Hello Fellow Beret Lovers and Haters,

Thank you for your thoughts and comments over the last 11 weeks which I have read with fascination, glee and at times dismay. The Apprentice was least to say a unique experience with some extraordinary personalities….

I really appreciate your support. It was a tough and torrid experience however, you lot are canny enough to decipher what went on so I don’t think I need to comment on the rights and wrongs or what happened.

I stand by the fact that you do not have to be a bitch in business to succeed. If you respect, listen and take others points on board then a team usually works hard, well and enjoy it.

Post questions and I will visit and try and respond (for those of you interested I will be on ‘This Morning’ with Phillip and Fern on Monday morning).

Couple of links:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7437902.stm

http://www.holymoly.co.uk/news/44/wh...inda-3393.html

Hi Lucinda,

Great to have you on the boards! You were fab on the show, and truth be told too honourable to work for SAS.

I heard a rumour that you auditioned to be a Bond girl a while back, is this true?

x

Hi Lucinda...

Welcome to the mad world of DS!

I thought you were one of the best candidates this series, and wish you all the best for the future...

Lucinda, is that really you ?

Hello Lucinda

Just to say you were the favourite in our house & a lovely lady, your originality was delightful

Well done for withstanding some of the most unpleasant people seen on this show & for emerging with such integrity & style

Hi Lucinda!!! Its fab to see you on DS!

I thought that you were fab on The Apprentice (and I love your fashion sense!! - it really made you stand out from the crowd (in a good way!) and rooted for you from the first week. I really admired the way that you were true to yourself and didn't backstab like the others. You were fab!!!

Good luck with everything!!! x

Hi Lucinda! Firstly, congrats on reaching the semi finals! You should have gone all the way.

Well done for rising above the backstabbing of most of the other female candidates and proving yourself to be a decent and respectable person.

I wish you the best of luck in anything you decide to do!

Also, I love your quirky fashion style. Where do you get your inspiration from? And, be honest, did you have a secret crush on Lee?

I can only echo those sentiments. You stood out from the rest for all the right reasons.

Lucinda, you are gorgeous Definitely brightened up the show this year and made it worth watching.

Travesty that you didn't win but we've all got no doubt you'll go on to bigger and better things
Definite beret lover here, can everyone tell?

Hi Lucinda you were my favourite to win the show.

You'll have a field day viewing the comments on here. How priveleged your fellow DS fans are to have you post on here.

I like your dress sense. You should have a TV show of your own and dress others. Triny and Suzanna'sh.

Hi Lucinda, you were great! Is Alex really such a snake as he appears on the show?

You were a breathe of fresh air.

Good luck for the future, which is sure to be bright.

Hi lucinda, if its you.

I thought you were too good for the show, which is more about entertainment than it is business.

It was good to see you not afraid to stand out and your dress sense is actually really kinky.

Which bond film were you going to appear in?

Which interviewer on the show did you find the hardest to deal with?

Hey there Lucinda. You were great - quirky personality, truly unique - a real character. *Applauds*

First off, mondo congratulations in gettin to the Semi Final, just showed us exactly what you are capable of - I am sure there's more to come from you, The beret strikes back right?

Hi Lucinda, if it really is you! You really brightened up the whole series for us!

Is Lucinda Ledgerwood your real name or did you make it up for The Apprentice?

I like your new haircut... I'm watching you now on Adrian Chiles' programme!

Hey, I thought you were great. You were my joint favourite alongside Raef. In fact I might like you more than him because of the Sophocles Effect (whereby Michael is such an incredible arse that the taint of his arsiness rubs off on anyone who talks to him. SAS is another victim.)

Anyway, someone spotted some seriously cuddly body language between you and Alex here... What was that about? You two look enraptured with each other, and it was after the car task!

Also, who is the most truluv4eva:
Lee and Alex
Raef and Michael
Simon and Raef
SAS and Michael
Alex and Alex

Hey Lucinda!
Firstly, I would like to say you should be extremely proud of yourself after your appearance in 'The Apprentice'; you were the only one who came out of the process with any respect, and you were a pleasure to watch.
Althought at first I was gutted when you were Fired, for I honestly thought you deserved to be hired, I have subsequently realised that you were - basically - too good for the show. Your skill set is superb, and you brought a smile to my, and many people across Britain's, faces...
Call me sad, but I was forced to even form a Facebook group dedicated to you, I was so impressed with your performance. I've got a lot of positive feedback from the Group, entitled 'The Lucinda Ledgerwood Appreciation Club!'

(If you have Facevook, and would like a look - here's the link
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=39787085036)

If you proved one thing in 'The Apprentice', it's that, as well as a brilliant businesswoman, you are a lovely person; I hope one day to have the honour of meeting you - or working for a woman like you... You brought a smile to my face every Wednesday night - Thank you very much!

If you have the chance to read this, I'd love to know if you ever resolved the issue of people stealing your ideas; for example, the raffle idea, where Alex stole it and stated he came up with it... That must have been so aggravating!

Keep well, Lucinda!

Hi Lucinda!

For me, you have been the absolute star of 'The Apprentice' and I still can't quite believe you've gone. I'm not sure I even want to watch the final now. You should have been there!

You are lovely, stay true to yourself. Thank you for making this years apprentice worthwhile watching

it was a TV programme, but we can recognise qualities when we see them.

I didn't expect you to win, because (like me) you have the confidence to be an individual and many people are threatened by people that they cannot control.

well done - and carry on doing what you do well.

Lucinda, can you please tell us the actual 'format' of the Apprentice final?

Has it already been decided who's won or is the winner chosen next week?

Hi Lucinda,

Please, I really need to know: Is the show filmed over twelve weeks, or did you have to work non-stop and do two tasks a week and 18 hour days?


Everyone here is so certain of their answers, but you seem to be the only one on here actually in a position to tell me!

Plus, you wouldn't have enjoyed that job anyway, welcome back to the real world.

Hello Lucinda! I have to say the final will be a dull one without you. Thank God you got through those hellish early weeks when you were at the mercy of Jenny C and Helene - it really does show strength of character that Sir Alan seems to have missed. I'm glad you lasted to almost the end as you brightened up this year's show and became my firm favourite.

Seeing the interview you gave with Holy Moly, you seem a lovely, happy person. Obviously much of that happiness was supressed during the programme because of the bitchfest going on around you but there were glimmers of it throughout.

There have been some derogatory posts on here about you issued by a very small minority of users. Please ignore them as they're merely trying to stir up trouble and do not represent the general opinion of you.

I'd like to end on a question - did you ever receive any sort of apologies from Jenny C and Helene?

Lucinda you were one of my favourite candidates this series along with Sara and Raef. The three of you were on the same team for the Morocco task and it was a great team

It was a shame you didn't make the final but you sent out an important message which was- you don't have to be nasty in business to succeed.

Its just annoying that none of the final four are likeable