A pharmaceuticals specialist from Kent has become the latest candidate to be fired from The Apprentice.
Rajan Gill, from Rainham, was dismissed during the seventh task of the BBC programme after his team lost a challenge to create and pitch a virtual-reality fitness game to investors.
Rajan Gill, from Rainham, was one of the contestants on The Apprentice 2026. Picture: BBC
The losing team secured £150,000 less in investments than their rivals and returned to the boardroom to face Lord Sugar’s scrutiny.
Project manager Lawrence Rosenberg chose to bring Rajan and fellow contestant Levi Hague back with him, leaving the trio fighting to stay in the process.
Despite criticism of the project manager’s decisions, Lord Sugar ultimately decided Rajan had not contributed enough during the task and ended his journey in the competition.
After his exit aired, Rajan admitted he was disappointed.
“Definitely gutted to be leaving,” he said.
Lord Sugar has chosen not to invest in Rajan Gill. Picture: BBC/Boundless/Jim Marks
“I feel like the wrong decision was made today, especially after that slimy call by Lawrence to bring Levi in.
“But Lord Sugar’s say is final, and you do have to respect that.”
When explaining his decision, Lord Sugar told Rajan he “hadn’t seen much” of him during his time in the process.
He added: “I’m reflecting back on the last seven weeks and I have a gut feeling, which may not be fair, that Rajan you’re fired.”
The businessman had entered the show hoping to secure a £250,000 investment and business partnership with Lord Sugar.
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The Medway-based entrepreneur runs a company, EZ Mount, which installs televisions and builds bespoke media walls – a venture he began as a side hustle while working in pharmaceuticals.
The 30-year-old hoped to gain the investment to expand into fitting units in new-build homes. Companies House shows his business was incorporated in May of last year.
Rajan said he has spent time working on freezing construction sites, so he is used to “both sides of business: the boardroom and the physical graft”.
He was one of 20 candidates competing in the landmark 20th series of the long-running show.
Supported by his advisers, Baroness Karren Brady and Tim Campbell, Lord Sugar will whittle down the candidates across the remaining five episodes until there is only one winner.
Last series, Jonathan Heaver, 23, who grew up in Deal, represented Kent on the show.
He was fired in Week 6, after failing to impress on a task in Turkey.