The Apprentice contestant Richard Woods has revealed he suffered a series of strokes before the show, but didn’t tell Alan Sugar for fear it would jeopardise his chances.
The 31-year-old had three mini strokes before taking part in The Apprentice, but kept his medical history secret so that he wouldn’t be seen as ‘fragile’.
He told The Sun: ‘I knew they wouldn’t put someone on who had strokes. They are normally associated with stress and being fragile. I left it off the application, knowing what I was doing.’
Sadly though, despite putting his health at risk, Richard missed out on the £250,000 prize and instead was fired following the interview stage of the show.