THE APPRENTICE: MEET THE CANDIDATES OF 2023

Joining Lord Sugar will be his trusted advisors Baroness Karren Brady, Tim Campbell MBE and Claude Littner, who returns for two episodes. For the first time since series 13, the show will return with 18 new candidates, all competing to win a life-changing £250,000 investment in their businesses.

Thrown in at the deep end from day one, the candidates travel to Antigua where they are tasked with creating and selling excursions to tourists. Candidates who aren’t cast away in the first task are back to face a host of equally tough challenges for the series ahead.

From creating their own cartoon, to the world of male beauty, from immersive events, to street food, our aspiring titans of industry will once again have to prove that they have what it takes.

With the stakes higher than ever and the loser’s cab on standby, as always there’s no easing gently back into boardroom life in this series as our candidates bid to become Lord Sugar’s next business partner and winner of The Apprentice.

Meet this year's candidates...

Gregory Ebbs

Occupation: Owner, Online Antiques Marketplace

Location: Shropshire

Bradley Johnson

Occupation: Director, Construction Company

Location: North Yorkshire

Simba Rwambiwa

Occupation: Senior Sales Representative

Location: Birmingham

Sohail Chowdhary

Occupation: Owner, Martial Arts School

Location: Southampton

Mark Moseley

Occupation: Owner, Pest Control Company

Location: London

Joe Phillips

Occupation: Safari Guide, South Africa

Location: Worcestershire

Reece Donnelly

Occupation: Owner, Theatre School

Location: Glasgow

Kevin D’Arcy

Occupation: Accountant

Location: Dublin

Avi Sharma

Occupation: City Banker

Location: London

Megan Hornby

Occupation: Owner, Sweet Shop & Café

Location: East Yorkshire

Rochelle Ray

Occupation: Owner, Hair Salon & Academy

Location: Bedfordshire

Victoria Goulbourne

Occupation: Owner, Online Sweet Business

Location: Merseyside

Denisha Kaur Bharj

Occupation: Financial Controller

Location: Leicestershire

Marnie Swindells

Occupation: Court Advocate

Location: London

Emma Browne

Occupation: Senior Account Executive

Location: County Kildare

Shannon Martin

Occupation: Owner, Bridal Boutique

Location: West Yorkshire

Dani Donovan

Occupation: Owner, Hair Salon

Location: Hertfordshire

Shazia Hussain

Occupation: Technology Recruiter

Location: London

The Apprentice returns Thursday at 9pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.