A STAR of The Apprentice has revealed their six-figure salary dropped to zero after appearing on the show.
Fans of the BBC business show watched as Melica Moshiri became one of the candidates to be axed by Lord Sugar in a shock double elimination.
Following her dramatic exit from the boardroom, Melica has revealed she closed her business over her decision to appear on The Apprentice.
Accounts for the entrepreneur’s recruitment company in 2023 show she was making a healthy capital of £38,090.
However, filming for the Beeb series last year brought that figure to a halt.
Melica said she was warned prior to signing up to The Apprentice that she would need to close her business.
She was willing to the take the gamble in order to try her luck at impressing Lord Sugar and win his £250,000 investment.
The businesswoman said: “So I was prepared for that and I knew that was to come, but it wasn’t going to stop me.
“My belief is, you’ll only know if something goes wrong or doesn’t if you try it.”
She continued to Metro: “You’re shutting down the business, going from making five figures a month to then zero in one month.
“So my graph in terms of business performance has been [drastically up and down] in the last year.
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“I’m sure people did drop out for those reasons, because it is going to impact you.
“But the way I looked at it is that in the long term, it’s going to give me a platform, it’s a lifetime experience that I don’t think everyone will get to experience, so I was very prepared to do that.”
Melica eventually reopened her business and insists Lord Sugar made a mistake by not investing.
During Thursday’s dramatic episode, Emma Clarke was also sacked by Lord Sugar and sent packing from the boardroom.