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The Apprentice contestant Amber-Rose Badrudin underwent a glamorous makeover before appearing on the show following a split from her long-term boyfriend.
The convenience store owner, 25, who will appear in the first episode of series 19 tonight, has littered her Instagram with stunning shots of her life outside the show.
Amber-Rose owns her store with her ex-boyfriend and business partner Michael Nguyen and has well documented the shops growth on her social media.
Her TikTok page, which dates back to 2022, shows the former couple opening their first store before relocating to a new premises.
In the early videos, Amber-Rose looks strikingly different to the woman who is set to appear on BBC screens on Thursday evening.
Amber-Rose has gone on a health and fitness journey over the past two years, which has transformed her look into a glam and confident businesswoman.
The Apprentice contestant Amber-Rose Badrudin (pictured) underwent a glamorous makeover before appearing on the show following a split from her long-term boyfriend
Amber-Rose owns her store with her ex-boyfriend and business partner Michael Nguyen and has well documented the shops growth on her social media (pictured together)
Her TikTok page, which dates back to 2022, shows the former couple opening their first store before relocating to a new premises (pictured)
Speaking on her Tap Water podcast, Amber-Rose rubbished suggestions that she had dumped Michael after losing weight and having a glow up.
Saffy raised how online speculation was laying the blame for the break-up at Amber-Rose’s feet, saying: ‘You’ve lost all the weight, you’re just a shallow little cow.’
Amber-Rose said that this was completely untrue, explaining: ‘Everyone thinks I’ve done him over, he’s crying in a corner somewhere. I’ve glowed up and he’s rotting. Michael’s lost 20kg. He goes to the gym twice a day.
‘He’s literally nearly got a six pack. His skin’s never been better. He’s grown a beard.’
Amber-Rose has found herself hitting the headlines thanks to her complicated love life and sideline as an influencer.
While she joins 17 other entrepreneurs vying for Lord Sugar’s £25,000 investment, it seems her business plan wasn’t the only thing on Amber-Rose’s mind during filming.
Despite the show enforcing a strict ‘no touching rule’ with the contestants, she was reportedly caught in a hotel room with a co-star while working on a task abroad.
Muddying the waters further, is Amber-Rose’s relationship with her ex-boyfriend and current business partner Michael – with eyebrows raised over the timings of the split and whether Amber-Rose had been unfaithful on the show.
Amber-Rose pictured in the early days of her business, before she dyed her hair red (left). The 25-year-old shares glamorous snapshots of her lifestyle on social media
Over the past two years, Amber-Rose has used social media to turn her Asian convenience store in Croydon into a viral sensation. Oree Mart now boasts 470,000 followers
Amber-Rose shares a look at her beauty regime on her TikTok page
In the early videos, Amber-Rose looks strikingly different to the woman who is set to appear on BBC screens on Thursday evening
In a social media video, she claimed the ‘most painful’ part of the online discourse were the cheating rumours, insisting: ‘I categorically never, ever, cheated on Michael.
‘There’s so much love and respect between myself and Michael. The fact is, myself and Michael were broken up a while before we announced it on social media.’
In the wake of the claims, Amber-Rose – who boasts a whopping 48million likes on TikTok – took to the platform to share a lengthy 10-minute denial, insisting that she had split from her boyfriend of four years before the alleged incident.
She also insisted that the reports of her being in a hotel room with a co-star had been ‘twisted’ and that it had ‘not come from the BBC.’
While she didn’t deny the incident had occurred, she insisted she was ‘not read the riot act’ by producers or reprimanded for any sexual behaviour.
The Sun reports that Amber-Rose was seen with her show co-star by a member of the show’s crew through a window while filming in Cappadocia, Turkey.
The candidate apparently wrote her co-star a letter when he was at risk of being ‘fired’ from the show and tried to sneak it into his suitcase before someone found it.
A source previously told The Sun: ‘They were read the riot act. Members of the welfare team then knocked on Amber-Rose’s door and saw the male contestant trying to hide in the bathroom to avoid being spotted.
Boardroom bombshell Amber-Rose has found herself the breakout star among the 18 entrepreneurs vying for Lord Sugar’s investment, thanks to her sideline as a social media star
‘It’s a strict rule in their contracts with production company Naked that contestants mustn’t have relationships with each other, and most certainly shouldn’t share a room together.’
When the cast returned to London after filming abroad the two contestants in question were reportedly reminded of the show’s sex ban.
The show’s contract rules state: ‘Candidates shall not engage in any intimate physical contact and/ or sexual activity with any other candidate or crew member or member of the production team during the competition.’
A spokesperson on behalf of The Apprentice said: ‘We would not comment on speculative stories regarding anyone who may or may not be a candidate on The Apprentice and only could once the official line-up for series 19 is announced.’
