Marnie Swindells

Apprentice winner Marnie Swindells has hit back at critics who have compared the show to Love Island, insisting females can be both glamorous and serious ...

'When you have things that happen to you that are sad, they arouse feelings and the beautiful thing about boxing is that aggression, anger and sadness in me was actually celebrated. As hard as things are you have to push through and that's my attitude in life. 'But for me that grief transpired to anger and frustration. We had to move on and get on with it. I was back in school after two days, back to a normal life because that was my mum's approach. 'That is why I am so direct and honest and that really came through on the show. I'm a huge advocate of teaching real boxing even if you have no ambitions to fight. Speaking exclusively to MailOnline about Love Island comparisons, the 2023 champion, said: 'Women can have it all and to say we have to pick between either being glamorous or being good businesswomen is an insult. 'If you ever do need to throw a punch and protect yourself it is really important women know how to transfer the weight into a punch and really take care of themselves. The one-piece is crafted from a luxurious black velvet, and features a flared leg, corseted bodice, and detachable belt. Time has moved forward, and we are in a more digital age. I think often women get palmed off with Boxercise and Boxfit but those classes won't keep you safe.

Lord Alan Sugar has chosen his new business partner as millions watched The Apprentice final on BBC One.

What happened to every candidate hired by Lord Sugar](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/tv/where-the-apprentice-winners-now-13655123) But I’ve always been known to be a gambler, I’ve always been known to try new horizons so I’m going to try a new horizon… Rochelle, it’s opening the second one and it really is a difficult decision as to what industry I should be in. [Apprentice](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/all-about/the-apprentice) final saw Marnie and Rochelle make their pitch to Lord Sugar and be joined by a host of eliminated candidates from the new series to bring their business strategies to life, as the business head honcho, formerly known as Sir Alan, had his aides Baroness Karren Brady and Tim Campbell cast a keen eye on proceedings, before reporting back. If you can't see the form below, click It feels strange to even say that, but I’m not going to stop saying it because I am so happy.”

The 17th series of BBC's The Apprentice has come to an end, with one lucky and business-savvy winner walking away with a life-changing £250000 investment ...

newsletter](https://www.ok.co.uk/newsletter-preference-centre/) And having been in business for a number of years, I’m not 100% sure that she’s captured that piece about how she takes it from one successful store to a nationwide entity.” Marnie, you are going to be my business partner.” It feels strange to even say that, but I’m not going to stop saying it because I am so happy.” A jubilant Marnie said: “What an incredible opportunity and moment for a girl like me to get to a place like this and have become Lord Sugar’s business partner. Making the announcement of his decision, Lord Sugar said: “It’s a tough one, but Marnie, you’re asking me to invest in something which is completely alien to me to be honest and you’ve never run a business before. [Lord Sugar ](https://www.ok.co.uk/lifestyle/lord-alan-sugar-net-worth-29520193)went on: "But I’ve always been known to be a gambler, I’ve always been known to try new horizons so I’m going to try a new horizon… "Rochelle, it’s opening the second one and it really is a difficult decision as to what industry I should be in. While Baroness Brady then said: “The one thing I know you can do is put the infrastructure around her and that she will need to be able to focus on running her business.” About Marnie, Baroness Brady said: “Marnie, she has never run a business before, and she’s chosen a business that’s very competitive - can she stand out in this very competitive market?” She won the show with her boxing gym business plan for Bronx, and last week she said: "My business is in boxing gyms, the name’s Bronx, the idea is to create a middle-market option between the high-end boutique gyms and the low-end spit and sawdust gyms." Speaking about Rochelle, Tim said: “It’s what we posed to her at the very beginning of this final stage, to prove this is scalable.

The 17th series of The Apprentice is over, and Lord Sugar has crowned his new business partner after a grueling final episode.

It feels strange to even say that, but I’m not going to stop saying it because I am so happy.” And having been in business for a number of years, I’m not 100 per cent sure that she’s captured that piece about how she takes it from one successful store to a nationwide entity.” Marnie, you are going to be my business partner.”