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Apprentice misses first day

The winner of TV show The Apprentice called in sick on his first day working for new boss Sir Alan Sugar. Lee McQueen failed to start his new £100,000 job on Monday because he is suffering from a “flu-like virus”.

He fell ill while on holiday in Spain, and told bosses he was sick when he returned at the weekend.

A spokesman for Sir Alan said: “We’ve known he’s not been well for three or four days. He’s frustrated that he can’t be at work because he wants to get going but he knows that he needs to be at home.”

McQueen is expected to start work “in a few days.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .