Celerier blames 'Apprentice' for romance woes

Apprentice reject Jenny Celerier has claimed that the show has ruined her love life.

The fiery businesswoman admitted that men want nothing to do with her due to the way she treated rival contestant Lucinda Ledgerwood on the programme.

According to The People, Jenny told a friend: "Blokes don't come anywhere near me. They've seen me acting like a bitch on the show and given me a wide berth. I'll admit I went a bit over the top when I shouted at Lucinda and made her cry. I've apologised to her for that but they were crocodile tears - she was playing up for the cameras."

Celerier was fired by Sir Alan Sugar in Wednesday night's episode of the programme, but she has criticised him for basing his decision on his personal dislike of her.

"I didn't like the way Sir Alan fired me," she explained. "I don't believe he got rid of me purely for business reasons, it was just because he didn't like me. Yes, I can be straight-talking and tell people what I think. Yes, I can be bitchy. But I'm always upfront, and I am not mediocre."

The newspaper also claims that Jenny has confessed to using sex in order to secure lucrative deals with male business contacts.

"I've used sex in the boardroom to get ahead and I'm not ashamed of the fact," the paper quotes her as saying. "I slept with all kinds of men to get contracts - married men, single. All ages from late thirties up to late fifties. I didn't see a problem with it. And I'm certainly no prostitute."