Would-be Apprentice fires himself

One of the contestants on the BBC show The Apprentice quit the job before the show even started filming.

The man - who is not being named by the Beeb - is said to have dropped out before Sir Alan Sugar had given the teams their first task, let alone fired anyone

Speaking about it Sir Alan said the bloke had 'bottled it' at the thought of spending 12 weeks apart from his friends and family.

It is no surprise the man dropped out shortly after he met the usual eclectic mic of contestants which this year includes a former football player, a Tanzanian beauty queen and a single mother of two.