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The Apprentice hopeful Alex Mills told how TV's most talked-about eyebrows were all natural after he became the latest contestant to be trimmed from the show.

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Jason and Luisa designing their Flowers&Friends dating website logo

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Love was not in the air for Luisa Zissman and Jason Leech during Lord Sugar’s dating task.

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