Alan Carr: 'Sugar is horrible and vile'

Alan Carr has claimed that Sir Alan Sugar was "horrible" and "vile" during filming for Comic Relief Does The Apprentice.

The 33-year-old comedian was "fired" by Sugar after taking part in the charity programme with nine other celebrities earlier this year.

Reflecting on the experience, Carr told new! magazine: "Just how scary is he? He's horrible. I thought because we were celebrities he'd tone it down, but he was vile and laid into me.

"I used to take the mickey out of the contestants when they cried on The Apprentice, but he had me in tears. I was gulping and had a lump in my throat!"

The Sunday Night Project star added that he felt disappointed when Sugar's sidekick Margaret Mountford did not defend him in the boardroom.

He revealed: "I thought Margaret might support me. I thought: 'She's a woman, she's a bit of a fag hag - she'll help me'. But she just rolled her eyes."

Mountford recently announced her decision to quit The Apprentice after five series.