Megan Hornby The Apprentice 2023: Who is the East Yorkshire sweet shop owner on the BBC One show?

The Apprentice is a business-style reality game show focussing on a group of aspiring business people who must prove their business savvy, creative and logical minds to win £250,000 investment. Lord Sugar will return to the panel along with his advisors Tim Campbell and Karren Brady to judge the candidates and eventually crown the winner.

There are a remaining five contestants who have made it to The Interview semi-final on the show, including the East Yorkshire sweet shop owner. The show airs every Thursday at 9pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

Megan Hornby is among three of this year’s Yorkshire contestants appearing on the show. Here is everything we know about her.

Who is Megan Hornby?

Megan owns a sweet shop and cafe in East Yorkshire and believes she has successfully identified a gap in the market and is running with it.

Her unique selling point is her honesty.

“I think that no matter what situation I am thrown into, I will always give one hundred per cent truth, even if it’s hard to hear. I always believe that honesty is the most important thing in business,” Megan said.

Her biggest weakness is being ‘overly ambitious’.

“I can take too many things on, and sometimes I need to focus on certain aspects,” she said.

“But it’s just because I’m so passionate about what I do - I just want to take everything on and get involved in as much as I can.”

When asked why she deserves Lord Sugar’s investment, Megan said: “I’ve already proven, at such a young age, that I’m innovative and hard-working.

“I’ve started a business that has a real niche. I’ve found a gap in the market, and I’ve made a success of it so far. I really think that with Lord Sugar’s investment, my business could be nationally recognised.”