
*Warning: This article contains spoilers from the first episode of The Apprentice 2022.
Emma Browne is the first contestant from this year’s batch to be fired by Lord Alan Sugar in series 17 of The Apprentice.
During the first task, which involved rivals in Antigua designing and selling trips to visitors, the senior account executive, 35, found herself at odds with her colleagues.
‘The globe is now open for business and on its way back,’ said Lord Sugar.
The girls disagreed on where to go; the majority decided that the beach was preferable, but Emma and Shazia Hussain chose a different spot.
Emma was the first to hear those dreadful two words after finding herself in the boardroom with project manager Victoria Goulbourne and Marnie Swindells.



Reflecting on her exit, she said: ‘I got the most sales.
‘I was accurate in saying the beach wasn’t a good location. I brought a lot of energy to the girl’s team which I think was seen as well and highlighted. I am a very positive person, and I remained positive throughout.’
Despite being the first out, Emma has no regrets about her brief tenure, but she wishes she hadn’t been the first out.
‘I absolutely don’t regret doing it,’ she added.
‘I think if you want to go for it, go for it 100%. I’m not going to be a sore loser, I put myself forward and someone had to go. I’m not painful about it. I spent so much time doing a business plan that I probably wouldn’t have spent as much time doing if it wasn’t for The Apprentice.
‘I don’t regret the decision at all. But I do regret going first.’
The Apprentice returns next Thursday at 9pm on BBC One.