Well, would you believe that barrow-boy Lee only went and won it? Although I favoured Claire (as did everyone else), there is something very likeable about Lee’s geezer type persona. I even like the way he has a slight speech impediment not unlike Jonathan Ross (“Pwoduct”). But, I have to say, I think Claire performed better in the task on the night, she really held it together.
Suralan did justify himself well on the Adrian Chiles show (why does no-one in my office watch that – it’s GREAT), saying that he went for Lee’s consistent performance, and the fact he was clearly a team player. Both of these are true – but Claire’s still ace. One colleague suggested she wasn’t hired purely cos she was a woman and might get preggers, like Michelle Dewberry did the other year (I rooted for the Badger that year, anyway). Controversial! That didn’t cross my mind, natch. On another note, I LOVED that fact Lucinda and Helen were still narking each other, across a studio audience. Love the beret-ed-one!
It was good to see last year’s Apprentice, Simon in the audience – who really really reminds me of a friend I have who, if in the same situation, would definitely screw on a trampette leg in an inappropriate way. I’d love to have heard from him about how he’s finding it all. He still looked like a slightly bewildered posh school boy, which was cute.
But now it’s all over, what the heck am I going to watch? There’s no Waking the Dead, no Apprentice and no Gok Wan. I may have to resort to finally cleaning out the cupboard under the stairs, and filing away all the crap that’s been building up in the study…
