The Apprentice 2015 contestants: Lord Sugar welcomes 18 new candidates into the boardroom

A group of aspiring entrepreneurs have been revealed for this year's show
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Emma Powell6 October 2015

Get ready for weeks of boardroom onslaughts as Lord Sugar welcomes his new candidates on The Apprentice.

This year 18 potential business partners – nine men and nine women – will compete to secure a £250,000 investment from the business impresario.

From hairdressing and building to corporate management, events and charities the new recruits will have to impress Lord Sugar and his aides Karren Brady and new face Claude Littner in what has been described as the “toughest series yet”.

The new recruits come complete with all the familiar pomposity with some giving former star Ricky Martin a run for his money.

Jamaican Boutique owner April Jackson declared, “I’m Jamaican. We come first, we win on the track and we will win in the boardroom,” while Plymouth based builder Brett Butler-Smythe has no negative traits. “I pride myself on not having any negative or bad traits about myself, they’re all good, they’re all positive,” he said.

Last week Lord Sugar tweeted a teaser trailer ahead of the new series which returns to BBC One for it's 11th series next Wednesday.

The 30 second clip shows the candidates don protective clothing including shoulder pads, helmets and armour as they make their way into the boardroom under the speculative eye of Brady, Littner and Lord Sugar himself.

As Littner rolls his eyes, boardroom head Sugar can be heard telling the new contestants: “Call yourself candidates? Nothing in my board room is going to protect you.”

The Apprentice airs at 9pm on BBC One on October 14 and 15.

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