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Article: The Apprentice is back and Sir Alan Sugar is .. ALL FIRED UP; EXCLUSIVE.(News)
- Article from:
- The Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- March 26, 2007
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Byline: By JULIE McCAFFREY
A WORD of advice for this year's would-be Apprentices... no matter how nervous you are when confronted by Sir Alan Sugar, don't try to butter him up with a joke.
The silence that greeted my weak attempt at humour lasted an excruciating 30 seconds... half a minute that seems a lifetime.
In a lame bid to break the ice with the grizzly TV icon, I had joked that I'd worn a modest top for our interview, because he was so angered by a former wannabe's low-cut T-shirt.
Unfortunately, Sir Alan wasn't tickled. Instead, I ...