With the 2023 forged of The Apprentice set to take to the boardroom, most viewers will anticipate candidates to already boast large social media followings.
And whereas lots of them litter their profile with snaps showcasing their lavish life, seashore selfies and budding companies, one contestant breaks the mould.
Shropshire based mostly self-confessed ‘navy historical past buff’ Gregory Ebbs has solely 132 Instagram followers – an unlimited distinction from opponents Rochelle Anthony’s 23.6k and Reece Donnelly’s 9,603.
Meet The Apprentice’s 2023 candidate Gregory Ebbs: Antiques entrepreneur is a eager hiker and ‘navy historical past buff’ who solely has 132 Instagram followers
In addition to his antiques enterprise, Gregory is a neighborhood councilor, a eager hiker and has a YouTube channel the place he shares his classic finds.
The eccentric entrepreneur says his USP is ‘my means to suppose exterior the field and check out new and various things’ and confesses to being ‘barely extra uncommon than most’.
Forward of the sequence, which begins subsequent Thursday, he stated: ‘I’d say, a willingness to strive various things and never being afraid to be barely totally different is one in all my largest strengths.
Set to develop into TV star: The Shropshire based mostly self-confessed ‘navy historical past buff’ has solely 132 Instagram followers
Competitors is on: It is a huge distinction from opponents Rochelle Anthony’s 23.6k and Reece Donnelly’s 9,603
Bold: In addition to his antiques enterprise, Gregory is a neighborhood councilor and has a YouTube channel the place he shares his finds
Talking on his enterprise concept, Gregory stated: ‘I believe the possibilities of making this enterprise tremendous profitable is larger than anyone else’s, as a result of it’s such a incredible precept.’
Amongst his Instagram photographs embrace the budding entrepreneur’s go to to Alderford Lake for Bonfire night time and a time when he volunteered for a neighborhood truthful.
Gregory is one in all 18 candidates all hoping to win the £250,000 money injection and invaluable recommendation from enterprise magnate Lord Alan Sugar.
With the present simply across the nook and the complete line-up having been launched simply in time, the antiques vendor will see his following enhance as viewers tune in for the seventeenth sequence.
Raring to go: Collection 17 will see a whopping 18 candidates – essentially the most since sequence 13 – vie for Lord Sugar’s £250,000 enterprise funding
Fireworks show: Amongst his Instagram photographs embrace the budding entrepreneur’s go to to Alderford Lake for Bonfire night time
Collection 17 will see a whopping 18 candidates – essentially the most since sequence 13 – vie for Lord Sugar’s £250,000 enterprise funding, with the competitors as robust as ever as they’re thrown into the deep finish from day one.
The upcoming BBC sequence will see the candidates flown to Antigua the place they’re tasked with creating and promoting excursions to vacationers.
Whereas these not fortunate sufficient to be whisked off to the sunny location within the first activity will face their very own robust challenges again residence.
Hopeful: Gregory is one in all 18 candidates all hoping to win the £250,000 money injection and invaluable recommendation from enterprise magnate Lord Alan Sugar
Different challenges awaiting the candidates this sequence embrace creating their very own cartoon, making and promoting avenue meals, internet hosting immersive occasions and delving into the world of male magnificence.
With extra challengers dealing with them, the stakes for sequence 17 are greater than ever because the wannabe businessmen and businesswomen battle it out within the boardroom whereas hoping to keep away from the dreaded black cab.
This yr’s group options 9 males and 9 girls who will all do their finest to impress Lord Sugar and his advisors, Baroness Karren Brady, Tim Campbell and Claude Littner.
Meet the candidates: 1. Marnie Swindells 2. Simba Rwambiwa 3. Dani Donovan 4. Gregory Ebbs 5. Victoria Goulbourne 6. Reece Donnelly 7. Avi Sharma 8. Denisha Kaur Bharj 9. Bradley Johnson 10. Joseph Phillips 11. Mark Moseley 12. Megan Hornby 13. Shazia Hussain 14. Shannon Martin 15. Sohail Chowdhary 16. Kevin D’Arcy 17. Rochelle Anthony 18. Emma Browne
