You’re Burgled: What Alan Sugar’s Apprentice Did Next

IT’S been an eventful couple of weeks for the surprise winner of The Apprentice, Simon Ambrose. The bland public school archetype has been celebrating his new job with Sir Alan Sugar.

But news is that the 27-year-old’s wealthy grandfather had been tied up and robbed at his home. Ambrose Jnr is “in shock”, according to the Mail.

Wealthy jeweller Percy Ambrose, 83, who runs the ‘Frocks n Rocks’ boutique at Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, with his wife Naomi Collins-Ambrose, had been sleeping when two men forced their way into his plush home.

Says Percy: “When I woke up I was confronted by two hooded men. I thought I was dreaming. They filled up five enormous bags with paintings and jewellery.”

Dearest Simon, who is, according to the Mail, “very close” to his grandfather, is currently eschewing the high-life in order to comfort the old man.

But the diamond merchant hasn’t lost his bottle. Says the posh pensioner: “This is the fourth time I have been robbed. I have had a gun put up my nose three times. I am getting used to it.”

Maybe he should get better security so he won’t have to ‘get used to it’ again?

Anorak

Posted: 13th, July 2007 | In: Money Comment | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink