The Apprentice star Karren Brady revealed co-star Claude Littner was so traumatised by the candidates bickering, that he actually hid in a ‘dark room.’
Poor Claude!
The long-running reality show hosted by Lord Alan Sugar comes back on Thursday, January 5, and we’ve already met the hopefuls who will be competing for the business mogul’s £250,000 investment.
Since it started 19 years ago, the show has been a hit with viewers. Contestants put their creativity to the test as they try to get to the final.
But not everything goes smoothly, as many of the recruits argue with each other during the process.
Lord Sugar’s trusted assistant Karren, 53, and former series winner Tim Campbell MBE, 45, talked about the upcoming series and gave an update on Claude’s return on Tuesday’s The One Show.

Reflecting on Claude’s experience with the hopefuls, Karren said: ‘I know Claude said that the bickering got so bad, I saw him at the end of the very first day and he literally had to lay down in a dark room.
‘He said it was really really bad, they were really at each other.’
Season 17 of the popular BBC competition will start with the 18 contestants heading to Antigua for a task that will be done in the sun.
Since 2015, Claude has been one of Lord Alan Sugar’s trusted assistants on the business-themed reality show. He has put contestants through tough and often cruel interviews in the past.
Tim took his place on the board of directors in 2022, after he had a terrible accident in which he fell off an electric bike and had to have nine surgeries.
Tim will still be by Lord Sugar’s side, and Baroness Karren will also be back. The 73-year-old will appear in two episodes of the 2023 season.
The One Show airs weekdays at 7pm on BBC One and The Apprentice returns on Thursday January 5 at 9pm.