Just as I started to get the shakes as Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA departs the screen, I’m saved by the return of “The Apprentice”.
I won’t go into what happenned in the episode – I’m not here to review the TV, but I do want to comment on the chinless wonder that was “fired” this week. Nicholas de Lacy-Brown describes himself as a Barrister (which is not strictly true as he also says he is commencing his pupilage in October). There were a couple of things (other than his overall chinlessness) that I wanted to highlight.
First, his CV, shown briefly on screen identifies his alma mater as King’s College London, which is where I went. I’d just like to put on record that the majority of students there are normal, well adjusted people (although I do remember the faculty of Laws being a bit wierd)
and Second, he states on the BBC news website that he wants to be remembered as the “stylish one in the sunglasses and Savile Row suit” – all I can say is that to avoid being sued for breaching the trades descriptions act, I hope that there is a branch of Topman on Savile Row that I had hitherto failed to notice, as his waistcoat – and I know much more than I ever wanted to about waistcoats, looks like it was tailored for his dad – or at least someone other than the wearer – it’s horrible.
All in all, I’m glad he’s gone and I hope that Raef will not be long away. Incidentally, is Raef just his parents admitting that they hadn’t heard of the pronunciation of “Ralph” favoured by the upper classes? – It’s all a bit like my friend’s daughter who often gets called “niamber” by people unfamiliar with Niamh as a name…
Loads more to come, Hooray!
