'Apprentice' Ben unsuccessful as lookalike

Apprentice hopeful Ben Clarke was unsuccessful at getting work as a Gavin Henson lookalike, according to his former employer.

Susan Scott Lookalikes took on Clarke, 22, as a client when he approached them about his similarities with the 27-year-old rugby star.

"Ben came to us while he was at university with a view to getting work as a lookalike for Gavin Henson," senior consultant Helena Chard told Wales On Sunday.

"I assume he had been told by people that he looked just like him. He was on our books for a few years but we never really got to know him.

"We did manage to get him one job, it was a photographic shoot for a magazine with a few other lookalikes. There is not much call for a Gavin Henson lookalike because he is willing to do quite a lot of photoshoots himself."

She added: "Susan was the last person to speak to Ben and that was when he called up and said he didn't want to be a lookalike anymore. I guess he knew he was going into The Apprentice and thought he would become too famous for us now."

Clarke, who has trained as a stockbroker, is one of the final ten contestants competing for a job with Sir Alan Sugar.