The owner of a new boxing gym in Camberwell bags £250,000 from Lord Sugar as she wins this series of BBC’s The Apprentice.
Marnie Swindells, 28, was hired by the business mogul after an intense all-female final, despite never running a business before.
Last month she opened her first new boxing gym in Camberwell, but on the show, she was appealing to open a second site.
“Knowing how long it took to do this gym, the £250,000 would really help speed up the process,” she told the News.
Winning the show means she now has Lord Sugar’s investment to do just that, although it is not yet known where it will be.
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Following the airing of the show, Marnie, who lives in Peckham, took to social media and appeared emotional as she addressed her followers saying: “I can’t believe it. I’m just trying to take it all in – this is some once-in-a-lifetime stuff that’s happening to me right now.
“It’s easily the best time of my entire life.”
Although he appeared to have some doubts over Marnie’s plans to build community-focused gyms, Lord Sugar said he chose her as he wanted to “try a new horizon”.
She may have won the show, but gold-medal-winning boxer Marnie explained that she still plans to be involved in the gyms. “I’m hoping to be down there running some sessions so people can see the face behind the gym – I think that’s important, especially for women,” she said.
Bronx Gym is open at Vicarage Grove, Camberwell, SE5 7LP.