On her social media pages, Amber-Rose documents her luxury lifestyle of getting beauty treatments, her holiday travels and working in her shop.
Her ex Michael frequently features in her videos, with the pair working amicably at their Asian mini-mart in Croydon.
The couple left their sales jobs after Covid restrictions lifted and started scouting locations for the premises.
‘The space we got was a shelving unit, so we literally went through the process of building the entire shop from scratch,’ she told MyLondon.
‘I kind of took the reins on designing everything, I came up with a brand concept and name and then I started promoting it on TikTok.’
She added that Michael woks on the ‘logistics side’.
The pair made six figures in their first six months of trading, attracting customers from as far afield as The Netherlands.
The Apprentice airs on BBC One on Thursday night at 9pm.
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GABBY ALLEN
AGE: 32
SERIES 3 LOVE ISLAND
Why do you want to return to Love Island?
Because it’s the trenches out there! I feel like I have all my ducks in a row, it has been 8 years since I went into the Villa. I now run my businesses and I’ve grown up a lot… but I just haven’t found ‘the one’ yet.
KAZ CROSSLEY
AGE: 29
SERIES 5 LOVE ISLAND
Why do you want to return to Love Island?
The first experience I had w
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SCOTT THOMAS
AGE: 36
SERIES 2 LOVE ISLAND
Why do you want to return to Love Island?
I’ve been on a massive journey over the last five years; I’ve been working on sobriety, personal growth, self development, when I first went into the Villa I was still a bit of a boy.
RONNIE VINT
AGE: 28
SERIES 11 LOVE ISLAND
Why do you want to return to Love Island?
I learnt so much from my experience last time. In the Villa I was always in ‘triangles’ and what not, but I feel like I’ve grown up a lot.
LUCA BISH
AGE: 25
SERIES 8 LOVE ISLAND
Why do you want to return to Love Island?
I had such a good time last time, why not? I get to have a good time with the possibility of ending up with someone.
CASEY O’GORMAN
AGE: 28
SERIES 9 LOVE ISLAND AND LOVE ISLAND ALL STARS SERIES 1
Why do you want to return to Love Island?
Getting to go in within the first few days of the show, I feel like I’ve got such a big opportunity to find someone and hopefully come out of the Villa potentially with a girlfriend.
TINA STINNES
AGE: 29
SERIES 2 LOVE ISLAND
Why do you want to return to Love Island?
It was the best experience that I’ve ever had, it made me learn about myself and grow.
MONTEL MCKENZIE
AGE: 27
SERIES 10 LOVE ISLAND
Why did you want to return to Love Island?
I want to find love and Love Island is the best environment to find that.
CURTIS PRITCHARD
AGE: 28
SERIES 5 LOVE ISLAND
Why do you want to return to Love Island?
I feel like I’m in a different stage in my life. The idea of settling down is a serious idea in my life right now. I haven’t found my true love.
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NAS MAJEED
AGE: 28
SERIES 6 LOVE ISLAND
Why do you want to return to Love Island?
It was so much fun the first time around, waking up every day with a smile on my face – it feels like a full circle moment.
CATHERINE AGBAJE
AGE: 24
SERIES 10 LOVE ISLAND
Why do you want to return to Love Island?
I want to find love again, I want to give it another shot because it works!
ELMA PAZAR
AGE: 32
SERIES 5 LOVE ISLAND
Why do you want to return to Love Island?
I want to have fun and I want to give it a proper go this time. My time was cut short the first time round and who knows, I could be the next Sophie (Piper) and Josh (Ritchie) or Molly (Smith) and Tom (Clare).
Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu
AGE: 30
SERIES 9 LOVE ISLAND
Why do you want to return to Love Island?
I want to return to Love Island again because it’s where my journey started and has a special place in my heart. It’s somewhere I’ve laughed, cried and learnt so much. The fact that there’s an opportunity to do it again – why not!
GRACE JACKSON
AGE: 26
SERIES 11 LOVE ISLAND
Why do you want to return to Love Island?
I feel like at this time in my life I’m in a very settled place. I know who I am and I’m at the age where I’ve had enough of my single years. I’ve done everything I wanted to do in my single life and I’m looking to settle down and create a nice life with someone. What better place to do it than in the Villa?
RON HALL
AGE: 27
SERIES 9 LOVE ISLAND
Why do you want to return to Love Island?
I know it works from last time, I was a success story from it, I found love. Obviously it didn’t last, but, if it can happen again, great.
HARRIETT BLACKMORE
AGE: 24
SERIES 11 LOVE ISLAND
Why did you want to return to Love Island?
I think that my last time in the Villa was cut too short so I think I deserve a second chance, I’m looking forward to it!
