Midlands Apprentice star Kate Walsh loses out
On beating Ms Walsh, who had performed consistently well during the series, Ms Siadatan said the mistakes she had made during the series - which included confusing the gross profit with the net profit of her restaurant on her CV - may have endeared her to Sir Alan.
She said: “I don’t feel like I’ve beaten Kate because I feel we both deserved that job, and we feel we just had different qualities and Sir Alan needed my qualities over hers. I don’t think mine were any better than hers, I just think that’s the kind of guy Sir Alan is, and I’m sure Kate will do just as well as I do but on a different path.
“(Sir Alan) described it in a nutshell when he said: ‘I can’t put it into words why I chose Yasmina it was just a gut instinct’, and I think because of the way that I performed, even though I made some quite serious errors as we’ve seen, I was also able to show him that I exceeded in certain areas, the profit I made in the catering task was the biggest profit he’s ever seen on an Apprentice task.
“Maybe I’ve shown him that even though I’ve got this real confidence and real strength in some areas, I’ve also got a side of me that is slightly insecure and slightly unsure and I will make mistakes. But without that side to you I don’t think you can ever really excel and succeed.”
Ms Siadatan also said she will be getting in touch with the winner of last year’s The Apprentice competition, Lee McQueen.
