Corporate pitches on The Apprentice rarely end with anything other than viewers cringing, but fans have suggested this week’s videogame-making task would have gone much better if one particular candidate hadn’t seemingly been sidelined. Harry Clough was a Project Manager for the challenge, with Karishma Vijay proving herself to be a very strong asset when it came to developing the product.
Baroness Karren Brady praised her for having “bossed it”, but she was left out of making the pitch, which duly went horribly wrong.
It’s safe to say people at home weren’t impressed at the way she was snubbed, with even Lord Alan Sugar questioning the decision in the boardroom.
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The team ultimately won anyway, with Karishma being singled out for credit.
“Justice 4 Karishma!! Watching people butcher your idea and your pitch must be horrendous,” one person wrote on X; while another posted: “The worst pitch in history. Karishma should’ve been there.”
“They should’ve just left Karishma to do the speaking, so so embarrassing smh,” someone else said.
“For the disrespect to Karishma alone Harry should be fired bloody idiot,” another viewer raged.
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“Sorry swapping Karishma out of the pitch? You mean the one person who designed and created the game, and has the gaming experience? Nah,” said yet another fan; while one more wrote: “Karishma actually won the task. Her team didn’t do anything.”
Tonight’s episode saw Rajan Gill fired, and even he said after his elimination that Karishma should be the eventual winner, explaining: “From what I’ve seen, I would hire Karishma. From watching the show, I feel like for every single task, there’s always an element of Karishma in there. I think she’s fantastic.
“She always has something to do with the success of the task. She always has a speciality within a certain area of the task. I think she’s really adaptable and she’s very fair to work with. She’s a lovely girl.”
Series 20 of The Apprentice airs on BBC One on Thursdays. Spin-off The Apprentice: Unfinished Business airs on BBC Two after the main show.
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