Inside the £17million, eight-bedroom mansion where The Apprentice stars are living

January 7, 2022 Stan

The Apprentice stars are living in a £17million, eight-bedroom mansion where they have use of nine bathrooms, a swimming pool, gym, and cinema.

Candidates competing for Lord Sugar’s £250,000 investment this year have the luxury of staying at Huxley House on London‘s Bishops Avenue – also known as Billionaire’s Row.

With features including an extensive spa, sauna, Jacuzzi, as well as an entertainment suite complete with cinema, bar, and games room, the business hopefuls have plenty of ways to relax following tense meetings in the boardroom.

Luxurious: The Apprentice stars are living in a £17million, eight-bedroom mansion where they have use of nine bathrooms, a swimming pool, gym, and cinema

Grand: Candidates competing for Lord Sugar’s £250,000 investment this year have the luxury of staying at Huxley House on London’s Bishops Avenue – also known as Billionaire’s Row

Celebration: Arriving at The Apprentice house after winning the first challenge set by Lord Sugar, the female team toasted champagne to ‘living a lavish lifestyle’ while the boys were forced to reflect on losing the task over tea at a breakfast café

Indulge: After walking into Huxley House, contestant Amy Anzel gasped: ‘Oh my God, there’s a pool, holy moly, it’s massive’ while the rest of the girls wasted no time in dipping their feet into the Jacuzzi

The new series of The Apprentice kicked off on Thursday night after being rested for two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Lord Sugar challenged the entrepreneurs to create a successful advertising and marketing campaign for a new cruise line, with the girls winning the first task, and being treated to a champagne reception at their new abode.

Product manager Kathryn Louise Burn, 29, was relieved the female team came out on top after also failing to impress experts with her idea ‘Bouji Cruises.’

After walking into Huxley House, contestant Amy Anzel, 48, gasped: ‘Oh my God, there’s a pool, holy moly, it’s massive’ while the rest of the girls wasted no time in dipping their feet into the Jacuzzi.

The boys, who lost the first challenge after creating a logo for their cruise line that viewers said resembled a ‘turd,’ arrived at the eight-bedroom house afterwards – with fired contestant Harry Mahmood, 35, missing out on the chance to stay at the glamorous property.

Huxley House, which also featured on Channel 4’s Britain’s Most Expensive Homes, this week, spans over four floors, all accessed by an internal lift.

The sprawling property has impressed the contestants who are battling it out on the popular BBC show for Lord Sugar’s cash

The contestants have the use of eight bedrooms (pictured) and nine bathrooms at the palatial property in North London

Huxley House, which also featured on Channel 4’s Britain’s Most Expensive Homes, this week, spans over four floors, all accessed by an internal lift

The property, inspired architecturally by mansions of the 18th and 19th Centuries, has five reception rooms and seven en-suite bathrooms.

All fifteen remaining candidates stay living together at the million-pound home, which has often resulted in previous stars of the BBC One series having secret affairs despite Lord Sugar banning sexual relationships.

James White, who won The Apprentice in 2017, had a fling with co-star Jade English, while former contestants Michaela Wain and Harrison Jones from the same series now share a baby together.

The house appears to have been given a colourful makeover for filming of the show, which runs for 12-weeks and will see the winner go into partnership with Lord Sugar.

During their stay at the property, candidates are forbidden from having mobile phones, watching TV shows, and having access to the outside world.

The girls looked around the house openmouthed on Thursday’s episode of the show, as they stepped into one of the mansion’s five reception rooms

With a swimming pool, sauna, gym, and games room, the property benefits from additional facilities the majority of homeowners can only dream of

After a tough day in the boardroom negotiating with Lord Sugar, the contestants can unwind with this home cinema

The property, inspired architecturally by mansions of the 18th and 19th Centuries, has five reception rooms and seven en-suite bathrooms

The business professionals, who this year include the likes of dessert parlour owner Harpreet Kaur, 30, cleaning company boss Alex Short, 27, and finance manager Nick Showering, 31, are only given the chance to call family or friends once a week throughout filming of the series.

Pharmacist Navid Sole, who’s a self-proclaimed Nicki Minaj super fan, boutique cocktail bar owner Sophie Wilding, 32, and mother-of-five Shama Amin, 41, are all part of this year’s lineup hoping to impress Lord Sugar and his business aids.

Karren Brady sits alongside Lord Sugar while Tim Campbell, the first winner of The Apprentice in 2005, has joined the panel this year in replacement of Claude Littner.

While filming The Apprentice can be stressful for candidates, who are often woken up by Lord Sugar during the early hours of the morning and given no longer than 20-minutes to get ready, residing at Huxley House gives them the perfect opportunity to wind down when the cameras aren’t rolling.

With a swimming pool, sauna, gym, and games room, the property benefits from additional facilities the majority of homeowners can only dream of.

Living in the £17million property will give candidates a taste of what it could be like to win the series – and Lord Sugar’s investment.

The former Spurs chairman has vowed to front The Apprentice for 20 years, with the show currently airing its 16th series.

The house appears to have been given a colourful makeover for filming of the show, which runs for 12-weeks and will see the winner go into partnership with Lord Sugar

Following years of challenging candidates with various tasks, Lord Sugar joked that his final request will be for contestants to plan his funeral – before assuring viewers the show will live on past his reign.

He told MailOnline this week: ‘First of all I have publicly stated that I really want to make it 20 years and this one is 16 so I have four more to do to achieve that goal.

‘I have already worked on the final task will be to arrange my funeral and to see how well candidates arrange it and what kind of coffin they will get from me.

‘No, I am going nowhere and the program is going nowhere, please enjoy this current series, which I am sure you will but I can assure you there’s going to be a lot more while I’ve got health and strength in my body I will carry it on.’