Ruth Badger
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Ruth Badger (born 1978) is a British business woman from the city of Wolverhampton[1] She is a Leo [2] She was the runner-up in the second series of the UK version of The Apprentice; Sir Alan Sugar hired Michelle Dewberry instead of her.[3] She has since set up her own firm, Ruth Badger Consultancy Ltd.[4] , and is appearing on The Big Idea on Sky One.[5]
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[edit] The Apprentice
Prior to appearing on The Apprentice, she worked as a senior management executive. Badger has seven GCSEs (although she contradicted this in week 11, where she stated that her and Michelle had 5 GCSEs between them) and was previously employed as a sales manager. It is claimed that she is a lesbian and is in the process of divorcing her husband. [6] It has also been revealed that Ruth has had more internet search hits than Michelle Dewberry.[7]
[edit] Post-Apprentice
Badger has been nominated for a National Television Award. She was up against fellow "The Apprentice" candidate Syed Ahmed and Big Brother housemate Nikki Grahame and others. She failed to make it through to stage 2 of the online voting. The award was eventually won by Nikki. [8] Ruth has appeared on episodes of Big Brother's Little Brother[9] and 8 Out Of 10 Cats[10] Ruth currently travels and gives talks about her experiences, in a talk at Leeds, she claimed she had only 3 GCSEs, an E in english, a C in RE, and an E in maths, yet she still 'blagged' her way into sixth form. She also claimed Sir Alan Sugar has offered her 3 contracts. Although it is possible she was not telling the truth in order to inspire the children.
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[edit] References
- ^ "[1]", The Apprentice - Ruth's Profile. URL last accessed on 2006-11-04.
- ^ "[[2]]", MySpace – Ruth Badger. URL last accessed on 2006-11-14.
- ^ "[3]", Female First. URL last accessed on 2006-11-04.
- ^ "[4]", Panasonic - Ruth's Consultancy Agency. URL last accessed on 2006-11-04.
- ^ "[5]", Un-Reality TV - The Big Idea. URL last accessed on 2006-11-04.
- ^ "[6]", Sky News. URL last accessed on 2006-10-28.
- ^ "[7]", Hitwise - The Apprentice UK. URL last accessed on 2006-11-04.
- ^ "[[8]]", BBC NEWS Highs and lows of the TV awards . URL last accessed on 2006-11-14.
- ^ "[[9]]", Big Brother's Little Brother TV.com. URL last accessed on 2006-11-14.
- ^ "[[10]]", 8 Out OF 10 Cats TV.com. URL last accessed on 2006-11-14.
