It was a boardroom bloodbath as Lord Sugar dramatically fired three candidates in the latest episode of The Apprentice.
Andrea Cooper, Carrington Saunders and Megan Ruiter were all shown the exit after being in the losing team in the latest challenge.
The episode saw the candidates head to Egypt to put on corporate away days for paying clients.
Megan Ruiter (The Apprentice | Ray Burminston/PA Wire)
Birkenhead fashion designer Megan Ruiter volunteered to be a project manager because of her experience of hosting corporate events but it didn’t go according to plan.
The 27-year-old used to work at Forever Unique before launching her own creative agency MAR PR.
Her team provided a lagoon tour but the trip – and subsequent meal – were beset with problems and they ended up losing money on the task.
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Ruiter, who was the first of the trio to be fired, said: “I have learnt so much during my Apprentice journey and met friends for life. The best experience I have ever done.”
She was joined soon afterwards by Carrington Saunders, founder of London-based online women’s wear fashion company, Cas Collection.
Saunders was blamed for serving undercooked potato wedges while Andrea Cooper was also fired after being accused of being a negative influence.
At 46, Cooper was the oldest candidate in series 20 and is a proud mother-of-five and grandmother-of-one.
She runs her own lettings agency, managing more than 100 properties across Barnsley, Sheffield and Doncaster.
The triple firing means nine of the original 20 candidates have now been sacked.
There are now 11 candidates vying for Lord Sugar’s £250k investment and mentorship.