Karren Brady has admitted that she ‘never knew there was a sex ban’ on The Apprentice after a contestant was ‘caught half-naked’ with a co-star.
New series hopeful Amber-Rose Badrudin, 25, and her unnamed co-star apparently broke the show’s strict ‘no touching rule’ while away with the cast in Turkey.
Addressing the scandal during an interview on Sunday, Karren, 55, declared that she knew nothing about it.
The business executive told The Sun’s Fabulous Magazine: ‘I never knew there was a sex ban.
‘But when it says on the show it’s 4am it actually is. We’re going until 10pm and there’s not a day off it’s back-to-back.
‘So how you have time for any shenanigans is beyond me.’
Karren Brady has admitted that she ‘never knew there was a sex ban’ on The Apprentice after a contestant was ‘caught half-naked’ with a co-star
New series hopeful Amber-Rose Badrudin, 25, and her unnamed co-star apparently broke the show’s strict ‘no touching rule’ while away with the cast in Turkey
Karren went on to joke that she could ‘hardy read the riot act’ because she met her husband Paul Peschisolido while at work.
Amber-Rose was ‘caught in a hotel room’ with a co-star – and has been accused of dumping her business partner boyfriend after her ‘glow up’.
She has found herself hitting the headlines thanks to her complicated love life and side hustle as an influencer, which sees her post glamorous photos of her life on social media.
While the convenience store owner 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, the contestant 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 Nguyen – with eyebrows raised over the timings of the split and whether Amber-Rose had been unfaithful on the show.
In the wake of the claims, Amber-Rose – who boasts a whopping 48million likes on TikTok – took to the social media platform to share a lengthy 10-minute denial, insisting that she had split from her boyfriend of four years before the alleged incident.
On her Tap Water podcast where she discusses business, life and friendship with her friend Saffy, she also rubbished suggestions that she had dumped Michael after losing weight and having a glow up.
Addressing the scandal during an interview on Sunday, Karren, 55, said: ‘How you have time for any shenanigans is beyond me’
The Apprentice star Amber-Rose is set to make her TV debut next week and has found herself hitting the headlines thanks to her complicated love life
She was reportedly caught in a hotel room with a co-star and later told fans that she had split from her partner Michael Nguyen (pictured) but failed to admit why
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.’
In a separate 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.
‘I know that, Mike knows that and I think it’s very, very normal for couples who have been together a long time to just take their time when it comes to announcing something like a breakup online.’
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.
‘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.
Amber-Rose in her Asian grocery story, which she established in Croydon and made six figures in her first six months
While the convenience store owner 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
In the wake of infidelity claims, Amber-Rose – who boasts a whopping 48million likes on TikTok – took to the social media platform to boast a lengthy 10-minute denial that she’d cheated
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.’
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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 ‘logicstics side’.
The pair made six figures in their first six months of trading, attracting customers from as far afield as The Netherlands.
The Apprentice 2025: Meet the Candidates
AMBER-ROSE BADRUDIN
Occupation: Owner, Convenience Store
Location: London
ANISA KHAN
Occupation: Owner, Pizza Company
Location: London
AOIBHEANN WALSH
Occupation: Owner, Hair and Beauty Salon
Location: County Donegal
CARLO BRANCATI
Occupation: Hair Transplant Consultant
Location: Middlesborough
CHISOLA CHITAMBALA
Occupation: Owner, Virtual Assistant Company
Location: Essex
DEAN FRANKLIN
Occupation: Owner, Air Conditioning Company
Location: Essex
EMMA ROTHWELL
Occupation: Owner, Online Gift Store
Location: Originally from Lancashire, now based in Essex
EMMA STREET
Occupation: Corporate Project Manager
Location: London
FREDERICK AFRIFA
Occupation: Motivational Speaker & Former Athlete
Location: Milton Keynes
DR. JANA DENZEL
Occupation: Cosmetic Dentist
Location: London
JONNY HEAVER
Occupation: Owner, Tutoring Company
Location: Originally from Kent, now based in Liverpool
JORDAN DARGUN
Occupation: Animation Entrepreneur
Location: Dublin
KEIR SHAVE
Occupation: Owner, Telemarketing Company
Location: Leeds
LIAM SNELLIN
Occupation: Owner, Workwear Brand
Location: Essex
MAX ENGLAND
Occupation: Senior Account Manager and Former Tennis Player
Location: Surrey
MELICA MOSHIRI
Occupation: Owner, Tech Recruitment Company
Location: West Sussex
MIA COLLINS
Occupation: Meal Prep Entrepreneur
Location: Originally from Cheltenham, currently based in London
NADIA SULIAMAN
Occupation: Owner, Knightsbridge Salon Chain
Location: Originally from Swansea, currently based in London