The Apprentice 2026 - starts tonight - first stop Hong Kong!

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Anyone else looking forward to the new series?

First task is the classic buying task, but it's taking place in Hong Kong.

There's also a new companion show - 'Unfinished Business' - let's hope it's a return to form after several years of the 'All About Tom Allen' show 😆

Levi hasn't done much throughout all the tasks so far, he might skate on the basis that SurAlan is annoyed at why Lawrence brought Levi back in.

Levi is bang on correct re Lawrence's classist attitude to his accent.

Lawrence is a weasel

Very few women left

Good call making him pm.

I don’t think SurAlan thinks much of Levi.

Lawrence should have gone for being a total shit. And shit.

I still can't remember the candidate names but I do like how one of them said a few times that Karishma smashed it. Not so impressed with the other bloke who immediately piped up that Harry had been a great project manager - when he clearly hadn't been.

I can only think that Lawrence has an investable business, but he might have pissed on his chips by being such a weasel.

Looks like they’re off to the Isle of Wight next week judging by the hovercraft clip.

I do like the finding things and negotiating the best price task.

Karishma doesnt look the part but she’s got her head screwed on business wise and is shrewd. Think she’ll go far - what’s her business idea?

Levi seems a bit useless. He hasn’t stood out in any way this series.

I’m pleased he went, just for that alone.

So do I but on the IoW good luck with that...most shops open and close as they please 😂

Karishma saved a whole shower of shit team there tonight.

Yes, what possessed him to say the quiet bit out loud? If he’d ’reluctantly’ brought Levi back in, he’d be in a much better position and frame of mind.

Every time I’ve been to the IoW I think ‘welcome to the1950s’.

Apologies to anyone who lives there.

I think Karishma looks perfectly business like and competent, just doesn’t subscribe to the heels and stupidly tight dresses that previous female contestants have worn.

Parents moved there 30 years ago and all their new friends kept saying ooooh bet you can't wait to move over! No...just nope....

I thought Kieran was being a bit weasel-like too. He was rolling his eyes at Karishma saying she wanted to be part of the pitching team, then in the boardroom - when he could see she'd impressed Alan Sugar and Karren - stroking her arm and saying how well she'd done.

I'd missed the eye rolling. In that case, I take back my positive comment about him.

SIL’s friends built themselves a swanky pad with a mooring for their new giant speed boat to jet between the island and the mainland.

Boat was a PITA (always having engine problems) and there seemed to be a lot of olive and falafel crises.

They sold up and went back to London.

I think Kieran is good at reading the room.

Still wouldn’t but a house from him.

As a fellow Yorkshire person, Lawrence is now on our shit list, nothing wrong with a good Yorkshire accent 😁

God's own accent, as I understand it 🤣

I don't like Levi at all, you can see he's got a temper. Not sure I'd fancy working for him.

And of course as we now know he's also a racist misogynist bigot.
Clearly an absolute charmer whatever one thinks of his accent...