Mark Wright has insisted he has no regrets about his "sneaky" use of tactics on The Apprentice.
The sales manager sticks by his decisions made throughout the competition, insisting they guaranteed him a spot in the upcoming final where he'll compete against Bianca Miller for Lord Alan Sugar's £250,000 investment.
Quizzed on any regrets he told BANG Showbiz: "Absolutely not. People say this is a business process and then say you're a bit sneaky.
"Had I said to Felipe, 'Oh I'm a really nice guy', and took it on the chin and sold those horrible hat things that I picked then lost that task, Lord Sugar would've been like, 'Mate, you picked terrible hats and you hardly sold any - I'll catch you later'.
"I'm not going to run that risk, so I put myself in the driving seat all the time. I did what I had to, to be in the best position when we went back to the boardroom, so I don't regret it at all."
He went on to comment about claims from fired candidates' claims such as Solomon Akhtar that he and Bianca are "boring".
"Being professional and being tactical and doing the things that are required to win the process isn't boring, it's what we're here for."
Insisting that Solomon doesn't have what it takes to work with Lord Sugar, he continued: "I think Solomon is so young that he just got caught up in the whole hype of it and he is like a little lost puppy, he'll just go wherever the fun is. He was very valuable at times because he's creative, but I don't think he could run a business at the level that Lord Sugar wants."
'The Apprentice' concludes on Sunday December 21 at 9pm on BBC One.
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