The second contestant to receive their marching orders on BBC One's The Apprentice has said that Alan Sugar made the "right decision" in firing them.
Hair and beauty salon owner Natalie Hughes was eliminated from the show because of her performance in a task to create an ad campaign for jeans.
In a surprise turn of events, an angry Sugar decided that neither the women's team, Nebular; nor the men's team, Titan, had won the challenge, describing both campaigns as "totally, absolutely useless".
Next stop: Firedsville. #theapprentice pic.twitter.com/4iicjKqX45
— The Apprentice (@bbcapprentice) October 13, 2016
"Not one of you geniuses came through and ran this thing properly," he said.
After grilling members of both teams, Sugar decided that he could not see Hughes as his future business partner.
"Natalie, you've been a bit quiet, you've not been pushing yourself forward," he said. "It is regretful that this is only the second week but Natalie, you're fired."
Speaking about her exit from the show, Hughes said: "I think it was the right decision; I think he always makes the right decision... It's his show, his rules; whatever he says goes."
While Hughes felt her team "should have won" the challenge because they completed every part of the task, she said taking part in The Apprentice "wasn't for me at all".
Next week on #theapprentice, the candidates get their rocks off... pic.twitter.com/cX11ylRGsz
— The Apprentice (@bbcapprentice) October 13, 2016
Meanwhile viewers have been having great mirth at the contestant's inability to pronounce Gráinne McCoy's name.
The 31-year-old makeup studio owner from Newry seems have caused her fellow English contestants untold difficulty in getting to grips with her lovely name with at least a few 'Granyas' being thrown around.
Why are these folk finding it so hard to pronounce Grainne properly? #TheApprentice
— Ben Robinson (@benrobins0n) October 13, 2016
@innocent #Cringeworthy Watching though my fingers. My money is on my namesake, Gráinne - Unfireable as one can pronounce her name! 😂
— Gráinne O'Meara (@gra_246) October 13, 2016
The English trying to pronounce Grainne on the. 😂😂😂😂 #Apprentice
— Declan Rogers (@reckydecky1989) October 13, 2016
Rooting for @grainnemccoy_ on #TheApprentice 🙌🏻 🍀 Or should I say "Grannier" 😂
— Fáinche Niamh (@FaincheNiamh) October 13, 2016
Mind you she seems to be taking it all in her stride....
Doing it for all the #Grainnes No more Grain, Granary, Granny, 😂😂😂 Grawn-Ya 🙋🏻💁🏻🙅🏻 https://t.co/MoEQwMhH9V
— Grainne McCoy Makeup (@grainnemccoy_) October 14, 2016
