Fired 'Apprentice': 'Sugar got it wrong'

Axed Apprentice candidate Phillip Taylor has insisted that Sir Alan Sugar made the wrong decision in firing him.

The 29-year-old estate agent was sacked by Sugar because of his "bravado and attitude" during his seven weeks on the show.

Taylor's team, which was managed by Lorraine Tighe, lost this week's sales task after they only managed to make £1,300. The County Durham-born candidate insisted that his team leader should have been held responsible and that she was a much weaker candidate overall.

Speaking after his firing, Taylor said: "I'm disappointed. I thought I had the potential to go a lot further than this. Unfortunately I crossed paths with Lorraine and it was the end of us.

"Yes I've got a big mouth there is no doubt about it, but I'm a much better candidate than she is."

He added: "I think [people] will remember me and I think they'll remember the Body Rocka - but unfortunately they'll also remember Pants Man."

The Apprentice continues next Wednesday at 9pm on BBC One.