Sir Alan picks his Apprentice

Updated 13.54 Thu Jun 14 2007
Keywords: Kristina Grimes, The Apprentice, Sir Alan Sugar, Simon Ambrose, money, showbiz, entertainment

The Apprentice winner Simon Ambrose is looking forward to working for Sir Alan Sugar.

The 27-year-old ex-public schoolboy was Sir Alan's surprise choice for a £100,000-a-year job working in property, beating the favourite Kristina Grimes in the final.

"Up to the 11th hour I thought Kristina was going to walk it" - Simon Ambrose

And Simon admitted he thought Kristina would be hired.

He said: "Up to the 11th hour I thought Kristina was going to walk it. We have seen her deliver week after week. She's a fantastic leader."

But he added that he would strive to prove to Sir Alan he had made the right decision.

He said: "He's an entrepreneur, he has taken risks all his life. He is taking a risk with me and hopefully I will deliver."

Simon is expected to run a property project for Sir Alan, although he admits he has not been given a specific brief yet.

He added: "There's a question over the job that I'm doing, I will be looking after some of his property interests - that's a really wide scope.

"I'm looking forward to it and getting my teeth into it."

© Independent Television News Limited 2007. All rights reserved.