Gerri Blackwood has become the latest apprentice to be fired by Sir Alan Sugar.

Gerri revelaed today that before taking part in the sow she had been offered a job with MI5, but turned it down for the chance to be Sir Alan’s Apprentice.

Blackwood said: “I’ve no regrets about turning down MI5. Five days before filming started it was made clear to me that it was one or another. I couldn’t choose both.

“I really thought about it, and for me there’s still no regrets.”

She said of Sir Alan: “He does exactly what it says on the tin. I thought that he’d not be as scary as all that and might be a bit of a pussy cat, but he’s not. I’ve got a large amount of respect for him.”