ROCHELLE Anthony nearly won The Apprentice last year - and after getting so close to the number one spot, the businesswoman thinks she's cracked the code for winning the show. The contestant made it to the finale of season 17 in a bid to convince Lord Sugar to invest in her hair salon. 3 Rochelle Anthony has shared her tips for impressing Lord Sugar on The Apprentice Credit: PA 3 The businesswoman became a finalist alongside winner Marnie Swindells last year Credit: PA 3 She currently runs a hair salon in Milton Keynes Credit: Instagram It was a close call, but in the end, he decided to partner up with Marnie Swindells to open a boxing gym in London instead.
Despite coming in second place, Rochelle's business boomed after the show, as clients started to travel up to four hours to get their hair done by her at The Dollshouse . What's more, the Bedfordshire local now believes she knows the secret to success on The Apprentice, and accurately predicted that Rachel Woolford would win this year's competition. In an exclusive interview, she shared how she figured that out - and gave some advice to future contestants.
Rochelle told the Sun: "I was always very in for Rachel from the off. I actually thought she was a very consistent person. "Like the way that she handled herself, she always carried herself with like dignity and poise.
"And she always had an offering. That's something that I know that Lord Sugar would have loved about her. "She always had something good to say.
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