The Apprentice season 19 spoilers follow.
The Apprentice has confirmed the candidates who will be moving forward to next week's finale.
As season 19 draws to a close, the eighteen candidates were narrowed down to five for one of the more nerve-racking segments of the entire process.
Before Lord Sugar could decide which two businesses would go against each other to get his £250,000 investment, he enlisted the help of his trusted advisors to pick apart the business proposals.
In tonight's episode, semi-finalists Amber-Rose Badrudin, Anisa Khan, Chisola Chitambala, Dean Franklin and Jordan Dargan met with a team of advisors, including fan-favourite Claude Littner, who were ready to pick apart their business plans.
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"May the best business win," Amber-Rose said at the end of a “brutal" pitching session. Ironically, she was the first one to be fired in the boardroom meetings the following day.
After convening with Lord Sugar and his aides Karren Brady and Tim Campbell, the experts gave their honest opinions on the candidates, helping the trio to pick the two finalists.
Amber-Rose's bubble tea branching-out plan didn't convince Lord Sugar, who told her bluntly: "I've got no confidence whatsoever in this bubble tea business" and fired her.
Chisola and her app to connect investors and entrepreneurs for a fee was deemed unrealistic and not as unique as she thought it'd be.
"I don't get it myself," Sugar said before dismissing her.
Down to three, Lord Sugar was called to make the final decision between Jordan's 3D animation studio, Anisa's Italian-Indian pizza dark kitchen business and Dean's air conditioning company.
Ultimately, it was Jordan — the youngest candidate of the season — who had to pack his bags, but not before Lord Sugar handed him his business card and told him to get in touch once his business had taken off.
Next week, it'll be a head-to-head between Anisa and Dean.
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One is looking to market her pizza with Indian toppings, which advisor Mike Soutar described as "delicious", while the other is willing to hand his wife's shares in the company to Lord Sugar in exchange for some mentoring from the business tycoon.
"We're still married, what's mine is hers. It makes no difference," Dean said when Karren asked him whether his wife was aware she would have to relinquish her shares.
The Apprentice airs on BBC One on Thursdays at 9pm and is streaming now on BBC iPlayer.
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