Baroness Karren Brady admitted that trying to keep a straight face is chaos when the show’s contestants make a mess of a challenge.
The Apprentice star, 54, stepped out on Thursday’s This Morning after the BBC show saw a hapless team use crumble mix to make fish cakes.
Shocked by the team’s awkward mistake, This Morning presenters Rochelle Humes, 34, and Rylan Clark, 35, asked the motivational speaker how she keeps it together.
Rylan asked her: ‘Do you ever not go, what are you doing?’
Smirking, Karren admitted: ‘Well I think it was total chaos.
![Baroness Karren Brady told This Morning on Thursday how hard it is to try to keep a straight face is chaos when the show's contestants make a mess after the BBC show sees a team use crumble to make fish cakes](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/01/14/80728785-13033233-Baroness_Karen_Brady_admitted_trying_to_keep_a_straight_face_is_-a-6_1706799460226.jpg)
Baroness Karren Brady told This Morning on Thursday how hard it is to try to keep a straight face is chaos when the show’s contestants make a mess after the BBC show sees a team use crumble to make fish cakes
![The Apprentice star, 54, stepped out on Thursday's This Morning after the BBC show, which is fronted by Alan Sugar, saw one of the most awkward mistakes made on the competition](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/01/14/80728755-13033233-image-m-3_1706799292482.jpg)
The Apprentice star, 54, stepped out on Thursday’s This Morning after the BBC show, which is fronted by Alan Sugar, saw one of the most awkward mistakes made on the competition
Rylan chimed in: ‘There it is, the Karren face, the Karren face. The face of fear,’ as a clip of her on The Apprentice trying to guide a team to the finish line was shown.
The business executive, who was joined on the show by fellow star Tim Campbell, 46, then admitted that her ‘Karren face’ is actually her look of exasperation.
It comes as Lord Sugar is currently on the hunt for his next ‘big time’ business partner and someone that is going to make him millions.
And after whittling down thousands of applications and holding countrywide auditions, the mogul, 76, was horrified to discover that his latest recruits had made him a financial loss during the show’s first task.
The 18 candidates are challenged with hosting a luxury away day in the Scottish Highlands but the paying customers are left far from satisfied.
An embarrassing cock-up in the kitchen resulted in one team garnishing fish cakes in sweet crumble instead of breadcrumbs as the rival group served up cold food 45 minutes after it had left the oven.
The mistakes didn’t go unnoticed by Lord Sugar’s trusted aides Karren and Tim who shuddered with pity over the contestant’s shambolic efforts.
Split into men and women’s teams, Karren, who oversaw the females, said the fish cakes were one of the worst things she had ever tasted.
![Shocked by the team's awkward mistake, This Morning presenters Rochelle Humes , 34, and Rylan Clark , 35, asked the motivational speaker to show she keeps it together](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/01/14/80728789-13033233-Shocked_by_the_team_s_awkward_mistake_This_Morning_presenters_Ro-a-7_1706799468912.jpg)
Shocked by the team’s awkward mistake, This Morning presenters Rochelle Humes , 34, and Rylan Clark , 35, asked the motivational speaker to show she keeps it together
![The business executive, who was joined on the show by fellow star Tim Campbell, 46, then admitted that her 'Karren face' is actually her look of exasperation](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/01/14/80728791-13033233-The_business_executive_who_was_joined_on_the_show_by_fellow_star-a-8_1706799472767.jpg)
The business executive, who was joined on the show by fellow star Tim Campbell, 46, then admitted that her ‘Karren face’ is actually her look of exasperation
![It comes as Lord Sugar, (pictured) is on the hunt for his next 'big time' business partner and someone that is going to make him millions](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/01/15/80673927-13033233-It_comes_as_Lord_Sugar_pictured_is_on_the_hunt_for_his_next_big_-a-113_1706801771739.jpg)
It comes as Lord Sugar, (pictured) is on the hunt for his next ‘big time’ business partner and someone that is going to make him millions
![The 18 candidates are challenged with hosting a luxury away day in the Scottish Highlands but the paying customers are left far from satisfied](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/01/15/80671651-13033233-The_18_candidates_are_challenged_with_hosting_a_luxury_away_day_-a-114_1706801771740.jpg)
The 18 candidates are challenged with hosting a luxury away day in the Scottish Highlands but the paying customers are left far from satisfied
![An embarrassing cock-up in the kitchen resulted in one team garnishing fish cakes in sweet crumble instead of breadcrumbs](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/01/15/80671653-13033233-An_embarrassing_cock_up_in_the_kitchen_resulted_in_one_team_garn-a-115_1706801771742.jpg)
An embarrassing cock-up in the kitchen resulted in one team garnishing fish cakes in sweet crumble instead of breadcrumbs
She added: ‘It’s obviously crumble on a fishcake… it is disgusting.’
