The first candidate to be fired on the new series of BBC One's The Apprentice says he deserved his marching orders.
Online fragrance retailer Dan Callaghan had to walk the boardroom plank after making zero sales in his first task.
"Do I think I deserved to stay in the process given my abysmal selling record?" asked the 24-year-old. "No, not at all."
Fired candidate Dan Callaghan
Callaghan's team, Connexus, made a profit of just £1.87 selling fish cakes and tuna Niçoise to city traders and commuters in London. Rival team Versatile made a profit of £200.29.
Addressing Callaghan, show boss Alan Sugar said: "Part and parcel of the criteria of the winner is they've got to be a bit of a jack of all trades. They've got to be able to dirty their hands, go out and sell, market things. And Dan, you've failed on one of the things already in that you can't sell and you say you can't sell."
Callaghan had presaged his own exit with what will go down as one of the lines of the new series: "I can't sell, I can't cook - shoot me."
He said of his honesty: "It's a very brave man who goes on a programme that's about selling stuff to people and admits from day one that he can't sell anything."
"What I was trying to do was say, 'Well, I am quite good at business; I do have a track record in business, but it's just not in selling or cooking'," he added.
Callaghan said he did not realise the competition would be so ruthless, but added that the other contestants had become like a family to him.
Describing the experience as "amazing", he did not rule out more media work.
"My reality TV career is probably at an end, but at the same time there might be other stuff in the media that comes my way," he said.
The new series continues on BBC One on Thursday night.
Some of the Best Quotes Coming Up in Episode Two:
Elle's joy that Brett is back on the boy's team:
"I think the fact we got rid of Brett cos he's bald... that's good"
Richard's thoughts on the girls' group:
"That pecking order hasn't been settled and this task will wind it back up again"
Brett and Richard discuss the boy's group hierarchy:
Brett: "There is no pecking order with us lot" Richard: "Because I'm at the top and you lot are underneath!"
Project Manager Aisha lays down the law to her team:
"I just want to say if anybody's not productive in this team at the end of the day and we lose, they'll be coming in the boardroom with me, I don't care. Everybody needs to get on board"
Mergim brings his thoughts on what the brand should be:
"My idea is sexiness"
Brett on Richard's pitching style:
"He looks like David Brent, doesn't he?"
Vana on the girls' inspired colour choice:
"The green bottle was chosen because the cactus is green"
