Who is Thomas Skinner? Meet The Apprentice 2019 contestant

THOMAS Skinner has been confirmed as a contestant on The Apprentice and will compete against others to secure Lord Alan Sugar as a business partner.

The Londoner is hopeful he has what it takes to win over the businessman. Here a story of his life so far.

Who is The Apprentice’s Thomas Skinner?

Thomas Skinner is the owner of a pillow company, who lives in East London and has shown an entrepreneurial spirit from an early age.

The 28-year-old started with a paper round aged 12 and began selling on the markets by the age of 16.

Now, he owns a pillow company and attributes his business success to his “sharp”, “street wise” character.

Brimming with confidence the young businessman says he does not have a role model and added: “I am my own person”.

He said: “I don’t plan – I just do everything on impulse. When I plan, I always get it wrong.”

When does The Apprentice 2019 start?

BBC One has confirmed the 15^th series of The Apprentice, which is fronted by Lord Alan Sugar, will return on Wednesday, October 2, 2019.

The Apprentice will air weekly on the channel for approximately 12 weeks and is followed by You’re Fired at 10pm on BBC Two.

Each episode of the main show will be available to watch on-demand on BBC iPlayer and catch-up channels.

The show will see sixteen eager entrepreneurs will compete against one another to become Lord Sugar’s next business partner.

How does The Apprentice 2019 work?

Sixteen candidates will have to participate in a series of testing challenges to win a whopping £250,000 investment for their business.

Naturally, they must impress Lord Sugar, as well as Baroness Brady and Claude Littner to be in with a chance of bagging the prize.

This series the contestants will travel around the world, competing in a number of tasks to try and secure Lord Sugar as a business partner.

In the first week they will be sent to Cape Town in South Africa to create, set up and run tours in the country’s capital city.

Other destinations include a trip to Finland to create an advertising campaign and hitting the streets of Oxford and Cambridge to find and buy nine items.

What is the prize for The Apprentice winner?

The winner of The Apprentice gets a £250,000 investment into their business idea and a 50/50 partnership with Lord Sugar.

In 2018, Sian Gabbidon won the series and secured an investment from Lord Sugar for her swimwear brand.

Speaking to The Sun online after her win she said: “I believe in my business and myself. I think I proved to him [Lord Sugar] I was a really strong contestant.

“As a business woman I always aim high. I did get people saying I will never set up a functioning business in Leeds and I did it.”