'The Apprentice' Review - Fired Candidate Pamela Uddin Puts Blame Squarely At Daniel Lassman's Door
REVIEW: Why Doesn't Anyone Like Apprentice Daniel?
Caroline Frost— The Huffington Post UK
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This week’s fired Apprentice is the latest person to question why smooth Daniel is still in the competition, after a string of tasks showing him to be less than the dynamic salesman he claimed.
This week’s task – producing and pitching a board game - saw Daniel once again failing to land to deal, yet again laying the blame at someone else's door, and once again slipping under Lord Sugar’s gaze, like Peter Rabbit escaping out of the vegetable patch.
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Daniel, Pamela and Lauren all blamed each other in the boardroom after their dating board game failed
This came after last week’s episode, which saw Daniel claim victory for the team which made the most profit from coach trip tour tickets – despite not actually selling a ticket himself.
Last week, in the candidates’ house following Jemma Bird's eviction, Australian Mark – one of Daniel’s main rivals for the title of alpha-male, as well as this year’s Apprentice title – told him it was time to stop lying about his contribution.
Lord Sugar took issue with him this week, accusing him of being "deluded", of having delusions of his own grandeur. And yet he obviously had a soft spot for the stubbled one, calling him "a go-getter" and giving him a final chance to change his ways.
Project manager Pamela Uddin, who was booted out of the boardroom this week after fighting and failing her corner with Daniel and Lauren Riley, tells HuffPostUK:
“I was gutted. I don’t think I deserved to go. Daniel made more mistakes than me, but somehow he got away with it.”
This was a somewhat surprising claim after viewers watched Pamela go against all the market research and opt for a dating board game, despite concerns it would be "sleazy" and possibly "misogynistic" - leaving Daniel to show his wit and warmth with a series of quiz questions... "Does a man like a woman to a) iron b) smile c) be happy?" How could it fail?
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Pamela tells HuffPostUK she'd rather leave the show now than start picking on other people's flaws
In leaving the show this week, Pamela makes the point, similar to that of last year’s candidate Uzma Yakoob, that she would rather leave the competition now, than start changing just to win the competition, and start pointing out other people’s flaws, just to stay in the show.
“I did quite well,” she rationalises. “It was my time to go.
“The closer you get to the final, the more intense it all gets. And you have to start behaving in a way I wouldn’t have been comfortable with.”
For Pamela, just being on the show is triumph enough.
“I watched the first episode of 'The Apprentice' when I was 14.
“Lord Sugar is an inspiration to me. I’ve worked my way up too, it’s a similar story to his. And I always said I wanted to be on the show one day. So just seeing him in the flesh was surreal.”
And her tip to win this year’s competition?
“Mark, he's got great tactics and people skills. I think he’ll go far.”
Who do YOU think will win this year's Apprentice? Let us know below...
Apprentice 2014 Celebrity Lookalikes
Mark Wright (No... Not That One)(01 of24)
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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)
Russell Tovey shares Mark Wright's ear for a good deal(02 of24)
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Jemma Bird(03 of24)
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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)
The same glint in her eye as Sarah Millican(04 of24)
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Bianca Miller(05 of24)
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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)
Bianca could be queen of the red carpet like Ms Alesha Dixon(06 of24)
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James Hill(07 of24)
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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)
Oh, ok, THAT Mark Wright can make an appearance(08 of24)
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Lauren Riley(09 of24)
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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)
Tulisa: The Blonde Months(10 of24)
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Felipe Alviar-Baquero(11 of24)
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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)
Sharing the same laid-back approach as Michael Sheen(12 of24)
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Daniel Lassman(13 of24)
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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)
Daniel could share stubble stories with Robert Downey Jr(14 of24)
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Pamela Uddin(15 of24)
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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)
It must be like looking in the mirror across that boardroom table!(16 of24)
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Sanjay Sood-Smith(17 of24)
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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)
Now we say it... Tom Cruise - the Vanilla Sky period(18 of24)
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Roisin Hogan(19 of24)
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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)
First, we said Lisa Maxwell, but no, definitely the Saturdays' Una(20 of24)
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Solomon Akhtar(21 of24)
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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)
Ok, so it's not an exact science... (22 of24)
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Katie Bulmer-Cooke(23 of24)
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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)