Fired 'Apprentice': 'I'm a professional'

Fired Apprentice candidate Noorul Choudhury has defended his quiet demeanour on the BBC One show.

Choudhury, 33, who was sacked on yesterday's programme, was criticised for going "under the radar" by Sir Alan Sugar. However, the former science teacher insisted that he did not always behave like the quiet contestant who appeared in the show's final edit.

"There's been lots you haven't seen [of me]," he told DS. "Whenever I have been on the losing team I've spoken up. They've made it look like I don't speak for myself.

"In the tasks I came across as quiet, when I wasn't... I actually offered and contributed as much as everyone else. I just don't feel the need to be cocksure, arrogant, forceful, bullish and desperate.

"I deal with things professionally like I always have done in my career."

Meanwhile, Choudhury also revealed that he is planning to "revolutionise men's tailoring" and go into business with fellow Apprentice star Majid Nagra.

"You know how you get men's shirt collars that get dirty or stained permanently? Well I want to create a fabric that doesn't allow it to get stained," he said. "That's what I'm working on... I want to use my science experience to revolutionise men's tailoring."

He added: "I've still got my own business and I'm managing properties, but I'm also launching an online recruitment business with Majid from the show."

> Click here to read our interview with Noorul