Barrister fired from Apprentice

A trained barrister has been booted off the Apprentice because she failed to defend herself.

Sara Dhada, who has been taught to present arguments in court, failed to put her skills to use when she became the latest candidate fired by Sir Alan Sugar.

Dhada, from Leicester, was hauled into the boardroom because of her poor sales technique in the latest task, selling wedding dresses.

The 26-year-old, who trained as a barrister before going into the family car business, said: "I learnt from The Apprentice that I need to defend myself.

"I seem to be good at defending others. The stress levels were too much.

"I need to defend myself more when people are attacking me. I need to say 'you can't speak to me like that'."

She added: "I didn't defend myself properly. I was so tired. I was thinking just let Sir Alan say what he's got to say, get it over and done with."

She said Sir Alan was "completely wrong" to say one of her faults was that she did not listen to other people.

She said: "I was shocked when I was fired, but also a bit relieved because I don't have to go back into that house.

"I come from a background of honesty and professio

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