Lord Sugar, who’s been at the helm of the BBC show for the past 18 years, says the useless display from the candidates is the reason why he doesn’t oversee the tasks himself.
He said: ‘I will leave that to Karren and Tim… it was a tough one but if I was there, I would probably have had to jump in and do the cooking.’
The billionaire remarked that watching the mistakes from the under pressure contestants unravel was like ‘seeing your mother in law drive your Ferrari over a cliff.’
There were even more failings in the kitchen from the men, who despite being led by pie company owner Phil Turner, served up stone cold sausages.
Sales executive Oliver Medforth appeared to shock himself after forgetting to include the flour while making a batch of brownies for dessert – having to start over again.
Instead of their ‘welcome drink’ being a glass of bubbles, they gave guests tap water.
And time overran during the abseiling part of the task to such an extent that project manager Virdi Singh Mazaria left his paying customers with just four minutes to enjoy a half hour long Scottish country dance lesson – because they had to get the train home.
![Sales executive Oliver Medforth appeared to shock himself after forgetting to include the flour while making a batch of brownies for dessert ¿ having to start over again](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/01/15/80671629-13033233-Sales_executive_Oliver_Medforth_appeared_to_shock_himself_after_-a-116_1706801771763.jpg)
Sales executive Oliver Medforth appeared to shock himself after forgetting to include the flour while making a batch of brownies for dessert – having to start over again
![Karren says seeing the candidates make mistakes is one of the reasons viewers love to watch the show and entrepreneurs even learn what to avoid when running their own businesses](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/01/15/80673547-13033233-Karren_says_seeing_the_candidates_make_mistakes_is_one_of_the_re-a-117_1706801771764.jpg)
Karren says seeing the candidates make mistakes is one of the reasons viewers love to watch the show and entrepreneurs even learn what to avoid when running their own businesses
![Contestants including yoga company owner Onyeka Nweze, Maura Rath, Noor Bouziane, Raj Chohan and Sam Saadet (top row L-R) are competing for Lord Sugar's £250,000 investment](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/02/01/15/80671627-13033233-Contestants_including_yoga_company_owner_Onyeka_Nweze_Maura_Rath-a-118_1706801771765.jpg)
Contestants including yoga company owner Onyeka Nweze, Maura Rath, Noor Bouziane, Raj Chohan and Sam Saadet (top row L-R) are competing for Lord Sugar’s £250,000 investment
The most mortifying moment of the show’s first episode, which airs on Thursday night, came from recruitment director Jack Davies who had the audacity to ask disgruntled guests for a ‘tip’, which went down like a lead balloon.
But Karren says seeing the candidates make mistakes is one of the reasons viewers love to watch the show – and entrepreneurs even learn what to avoid when running their own businesses.
She said: ‘There’s no script in this show and everything that unfolds, unfolds, it’s authentic, it’s real.
‘Lots of people watch this show to see what to do in business and what not to do. As it unfolds, the viewers see it… there are no retakes.’
Once Lord Sugar has plucked out the weak from the strong contestants, they begin to thrive and finally put money in the bank.
Karren revealed this year’s crop earn the ‘greatest win in terms of value’ as they manage to impress the boss, who’s giving away £250,000 of his own money to the winner.
She said: ‘I’m talking millions… so some of them really come shining to the top.’
The Apprentice returns at 9pm on Thursday, February 1 on BBC One and iPlayer