The Apprentice 2026 Thread 2 - Conversate here!

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As we head towards the final stages, it's shopping TV up next - can the current bunch recreate the glory of James Max and the Wolf jacket? Will it be happy days or chuffin' hell?

The place for conversating about it all!

Ah I’ve been loving this series! I didn’t see thread 1 but I’m glad I found you. I’m particularly rooting for Kieran and Karishma. Who is your fave?

Following from thread one. Sadly, I prefer the last 5 series to this one, specially the one where Marnie won and the one Tre and Noor were in. This series is shoddy.

I'm loving this series.
The last one was just awful and I swore I wouldn't watch it again !
Karishma is doing really well I think.

Link to thread 1 here for @SnowflakeSmasher86 and anyone else who missed it:

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/telly_addicts/5483170-the-apprentice-2026-starts-tonight-first-stop-hong-kong?

Favourites - Karishma is the best candidate by leaps and bounds, but I prefer Rothna as a person. I have a sneaking liking for Kieran in a so-bad-he's-good way. If it was going to be judged on task performance, Karishma would be a shoo-in to win, but her business (beauty products) will have to stand up to it.

I think the winner will be between Karishma, Connor and Rothna.

Really looking forward to TV shopping tonight! This and the advertising task are my favourite tasks!

@IHeartMyTissues mine, too. I'm so excited. Masterchef first 😋

Here we go!

Go with Karishma for PM for the win!

Come on, who would buy a table tennis set as an impulse purchase while watching TV?

My favourite task!

I love that bracelet - I want one 🤣

Karishma messed up big time! What a shock!

Not Karishma's finest hour. I hope she survives though because she's the best overall.

What happened with Karishma. Was a bit weird.

That was lucky

Lord Sugar doesn’t like Levi much.

Probably cos of his Yorkshire twang 🤣
Lord Sugar has made me laugh tonight I must say.

They have to get rid of a lot of people this week and next.

A multiple firing coming up?

I like Conor. The other two can go. I don't think I've ever noticed Dan before.

Me neither and tonight he looks petrified and like he's not bothered either way !

With so many left it's going to be a bloodbath next week to get it down to five for the interviews. The whole losing team goes presumably?

I think she got fixated on showing off her extensive knowledge of tanzanite, she'd probably worked out a script. She was thinking people would buy it because of its rarity etc. and lost sight of the human element.

If she's used to selling jewellery face to face, it's a bit different because you tend to see the ring or other item, fall in love with it - you have already earmarked it as a gift or treat for yourself, so all the stuff about the rarity and quality is just sealing the deal.

Karishma missed that selling cold on TV, she had to hook them in the first place to really wanting that ring on a personal level.

I mean, he was rubbish on the TV selling but he was by no means the only one!

FFS, wanted to see what they did about Levi on 'Unfinished Business' and there's a sodding football match overrunning in extra time or injury time or something 😡