time on the show and his company Whisk, the product of which was pitched during the Apprentice final.
Nick quickly secured investment to develop Whisk, a food tech function connecting online recipes to shopping baskets, through recipe websites, a mobile app now available on iPhone and Android phones, and a browser plugin. The Whisk functionality will soon be able to generate personalised ingredient lists and provide recipes for the user's leftover ingredients .. Whisk has signed deals with UK supermarkets, international food brands and recipe publishers. The official Whisk launch will be in 2013.
Nick is a graduate of Aston University.. Nick studied International Business and spent a year placement working as an investment analyst for Deutsche Bank in Germany.
Ricky Martin
Age: 26; Occupation: Recruitment Team Leader Eventual Winner of series 8. He also won (Season 2 episode 3) bbc's total wipeout nicknamed 'Unassuming Ricky' - Witness the fitness!
Jane McEvoy
Age: 28; Occupation: Co-founder of Food Manufacturing Company
Jade Nash
Age: 29; Occupation: Business Development Manager
Maria O'Connor
Age: 20; Occupation: Business Development Manager
Gabrielle Omar
Age: 29; Occupation: Architect
Gabrielle spoke in depth about her time on the show in an interview, as well as discussing her future plans and how she feels the format of the Apprentice TV show could be changed to produce better results.
Azhar Siddique
Age: 33; Occupation: Founder and Managing Director of Catering and Refrigeration Company
Jenna Whittingham
Age: 25; Occupation: Beauty Salon Owner
Katie Wright
Age: 26; Occupation: Editorial and Research Director
An interview saw Katie speak about her time on the show, her future plans and how she responded to "lads mags" approaching her for glamour shots.