New Celebrity Apprentice Cast: Burke, Banjo, Burley!

An star, a member of the dance troupe Diversity and a broadcaster are reportedly the latest stars who have been announced for the Celebrity Apprentice reboot. 

After first airing in 2007, The Celebrity Apprentice was aired as Sport and versions in 2008, 2009 and 2019 - with the show running for a special in 2025. 

And the full series of the latest Celebrity Apprentice is expected to , with the full line-up to be announced soon. 

But according to The Sun, the star-studded line-up features singer Alexandra Burke, dancer Jordan Banjo and journalist Kay Burley. 

The Daily Mail has contacted representatives for Alexandra, Jordan and Kay for comment.  

Elsewhere on Friday, 's  was announced as the first contestant on the series.

The actor, 35, is best known for playing Aaron Dingle on the soap, but rose to further fame when he won the pandemic edition of I'm A Celeb in 2021. 

An insider told The Sun: 'Danny stands a good chance of doing well because he won the 2021 series of ... Get Me Out of Here!

'Whenever he gets the chance to show off his endearing personality, he wins over viewers - particularly as it's a surprising departure from his slightly grouchy character in Emmerdale.'

It comes after Karishma Vijay was crowned the winner of The Apprentice on Thursday, beating Pascha Myhill to be .

The 28-year-old influencer and beauty brand owner said she is 'eternally grateful' for the opportunity, she landed a spot on the show, crediting the show with turning her life around after 'hitting rock bottom'.

Karishma is now the 21st winner of the long-running show, which has seen Lord Sugar invest in the likes of sweet and brownie brands to recruitment, plumbing companies and even a cosmetic clinic chain.

Karishma beat Pascha Myhill, 22, the youngest candidate in the process, during Thursday night's final, where both presented their respective businesses to Lord Sugar and a panel of experts.

After impressing with a dynamic pitch for her beauty brand, Kishkin Skin, Karishma secured Lord Sugar's £250,000 investment during the show's 20th series.

She said her victory will not only help her get onto the property ladder, after months of sleeping on a mattress at her parents' home in Croydon, but also allow her to challenge an industry she believes has historically overlooked people of her ethnicity, and push for fairer opportunities in the future. 

Karishma said: 'The winner of the Apprentice is the daughter of an immigrant and that is a huge statement and a light of hope to people who feel things will never change.

'There are girls that don't look like me that do well and girls that look like me that have to really fight tooth and nail for a single opportunity.

'I have been locked out of that list for such a long time because of what I look like. I am not conventionally the beauty standard, the Eurocentric beauty standard that people go for, and whatever.

'I am the girl next door, and people actually buy what the girl next door talks about.'

The Apprentice is available to stream on BBC iPlayer.