Yasmina: 'Kate was too perfect'

Yasmina Siadatan has suggested that Kate Walsh may have been "too perfect" for Sir Alan Sugar.

The Apprentice series five winner argued that her rival's strengths may have ultimately caused her to miss out on the £100,000-a-year job.

"I think Sir Alan wanted to see someone really push themselves," she told DS. "On the catering task he claimed that I made more profit than anyone in the show's history. But then the next week I'm pouring the sandalwood down the drain.

"I yo-yoed, but my highs were always higher than Kate's. So perhaps yes, her perfection was her downfall."

However, the 27-year-old former restaurateur insisted that Walsh's relationship with fellow applicant Philip Taylor hadn't cost her the show crown.

"I think it caused Phil some problems...that clearly didn't work in his favour," she said. "[But] I think the way Kate handles herself and articulates herself is spot on. Her answers to questions about Phil were always the same, straight-down-the-line and I think Sir Alan saw that as a great quality in her.

"Other women might have crumbled under that pressure and said, 'oh yeah, I did fancy him', but she just said, 'you guys have got kids outside of here, boyfriends outside of here, I won't mention them, let's crack on'. She's a very strong girl."

Click here to read our full interview with winner Yasmina Siadatan