LORD Sugar announced his split from business partner and The Apprentice 2022 winner, Harpreet Kaur, just 18 months after the show ended.
Harpreet gained Alan Sugar's £250,000 investment in her dessert business Oh So Yum! after winning The Apprentice 2022.
Since winning, Harpreet has opened more dessert shops in the UK, as well as selling her dishes online.
Her signature dessert is the cookie cups she sells which come with either Kinder chocolate, Oreos or Terry's chocolate inside them.
However, the business partners have parted ways as Harpreet has bought back Lord Sugar's shares in her desserts business.
Taking to X – formally known as Twitter – Lord Sugar posted a press statement that read: "Harpreet Kaur, The Apprentice winner 2022, has bought back Lord Sugar's shares in her desserts business, Oh So Yum!
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"This move marks a significant achievement in the journey of the Yorkshire based entrepreneur, who won Season 16 of the show and secured a £250,000 investment from Lord Sugar.
"With the purchase of Lord Sugar's shares, Harpreet and her sister, Gurvinder Kaur, are now in full control of the business and its future direction.
"The separation has been amicable and Lord Sugar and Harpreet Kaur mutually agreed it was the best decision for the business moving forward."
The press statement continued that Lord Sugar had said: “ Harpreet is an exceptionally bright and driven business woman.
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"I’ve enjoyed our time working together, and whilst the time is right for us to now go our separate ways, I have no doubts she will continue to flourish. I look forward to seeing the Oh So Yum! brand go from strength to strength.”
It then continued with a statement from Harpreet: “ I am extremely grateful for the knowledge and support that Lord Sugar and his team of advisors have given me.
"It has been invaluable in getting Oh So Yum! to the place where it is today, and I’m excited for the journey ahead.
"I could never have imagined what we would have achieved in such a short space of time, but this is just the beginning. Watch this space!”
As well as finding a business partner on The Apprentice, Harpreet also found love.
After the BBC show aired, Harpreet reached out to her fellow contestant Akshay Thakrar and the pair started dating.
They announced their engagement in May on Instagram after an extravagant proposal on a London rooftop.
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