Candidate fails to shine in second-hand furniture task

Jane McEvoy, the participant most recently rejected from The Apprentice television series, has said there were no hard feelings between her and project manager Laura Hogg, whom she described as “a lovely girl”, despite the Scot nominating her for the axe in last night’s show.

The pair were joined by architect Gabrielle Omar to face Lord Sugar in the boardroom at the end of the episode after their rivals recorded a profit in the second-hand sales task.

Lord Sugar told the trio he was not impressed after they overloaded their shop with furniture so it “looked like a tip” and revealed Jane had the worst sales figures, only pulling in £10. The 28-year-old from Kilkenny, Ireland, who runs her own food company, said going on the show was “a positive thing on the map of my life” despite her tearful exit.