'The Apprentice' Sends Home Chiles Cartwright, Who Says He's 'Absolutely Gutted' To Be First To Leave
First Fired Apprentice Is 'Gutted To Leave, I Was The Stronger Candidate'
Caroline Frost— The Huffington Post UK
Chiles Cartwright has admitted he’s “absolutely gutted” to be the first to leave 'The Apprentice' boardroom, telling HuffPostUK he’s never been sacked before, and it wasn’t pleasant.
Chiles, whom viewers saw come off worse in a scrappy fight for self-justification against his project manager Felipe in the first episode of the new series, said he was enjoying the experience much more than he thought he would, and had no idea he was for the chop.
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Chiles (right) lost out to project manager Felipe (centre) and Robert in the boardroom
“I was the stronger candidate,” he says now. “And you’re so focused on what you’re doing, you do forget about the potatoes.” (This is not a metaphor, there were some actual potatoes to be sold as well as shirts.)
Lord Sugar said that Chiles committed some “unforgivable errors” in not shifting the T-shirts that the group needed to sell to ensure a tidy profit.
“Good decisions got made, too,” says Chiles. “There were some fatal errors, but ‘unforgivable’ was a bit harsh.”
“I’ve never even been given a verbal warning before, so being sacked on national television was pretty novel. I guess I went out in style.”
So who is Chiles tipping to follow him out of the boardroom door? “Definitely one of the girls. They haven’t got their acts together at all.”
And to win the series?
“James is really strong and can charm people. Daniel is strong and confident. But I’d actually like to see Soli do well. He’s a bit of an outsider at the moment, but he’s got some strong ideas.”
Meet The 2014 'Apprentice' Candidates
Bianca Miller(01 of20)
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In her own words: "I regret not becoming a scientist so I could clone myself and be more successful in half the time." (credit:BBC/Boundless/Jim Marks Photography)
Mark Wright (No... Not That One)(02 of20)
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In his own words: "I’m very, very aggressive. I will not leave the room without getting a sale." (credit:BBC/Boundless/Jim Marks Photography)
Nurun Ahmed(03 of20)
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In her own words: "I’m the type of person that doesn’t take five hours to do one job, I do 20 jobs in five hours." (credit:BBC/Boundless/Jim Marks Photography)
Scott McCulloch(04 of20)
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In his own words: "From the minute I wake up to the minute I go to sleep, making money and conducting business is on my mind." (credit:BBC/Boundless/Jim Marks Photography)
Jemma Bird(05 of20)
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In her own words: “I’m always the girl that nearly wins, I’m hoping this time it will be different.” (credit:BBC/Boundless/Jim Marks Photography)
Robert Goodwin(06 of20)
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In his own words: "I’m fearless, and if I don’t shut up about something, you should just trust it’s a well thought out decision." (credit:BBC/Boundless/Jim Marks Photography)
James Hill(07 of20)
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In his own words: "Me and Lord Sugar could build an empire together. I think I am him when he was my age." (credit:BBC/Boundless/Jim Marks Photography)
Lauren Riley(08 of20)
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In her own words: “I’m absolutely not a shrinking violet. I’m very known for speaking my own mind.” (credit:BBC/Boundless/Jim Marks Photography)
Steven Ugoalah(09 of20)
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In his own words: "I can deliver in minus 50; I can deliver in plus 10. If we went to Mars right now, I’d find a way to be excellent." (credit:BBC/Boundless/Jim Marks Photography)
Ella Jade Bitton(10 of20)
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In her own words: “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” (credit:BBC/Boundless/Jim Marks Photography)
Felipe Alviar-Baquero(11 of20)
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In his own words: “I studied law because I wanted to change the world. But my real passion is business.” (credit:BBC/Boundless/Jim Marks Photography)
Sarah Dales(12 of20)
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In her own words: "I am the pioneer and the ground breaker, and I possess all the talents to succeed." (credit:BBC/Boundless/Jim Marks Photography)
Daniel Lassman(13 of20)
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In his own words: "I will out-sell them, I will out-class them and I will perform the best just by being me." (credit:BBC/Boundless/Jim Marks Photography)
Pamela Uddin(14 of20)
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In her own words: “I am street and people savvy as well as being business savvy.” (credit:BBC/Boundless/Jim Marks Photography)
Sanjay Sood-Smith(15 of20)
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In his own words: “If I had to choose between friendship and profit I’d choose profit. I’m not in this process to make friends with people, I’m here to win.” (credit:BBC/Boundless/Jim Marks Photography)
Roisin Hogan(16 of20)
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In her own words: “Manipulate, persuade and conquer. I would identify my opponent’s weaknesses and pick them off one by one.” (credit:BBC/Boundless/Jim Marks Photography)
Solomon Akhtar(17 of20)
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In his own words: “I am from the ‘ideas generation’; because of my age I understand technology and how to turn it into a business.” (credit:BBC/Boundless/Jim Marks Photography)
Lindsay Booth(18 of20)
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In her own words: “The other candidates will underestimate how feisty I am, and how I will fight and prove that I can get to the end.” (credit:BBC/Boundless/Jim Marks Photography)
Chiles Cartwright(19 of20)
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In his own words: “I consider myself one of the most credible candidates in this process. I don’t believe that anyone has the wealth and breadth of business acumen that I’ve gained over the years.” (credit:BBC/Boundless/Jim Marks Photography)
Katie Bulmer-Cooke(20 of20)
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In her own words: “In business I’m like a little stealth bomber that flies under the radar and smashes the competition before they’ve even realised I’m here.” (credit:BBC/Boundless/Jim Marks Photography)