Pascha Myhill and Karishma Vijay are the finalists of The Apprentice 2026, according to multiple reports. Dan Miller, Lawrence Rosenberg, and Priyesh Bathia did not make the cut after the interviews on Thursday night's episode. Kieran McCartney and Rothna Akhtar left the competition last week.
The remaining five candidates participated in interviews with Lord Sugar's business associates, where their business plans were pulled apart and blind tested. Next week, Pascha and Karishma will join forces with some former co-stars to bring their business plans to life. Pascha's business plan is a recruitment company within private healthcare, while Karishma wants investment to elevate her current business.
Incredible - it’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and I’m going home having been a part of every episode. That’s an amazing achievement and an honour in itself - nobody will ever be able to take away that I made it to the final five of one of the most competitive processes on television.
The finalists will present their ideas to leading experts and former stars of the show. The winner will receive a 50/50 partnership with Lord Sugar and a £250,000 investment. Lawrence Rosenberg was fired from Lord Sugar after making it to the final five of The Apprentice.
According to Daily Mail - Home, Lawrence Rosenberg described his experience as incredible and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, noting that making it to the final five was an amazing achievement. He also expressed regret over not pushing back more on AI accusations in the interviews, stating that his business plan was written by a human, with over 100 hours of logs to prove it. Rosenberg's business is an AI-powered PR agency that used AI for support and to improve the business plan, a detail he emphasized was not a secret.
I'm not a big one for regrets, but I do wish I’d pushed back more on the AI accusations in the interviews - my business plan was written by a human, and I have over 100 hours' worth of logs to prove it. Obviously, with it being an AI-powered PR agency, there were elements where we leaned on AI for support - but that’s the whole point of AI. We stress-tested the proposal with AI and used elements of it to improve the business plan, but that wasn’t a secret.
Dan Miller made it to the final five of The Apprentice. According to Daily Mail - Home, Dan Miller described feeling immensely proud and validated by his interviews, which went well and confirmed the strength of his business. He stated he is happy that Karishma and Pascha are the two finalists.
Miller also highlighted that the feedback from experts was invaluable, and he has implemented most of it at his company, Young Professionals, saving significant consulting fees. Priyesh Bathia is disappointed to fall just short of the final after investing time, energy, and belief into the process, according to Daily Mail - Home. The exact reasons Lord Sugar fired Dan Miller, Lawrence Rosenberg, and Priyesh Bathia have not been disclosed, nor have the specific AI accusations made against Rosenberg during the interviews.
I feel immensely proud to have made it to the final five. My interviews went so well, and it was a fantastic validation for me to know the business I have built up over the years is really good. I made the right decision for myself and my business in that moment and I’m really happy Karishma and Pascha are the two finalists.
Which former co-stars will participate in the collaboration remains unknown, and the full details of Karishma's business plan have not been revealed. The feedback experts gave on the business plans and how it influenced the final decisions has not been detailed publicly.
The highlight for me was getting to the final five – having my business plan grilled by Lord Sugar's experts was incredible. Probably saved me about £100k in consulting fees. I took all their feedback on board and have implemented most of it at my company, Young Professionals.
It’s obviously disappointing to come this far in The Apprentice and fall just short of the final. You invest so much time, energy, and belief into the process, so getting fired at this stage does s