Alan Sugar’s Apprentice pulls a “sickie”

From the Metro.
It can happen to the best of us.

Apprentice winner pulls a sickie on first day
Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Lee McQueen It was the job he beat 15 other people on national TV to win but on his first day Apprentice winner Lee McQueen was forced to pull a sickie.

The 30-year-old, who returned from a holiday in Spain on Sunday, phoned in yesterday to say he was feeling ill.

A spokesman said: “He’s got a virus - the sort of thing that keeps you off work for a few days. It’s nothing serious.”

He rubbished claims that Lee’s new boss Sir Alan Sugar was reportedly furious at his no-show, especially as it was the hottest day of the year so far.

“We’ve known for a few days that he wasn’t going to make it into work. People get ill and he [Sir Alan] understands that.”

Lee was due to help develop digital display advertising screens at Sir Alan’s holding company Amshold in Brentwood, Essex, as part of his £100,000 dream job.