The Apprentice is again! This Christmas, two Movie star Apprentice specials will air in assist of BBC Kids in Want.
Lord Sugar will probably be placing 12 celebrities via their paces with the assistance of Santa Clause. The 2-part Christmas particular will see the superstar candidates be break up into two teams and despatched to Lapland, the official house of Santa, to develop their very own gingerbread biscuits. Accompanying the groups and maintaining a watchful eye in Lapland are Baroness Karren Brady and Mike Soutar.
Not solely will the celebrities need to create their very own biscuit, however they must market their product by creating an advert and a jingle – hold an eye fixed out for a shock sprinkle of stardust to assist the celebrities on their merry approach! Each groups will then need to face the dreaded process of pitching to retailers, to assist safe these all-important gross sales.
Workforce one consists of AJ Odudu, Charlie Hedges, Eddie Kadi, Jake Woods, Kadeena Cox and Rob Rinder who’ve created Jolly McTrouble, a gingerbread biscuit with a tasty butter toffee, vanilla and Christmas pudding flavoured festive icing. With the tagline “Be Naughty, Get Good” the biscuit is a portrait of Santa’s naughty brother – Jolly McTrouble.
Workforce two is made up of Angela Scanlon, JB Gill, Matt Morsia, Sarah Hadland, Shazia Mirza and Tom Skinner, and their creation, Gary the Penguin. The biscuit combines gingerbread with a singular mix of lemon, bubble-gum and white pepper – unusual however apparently scrumptious! Coined with the tagline “A Cheeky Deal with for Your Little Insurgent”, the biscuit is within the form of a festive penguin – Gary.
Each biscuits will probably be out there from quite a lot of retailers throughout the UK from Friday November 14. Every buy will assist elevate cash to assist youngsters and younger individuals throughout the UK. The celebrities’ biscuits will probably be out there to buy within the following retailers: Asda, Tesco, Boots, Debenhams, One Cease, Ocado Retail, Amazon On-line, Amazon Contemporary shops (London), Lola’s Cupcakes, Knoops, Haven Holidays, Wenzel’s The Bakers and Greenhalgh’s bakeries.
Lord Sugar says: “It’s the primary ever time on The Movie star Apprentice that the general public should buy merchandise that have been created by the superstar candidates. It’s added some actual strain to the method. I believe the celebs thought they have been in for a simple trip, however they have been improper! Elevating cash for BBC Kids in Want is critical enterprise, so the candidates really want to ship in the event that they wish to keep away from ending up on my naughty listing.”
Kalpna Patel-Knight, Head of Leisure Commissioning on the BBC says: “The superstar candidates will probably be giving viewers a tasty deal with or two this Christmas that viewers can actually sink their enamel into, all whereas supporting the unimaginable work of BBC Kids in Want. Are viewers going to be Workforce Gary the Penguin or Workforce Jolly McTrouble? Let the festive boardroom battle start!”
Paul Broadbent, Director of Programmes at Bare, provides: “We’ve taken The Apprentice out of the boardroom and straight onto the cabinets. These particular episodes bridge the hole between leisure and real-world affect. It’s a uncommon alternative for audiences to purchase, style and revel in one thing they’ve watched being created on display screen and it has been nice enjoyable seeing the celebs’ concepts come to life, all in assist of a incredible charity.”
As a part of the particular, the superstar candidates visited the BBC Kids in Want-funded undertaking Chickenshed Theatre Belief to share their adverts and supply the youngsters a style of their biscuits – the place they obtained some sincere, no-nonsense suggestions. Chickenshed receives funding from BBC Kids in Have to assist disabled youngsters and people with extra must allow them to participate in constructive actions that develop their confidence, studying and create alternatives.
The Movie star Apprentice: Christmas Specials will air later this yr on BBC One and iPlayer and the biscuits will probably be out there to buy nationwide from Friday November 14.
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