Angela Scanlon for The Apprentice: Unfinished Business / BBC
Tom Allen has stepped down as host of The Apprentice: You’re Fired after six years as the BBC announced a revamp of the companion show.
You’re Fired, which has aired after each episode of the main show since the second series in 2006, is being rebranded as The Apprentice: Unfinished Business.
Angela Scanlon – a recent participant on The Celebrity Apprentice – will host the new spinoff, which will feature a panel of celebrity guests and industry figures as well as the latest fired candidate.
“Having recently gone toe-to-toe with Lord Sugar in the boardroom, I have never understood or loved this iconic show more!” Scanlon said in a statement.
“To be part of The Apprentice as it heads into its 20th year is an absolute treat. I can’t wait to get suited and booted and sit down with candidates and celeb fans each week to unpack the drama, make sense of the madness and hopefully walk away with some business advice while I’m at it!”
Kalpna Patel-Knight, head of entertainment commissioning at the BBC, added: “With self-confessed Apprentice superfan Angela Scanlon at the helm, The Apprentice: Unfinished Business promises more in-depth analysis than ever.
“There will be fresh insight into the weekly tasks, business tips and hints, brilliant special guests and candid chat with the fired candidates for audiences to look forward to throughout the series available on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer plus for the first time ever via BBC Sounds.”
The Apprentice returns to BBC One at 9pm on Thursday, January 29, with the first episode of Unfinished Business following at 10.05pm on BBC Two.
