Lord Sugar fires Vanessa Tetteh-Squire on The Apprentice
Vanessa Tetteh-Squire has become the latest contestant to exit The Apprentice.
Vanessa Tetteh-Squire has been fired by Lord Sugar on The Apprentice.
The tech project manager has become the latest candidate to exit the BBC show, after she failed to impress during the task - but Vanessa subsequently hit out at her teammates, accusing them of "going under the radar" on purpose.
Vanessa - who was tasked with creating a floral installation for a corporate client - said: "I was gutted, absolutely gutted. I don't believe it was my time to go.
"I kind of just feel like my fate was already decided from when I put myself up because nobody else wanted the job, and we know from Apprentice history that the PM will always get the blame should anything go wrong.
"I was getting tired of waiting around to prove that I am who I think I am. I could have done what other candidates do, which is coast and completely go under the radar.
"I was gutted that my risk of putting myself up for a task that I knew nothing about wasn’t seen as being a risk taker, or willing to do whatever it took to get the result.
"It was taken as though I decided to do something I knew nothing about. I don't really think it was my turn to go at all. I had a lot to offer. It was a task no one had any idea about. Anyone who put themselves up was quite literally up to be fired.
"I decided I'll do something bold and if I win or lose, at least I've done it and I left on my own terms and not because someone else brought me back to the boardroom."
Vanessa promised to be "direct" in her approach before competing on the TV show.
She previously told the BBC: "I’m straightforward and direct in my approach, I say what I mean and mean what I say.
"I don’t view limitations as obstacles; rather, I see them as opportunities to innovate, challenge myself, and prove what I’m capable of."
