The horse manure salesman, the Club 18-30 rep and the dyslexic 'African princess' battling it out on The Apprentice

First picture of 2008 apprentices hoping to impress the boss

Daily Mail UK

Lindi Mngaza, 22, from Birmingham, says her friends' nickname for her is African Princess - because she says she is of a royal bloodline.

The business liaison manager idolises Richard Branson - because he is dyslexic like her.

Meanwhile a former soldier who fought a drug problem is also one of the budding entrepreneurs.

Simon Smith, 35, from Harlow, wants to help other ex-soldiers rehabilitate into the community after fighting drug addiction following his return from Bosnia.

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Another contestant, Adam Wotherspoon, of Bolton, counts selling horse manure as one of his first paid jobs.

The accident prone 24-year-old counts a punctured lung, broken ribs and a dislocated jaw among just some of his injuries and claims: "I give 100 per cent all the way."

And champion show jumper Jennifer Maguire is also promising to be a force to be reckoned with. The 27-year-old Dubliner said: "I can sell pieces of paper for £50 ... I rate myself as the best salesperson in Europe."

The four are among the sixteen contestants who will take part in the fourth series of The Apprentice after being whittled down from a record 20,000 entrants.

Mosaic artist Shazia Wahab is another. The 35-year-old considers herself a hidden talent and a "stubborn cow - who always has to have the last word".

After being rejected as an applicant for the third series she tried again.

Meanwhile, Sir Alan, 60, wants his sweeter side to come across rather then just be known for his blunt catchphrase "You're fired".

He told Radio Times: "The BBC has categorised me as Mr Nasty, so all the humour ends up on the cutting-room floor. It's a continual argument I have with the production people.

But like it or not, and I don't like it that much, there's a perception of me just banging the table and shouting."

However, he adds: "This is a business boot camp. Mary Poppins I am not."

• The Apprentice begins on BBC1 on Wednesday 26 March at 9pm.

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