The twentieth series of British reality television series The Apprentice premiered on 29 January 2026. Karren Brady and Tim Campbell returned as Lord Sugar's aides. The series featured twenty candidates, the highest number since the tenth series in 2014.
The series concluded on 16 April 2026, with Karishma Vijay emerging as the overall winner, with Pascha Myhill finishing as the runner-up.
Production In April 2024, prior to the airing of the previous series, the BBC announced that applications were open for the twentieth series. They closed on 15 February 2025. Lord Sugar announced that he would return for this series, and at least two further series thereafter. Karren Brady and Tim Campbell are set to return as Sugar's aides. Tom Allen stepped down from the programme's spin off show The Apprentice: You're Fired! after seven years, with Angela Scanlon taking over as host and the programme being rebranded as The Apprentice: Unfinished Business.
Series overview Candidates The twenty candidates appearing in the twentieth series were announced on 19 January 2026. Candidate Background Age Result Karishma Vijay Beauty brand owner 28 Winner Pascha Myhill Recruitment consultant 21 Runner-up Dan Miller Student recruitment company owner 27 Fired in the interviews stage Lawrence Rosenberg Public relations specialist 28 Priyesh Bathia Global account manager 28 Rothna Akhtar Student wellbeing advisor 28 Fired in the tenth task Kieran McCartney Estate agent 26 Quit in the tenth task Conor Galvin Photobooth business owner 29Fired in the ninth task Levi Hague Former RAF gunner and HGV driver 32Harry CloughFinancial sales manager27Fired in the eighth task Rajan Gill Pharmaceutical sales specialist 30 Fired in the seventh task Andrea Cooper Lettings agency owner 46Fired in the sixth task Carrington Saunders Online loungewear business owner 23 Megan Ruiter Online clothing brand owner 26 Vanessa Tetteh-Squire Technology project manager 28 Fired in the fifth task Roxanne Hamedi Pharmacist 32 Fired in the fourth task Tanmay Hingorani AI product consultant 28 Fired in the third task Marcus Donkoh Barber shop owner 28 Fired in the second task Georgina Newton Actress and events manager 31Fired in the first task Nikki Jetha Mortgage broker 33
Performance chart Task Number Candidate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Karishma LOSS IN LOSS WIN LOSS IN IN LOSS IN WIN IN HIRED Pascha LOSS IN IN LOSS BR IN LOSS IN WIN IN IN RUNNER-UP Dan IN BR WIN LOSS LOSS IN IN IN BR BR FIRED Lawrence IN LOSS LOSS IN BR IN LOSE LOSS IN IN FIRED Priyesh IN BR LOSS IN LOSS WIN IN IN IN IN FIRED Rothna BR IN IN LOSS WIN LOSS LOSS IN LOSS FIRED Kieran WIN BR LOSS IN IN LOSS IN LOSE BR LEFT Conor IN LOSS IN LOSE LOSS IN IN BR FIRED Levi IN IN IN LOSS IN IN BR WIN FIRED Harry IN LOSS IN IN IN LOSS WIN FIRED Rajan IN LOSS IN BR IN LOSS FIRED Andrea BR WIN LOSS IN IN FIRED Carrington BR IN LOSE IN IN FIRED Megan LOSS IN BR IN IN FIRED Vanessa LOSS IN IN LOSS FIRED Roxanne BR IN IN FIRED Tanmay IN LOSS FIRED Marcus IN FIRED Georgina FIRED Nikki FIRED
The candidate won this series of The Apprentice. The candidate was the runner-up. The candidate won as project manager on their team, for this task. The candidate lost as project manager on their team, for this task. The candidate was on the winning team for this task / passed the Interviews stage. The candidate was on the losing team for this task. The candidate was brought to the final boardroom for this task. The candidate was fired in this task. The candidate lost as project manager for this task and was fired. The candidate was unable to participate in this task due to illness, but did not leave the process. The candidate left the process but was deemed culpable for their team’s loss as project manager.
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