Lewis Ellis
Lewis Ellis | |
|---|---|
 Lewis at BBC Radio Media City Manchester | |
| Born | 27 August 1990 |
| Alma mater | University of Chester |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur media personality |
| Television | The Apprentice[1] The Apprentice: You're Fired![2] |
Lewis Ellis (born 27 August 1990) is a British media personality and entrepreneur, featured on the BBC One show The Apprentice.[1]
Early life
Lewis was born on the born 27 August 1990 in Manchester, He had his BA and MSc from the University of Chester.[3]
Career
In 2019, Lewis joined the 15th season of BBC One Television Series “The Apprentice” to win a £250,000 investment from Alan Sugar,[4] his business idea during the show was to go into a Travel business with Alan Sugar, the show host. He was evicted from the house in week eleven, he got to the interview stage of the show and came fourth.[1]
Lewis also appeared as a guest on the BBC Two spin-off show "The Apprentice: You're Fired!" with BGT star Daliso Chaponda and comedian Tom Allen in Episode Eight.[2] He was also invited to participate in the filming of BBC Two's ‘You’re Hired!’, which is the spin-off show for The Final.
Before appearing on The Apprentice, Lewis was a YouTube Prankster most notable for jumping into a pool at the Manchester's Trafford Centre food court in 2016.[5] He went into entrepreneurship[6] and started a Travel company after his stay in the house.[7]
Controversy
During Lewis time on The The Apprentice show, It was alleged he had a fling with co-contestant Lottie Lion while they were in Finland on a task.[8] The two grew close during their stay in the house.[9][10] Lewis was criticized British businessman Alan Sugar on his Tattoo branding it as “Horrific” after he stripped down to his swimming shorts for a campaign to promote summertime in Finland.[11] He replied the businessman defending his Tattoo and also went ahead to get a Tattoo of the Businessman holding a gun on his arm.[12]
Radio appearances
| Year | Radio | Program | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | BBC Radio Manchester | Becky Want | Guest[13][14] |
| 2019 | BBC Radio Manchester | Drivetime with Phil Trow | Guest |
| 2019 | BBC Radio Lancashire | Weekly Guest Graham Liver | Guest |
| 2019 | BBC Asian Network | Breakfast Show | Guest |
| 2019 | BBC 5 Live | Wake Up to Money | Guest |
| 2019 | London Live | Entertainment with Alicia Edwards | Guest |
| 2020 | BBC Manchester | Drivetime with Phil Trow | Guest[15] |
| 2020 | BBC Radio Lancashire | Thursday Night Takeover | Guest |
Charity
In April 2020, Lewis and Ryan-Mark Parsons said they would aim to complete a skydive to raise money for the NHS in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, explaining in an interview with Daily Star "all of the money raised now is going straight to the NHS, and we'll do the skydive after lockdown.[16]
References
- ^ a b c "Lewis Ellis". BBC. 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ a b "The Apprentice: You're Fired "I hated that task"". BBC. 12 December 2019. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 15 December 2019 suggested (help) - ^ Bond, Anthony (8 June 2016). "Former University of Chester student who 'ended up in Syria' admits story was a prank". cheshire-live.co.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ "About The Apprentice". BBC. 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ Bloom, Dan (7 June 2016). "British clubber who 'ended up in Syria' tells friends 'I made it all up'". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Come along to a workshop with Lewis Ellis from The Apprentice!". De Montfort University. 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ Thompson, Steven (12 December 2019). "Sacked Apprentice star Lewis Ellis 'might get tattoo of Alan Sugar's face'". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ Soen, Hayley (December 2019). "Lottie and Lewis reportedly got together in secret during Apprentice filming". The Tab. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ McFadden, Brendan (2 March 2020). "Lottie Lion's Apprentice co-star accuses her of cheating on her ex in explosive row". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ Bray, Abbie (11 March 2020). "Lottie Lion claims she was banned from Apprentice spin-off 'because of what happened with Lewis'". Metro (British newspaper). Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ Bray, Abbie (21 December 2019). "The Apprentice's Lewis Ellis gets tattoo of Lord Sugar dressed as Al Pacino after he loses a bet – and we are really not sure about it". Metro (British newspaper). Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ Sansome, Jessica (22 December 2019). "The Apprentice's Lewis Ellis gets tattoo of Lord Sugar with a gun after businessman branded his inkings 'horrific'". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ Becky, Want (7 November 2019). "Becky Want". BBC. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ Bekky, Want (20 November 2019). "Becky Want Becky speaks to Apprentice candidate, Lewis Ellis, and comedian Shazia Mirza". BBC. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ Phil, Trow (19 December 2019). "Christmas concert preview". BBC. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ Alicia, Grimshaw (14 April 2020). "Apprentice's Ryan-Mark's luxury lockdown - from tea tutorials to Harrods' treatments". Daily Star (United Kingdom). Retrieved 1 July 2020.