Will James be Lord Sugar’s next Apprentice?

A 17-year-old student from Loreto College in Coleraine is among a group of teenage hopefuls battling to become Lord Alan Sugar’s next Young Apprentice.
By The Newsroom
Published 20th Oct 2011, 16:38 BST

James McCullagh is one of 12 teenagers taking part in the new series of the show.

The first episode - which will see James dressed as Captain Vanilla trying to persuade customers to buy ice cream - will be screened on Monday evening at 9pm.

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The boys are pitted against the girls in the episode in a race to create a range of frozen treats.

Six girls and six boys, aged between 16 and 17, will duke it out for Lord Sugar’s approval in the boardroom and a potential £25,000 prize fund if they can prove that they are a business tycoon of tomorrow.

And James will give them all a run for their money with both brains and business attitude.

The Loreto student attained the highest score in GCSE economics in the north this year. He is studying for A Levels in English, Economics, Spanish and Biology.

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Describing himself as a risk-taker, James says he always follows his gut instinct and feels he is a natural businessman. He is a massive football fan and lists his passion as economics.

Already James has come out with a classic Apprentice line, saying: “When winning gets in the way of integrity, integrity goes out the window”.

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