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Old 19-12-2010, 22:50
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Surely none of you are surprised at the winner though, right? This has to be the most predictable series ever.
No, I'm not surprised at all, it has been on the cards for weeks, especially when it looked as though she was going a few weeks ago for being too corporate.
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Old 19-12-2010, 22:51
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There's a difference between fighting to win and generally looking smug, arguing why she is better is fine, but rolling eyes and looking as if she is the best is bitchy and makes her look like a cow.
But it was an eye rolling moment. When Baggs did the same thing everyone slated him. Also everything in the boardroom stays in there. It's widely accepted that it's not personal. Only Liz and Melissa have taken anything personally. everybody else accepts it's part of the process. Some people are acting as if she's killed a child.
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Old 19-12-2010, 23:32
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Yes, she did look smug before she was hired. I don't like her at all, she seems abit cold and hofty, like she is better than anyone else.
Is hofty a Melissa word?
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Old 19-12-2010, 23:40
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She doesn't care about anyone else other than herself.
Oh right! So instead Stella should have declined and handed the Apprentice to Chris to show how much she cared about him?
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Old 19-12-2010, 23:43
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But it was an eye rolling moment. When Baggs did the same thing everyone slated him. Also everything in the boardroom stays in there. It's widely accepted that it's not personal. Only Liz and Melissa have taken anything personally. everybody else accepts it's part of the process. Some people are acting as if she's killed a child.
It doesn't matter how inane Chris was being. He's a fellow finalist and she would have come across much better if she'd shown him a bit of respect.
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Old 19-12-2010, 23:50
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You aren't falling for Amanda Platell's line about getting Stella getting 'personal' in the boardroom, are you? It's as ridiculous as Liz's complaint a few weeks back.

In the boardroom, candidates have always explained their strengths relative to others. Why should the final be any different? It wasn't a savage assault on his worth as a human being - she was just saying why she felt she was better equipped for the job than Chris.

She was complimentary about him on YBH too!
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Old 19-12-2010, 23:54
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Yes, she did look smug before she was hired. I don't like her at all, she seems abit cold and hofty, like she is better than anyone else.
Well she is, she won.
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Old 19-12-2010, 23:55
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She did look smug before she was hired, really smug - she was smiling as if she knew she'd won - I don;t care what anyone says, it annoyed me a bit! And I speak as someone who liked her!
What did she have to be smug about before she was hired?

And I thought she came accross rather lovely during Your Fired.
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Old 19-12-2010, 23:56
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Good for Stella. The others (including Chris) had been very bitchy about her behind her back.

I felt smug on her behalf when it was announced she was hired.

It was a very satisfying moment indeed
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Old 19-12-2010, 23:57
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Yes, she did look smug before she was hired. I don't like her at all, she seems abit cold and hofty, like she is better than anyone else.
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Old 20-12-2010, 00:14
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She had less airtime tonight on the You're Hired show than what Chris did.. she looked happy to me not smug.

This blog I found talks about tonights apprentice. http://mymessylittlethoughts.wordpress.com/
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Old 20-12-2010, 00:20
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Good for her. She deserved to win.
She did indeed. She's a lovely person as well as talened. I didn't think she was smug - just happy to win.
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Old 20-12-2010, 00:20
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I thought she really did herself in (Paloma like), when she questionned Chris's enthusiasm.

It was a major slip up and she was lucky to get away with it, SO close to the finishing line.
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Old 20-12-2010, 00:36
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Thought it was a bad decision tonight.

I can see exactly how she gets what she wants, she showed in her presentation, desperate begging basically. Then in the boardroom with knocking others to get something for herself.

Didn't seem a very nice person at all throughout the competition, and made a LOT of mistakes "Let's buy truffles from an expensive restaurant" because they're bound to sell them cheaper than direct from a supplier.
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Old 20-12-2010, 00:40
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She had the best record of all. Much better than chris having only once been in the boardroom. And then she was not to blame and could not have been fired. She did seem like a passenger even on this task, like on all the others. But she deserved to win on personality alone.
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Old 20-12-2010, 00:42
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Good for Stella. The others (including Chris) had been very bitchy about her behind her back.

I felt smug on her behalf when it was announced she was hired.

It was a very satisfying moment indeed
See I think the fact noone seemed to get on very well with her unless forced to was perhaps a sign that she wasn't a nice person.

Instead of the automatic Reality TV viewer decision that in a situation of a group v 1, the group is in the wrong and bullies, it seemed like they were just venting about having to live and put up with a mardy cow who was quick to place blame yet couldn't handle criticism of any sort.
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Old 20-12-2010, 01:03
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How anyone who gets a grand total of £1 off a sewing machine turns out to be the best candidate is beyond me.

Steady Stella is what we called her in the Button household.

Her simpering smug smile should have been the signal for LordSirAlan to throw her a curveball in her perfect life and offer the job to Chris.
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Old 20-12-2010, 01:05
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Thought it was a bad decision tonight.

I can see exactly how she gets what she wants, she showed in her presentation, desperate begging basically. Then in the boardroom with knocking others to get something for herself.

Didn't seem a very nice person at all throughout the competition, and made a LOT of mistakes "Let's buy truffles from an expensive restaurant" because they're bound to sell them cheaper than direct from a supplier.
What about when chris called stuart a fat tw*t?? That was entirely personal and far worse than what Stella said in the boardroom.
Yes she did make mistakes but so did Chris, and I would include giving 20% of all earnings in the bus tour task one of them. He was lucky that he got away with that, and that the other team failed so badly. It was hardly the stroke of genius that Sugar said it was.

So in short both said things that could be deemed as not very nice and both made mistakes. However Stella was by far the most consistent over the course of the 12 weeks, and I thought she handled the interviews very well, which shows she can take criticism and respond in a decent manner.
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Old 20-12-2010, 01:05
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Glad she won but she came very, very close to losing it with that attack on Chris.
Yes, that was unprofessional of her. Still we all make mistakes, I think Stella is a worthy winner. I really liked Chris and have no doubt he will do well. As all this was recorded a while back it would be interesting to find out how they are doing now.
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Old 20-12-2010, 01:07
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See I think the fact noone seemed to get on very well with her unless forced to was perhaps a sign that she wasn't a nice person.

Instead of the automatic Reality TV viewer decision that in a situation of a group v 1, the group is in the wrong and bullies, it seemed like they were just venting about having to live and put up with a mardy cow who was quick to place blame yet couldn't handle criticism of any sort.
I can understand why some people might have perceived the situation that way, but I got the impression the others saw Stella as a threat and therefore someone to bring down and collude against.
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Old 20-12-2010, 01:10
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I wanted Stella to win from the beginning. Therefore, I was very disappointed when she made a personal criticism of Chris. It was out of character and such terrible timing to boot! However, I think it was obvious that she was very keen to win and therefore she could be forgiven somewhat....she had been controlled and civil throughout the past three months and one lapse at the last hurdle should not have marred her chances of success, although as I say, even I was disappointed
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Old 20-12-2010, 02:26
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I think people are confusing smiling with being "smug".
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Old 20-12-2010, 02:32
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Smug?!

It's the passion!

That Chris doesn't have.
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Old 20-12-2010, 02:35
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Who is she to say how passionate Chris is?
dunno, the one who shared a house with him for 12 weeks or more? the one who talked to him privately, cameras off and ties loosened, honesty levels enhanced by drinks?
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Old 20-12-2010, 02:37
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I think that little jibe with chris showed Sugar the last thing he needed to know about Stella.
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