Apprentice star Megan Hornby’s business was “on the verge of going under” after her time filming the BBC show, it was reported.
The 26-year-old entrepreneur narrowly missed out on a place in the final when she became the third of five finalists to be sacked, before Marnie Swindells secured the £250,000 investment from Lord Sugar.
and according to Sun after filming wrapped, Megan’s sweet shop in Hull was faced with closing its doors due to the cost of living crisis.
The publication reported that Megan approached her local council for help saying she needed to revamp the business to stay afloat.
Speaking at a board meeting, he said: “After initially flourishing, my business has struggled for the last six to nine months to the point where we are on the brink of bankruptcy.”
Change of fate: The Apprentice, 26, star Megan Hornby’s business was “on the verge of going under” after her time filming the BBC show
He opened the business during lockdown selling sweets and cakes, before deciding to apply for an alcohol license.
The Sun also revealed that he told councillors: “People just can’t pay as much as they used to because of the cost of living crisis, so I had to do something to keep the doors open.”
“That’s why I want to start selling hot food like burgers and fries and alcohol as a place to eat and drink.”
Fortunately, her request was granted and the businesswoman transformed the candy store into a modern cocktail bar.
He often takes to social media to show off the quirky interior, as well as a host of impressive drinks.
MailOnline has contacted Megan’s representatives for comment.
It comes after MailOnline reported that Apprentice winner Marnie Swindells watched her father die in the caravan they shared when she was just eight years old, but believes her childhood trauma led her to success.
Lord Sugar’s new business partner was in his school uniform when his beloved father lost his life before his eyes after he led an ambulance through the caravan park to where he needed urgent medical attention.
The place to be: Luckily, her application for an alcohol license was granted, and the businesswoman transformed the candy store into a trendy cocktail bar.
Party time: She often takes to social media to show off the quirky interior, as well as a host of impressive drinks.
Just days after witnessing the heartbreaking event, boxing gym owner Marnie, 28, played the lead in her school’s rendition of Grease, dancing and singing on stage in an attempt to prove to the world her determination to succeed, even as a grieving child.
In an exclusive interview, Marnie explained to MailOnline how she kept her late father by her side through the apprenticeship process by wearing a gold bracelet that he had planned to give her on her ninth birthday, but sadly died weeks before her birthday.
She said: ‘My dad died very suddenly while we were in the caravan when he was 47 years old. I saw everything that happened and I was actually the person who took the ambulance.
“I ran to direct them because they couldn’t get into the place where we lived, I was running in my school uniform in front of the ambulance and there was immense pressure to get them to the caravan quickly to try to help.”
An emotional Marnie would not divulge exactly how her father died, but explained that it was an accident, which on another day could have been prevented.
Marnie, who grew up in Oldham, Manchester, said that the same week her father died, she performed in a school musical after her mother advised her that staying strong was the only way to carry on.
Honest: Apprentice winner Marnie Swindells watched her father die in the caravan they shared when she was just eight, but believes her childhood trauma led her to success
Battle: Days after witnessing the heartbreaking event, boxing gym owner Marnie played the lead in her school’s rendition of Grease (Marnie pictured in her trailer as a child)
It was the anger and confusion Marnie felt after the sad loss of her father that inspired her to take up boxing, where her negative energy was channeled into a positive way.
She explained: ‘I was the lead in a school play at the time he died and within two days I was back at school and performing.
He died on a Tuesday and Friday night I played Sandy in Grease and he was on stage singing and dancing. My mom is very tough and she said that she has already passed and that we have to continue.
“It was a weird time because I felt like I had to step up and become the man of the house because my mom was never very good with forms or letters, all the administration that comes when someone dies even at eight years old. , I felt very responsible. I became my father, I had to put myself in those shoes.’
She battled competition from 17 candidates to win Lord Sugar’s £250,000 investment during series 17 of The Apprentice and Marnie says her late father was with her every step of the way.
In particular, he felt his presence in the back of Lord Sugar’s Rolls Royce after he was crowned champion, wearing the gold bracelet he never got the chance to give him.
She said: ‘My dad left me a bracelet that my mum had no idea about and that she must have been saving. It was a small gold bracelet.
He died a few weeks before my birthday and my mother found him in her coat pocket when she was cleaning out her things.
I used it during the Apprentice’s last moments. In the Rolls Royce, I wore it because I wanted him to be in a Rolls Royce with me. I used it during the You’re Hired show, which was a way for him to physically be there.