Profile: The Apprentice 2012 finalist - Ricky Martin

Ricky Martin (The Apprentice 2012)

Last night Lord Sugar picked his final four candidates on tonight’s Apprentice 2012 and here we start to profile the potential winners, starting with Ricky Martin.

Recently married Recruitment Team Manager, Ricky Martin from Portsmouth, has been on the losing team five times, lost as Project Manager twice, and had the most boardroom visits of any of the finalists.

However, after being dismissed by some as a bit of a showman, he has proven himself as a serious contender and businessman. He has not only come out fighting in the boardroom, revealing his passion and desire to win, but also proven himself as a strong salesman and strategist, with a real head for figures.

Appearances as Project Manager: 3
Appearances on Losing Team: 5
Appearances in Boardroom: 4

Best Quote: “Essex do love tan!” (Episode 7)

Best fight: Kicking Michael when he’s down, saying, “you’ve sat on the fence more times than I’ve had hot dinners!” (Episode 3)

Worst moments:
Being on the losing team five times; Losing as Project Manager twice, on the Exercise class task and English Sparkling Wine task (Episodes 5 and 9); Not making enough samples of ‘Belissimo’ (Episode 3)

Best moments:
Winning the luxury products task as Project Manager (Episode 11); Eating a lot of scallops (Episode 10);

Worst Boardroom moment:
Being taken back to the boardroom four times; more than any other finalist; Being told by Lord Sugar that he brought the wrong people back to the boardroom (Episode 5)

The Apprentice 2012 final airs on Sunday, June 3 at 8:30PM on BBC One.