[The Human Santapede]

A new line-up of famous faces take on weekly business challenges, hoping to be crowned The Celebrity Apprentice winner.

The first ever full-length series of The Celebrity Apprentice is coming to BBC One and BBC iPlayer in 2026

Produced by Naked (a Fremantle label), the six-part series will see a new line-up of famous faces take on weekly business challenges set by Lord Sugar, competing to avoid the words “you’re fired” and ultimately be crowned The Celebrity Apprentice winner.

Lord Sugar says: “We’ve had some great celebrity names walk into my boardroom over the years, but they’ve only ever had a small taster of what it’s like to be a candidate. It’ll be interesting to see how our future celebrities fare across a full series, removing their PAs, PRs, agents and all the other assistance they have in their day-to-day lives to fully immerse themselves into The Apprentice world.”

Kalpna Patel-Knight, Head of Entertainment at the BBC says: “The Apprentice is a much-loved part of the BBC’s entertainment offering and we can’t wait to see how the celebrity candidates rise to the challenge when the series launches later in 2026.”

Paul Broadbent, Director of Programmes at Naked (a Fremantle label), adds: “It’s a joy to be bringing The Celebrity Apprentice to our screens for a full series. Viewers have our two fantastic Christmas specials to come, which will give them a taste of what to expect from the next series. The celebrities will need to leave their ego at the boardroom door and prepare to roll their sleeves up for some very challenging – and hugely entertaining – tasks.”

The first full-length six-part series of The Celebrity Apprentice will be broadcast later in 2026, with more details announced in due course. Meanwhile Apprentice fans can look forward to two special Christmas themed episodes of The Celebrity Apprentice which will air on 29 and 30 December on BBC One and iPlayer and the latest series of The Apprentice will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in early 2026.

The Celebrity Apprentice (6 x 60’) has been commissioned by Kalpna Patel-Knight, Head of Entertainment at the BBC. The series is a co-production with Naked (a Fremantle label) and MGM Alternative UK for BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

Paul Broadbent is the Executive Producer; Francesca Maudslay is Consultant Executive Producer and Rachael Hankinson is Production Executive. For MGM Alternative UK, Dom Bird is Executive Producer; Sarah Clay and Jo Wallace are Commissioning Editors for the BBC. It is produced and distributed pursuant to a licence from Amazon MGM Studios Distribution.

https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2025...th-series-2026

[arista]

Which Celebrities
are going on it?


Thats what we need to find out

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by arista

Which Celebrities
are going on it?


Thats what we need to find out

Tom Read Wilson has to be one surely judging by the Google suggestions for ‘Tom’

[JingleJones]

Yeah the cast would need to be better than the Xmas special

[The Human Santapede]

Originally Posted by JingleJones

Yeah the cast would need to be better than the Xmas special

It would need to be on par with Celebrity Traitors. Not here for reality TV famous people or people I’ve never heard of.

[arista]

Episode 1 Monday 29 Dec (only two episodes)

Episode 2 Tuesday 30Dec

JB Gil
Rob Rinder
Shazia Miza
Tom Skinner
Sarah Hadland
Kadeena Cox
AJ Oudu
Jake Wood
Angela Scanlon
Eddie Kid
Matt Mosia
Charlie Hedges


For Children in Need

[arista]

Tom Read Wilson

NO

[arista]

Ben Edit your Title, please
it is not 2026

[Holly Christmas]

Originally Posted by arista

Ben Edit your Title, please
it is not 2026

It's happening in 2026

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by arista

Episode 1 Monday 29 Dec (only two episodes)

Episode 2 Tuesday 30Dec

JB Gil
Rob Rinder
Shazia Miza
Tom Skinner
Sarah Hadland
Kadeena Cox
AJ Oudu
Jake Wood
Angela Scanlon
Eddie Kid
Matt Mosia
Charlie Hedges


For Children in Need

I don’t know any of them !!

[arista]

Originally Posted by Holly Christmas

It's happening in 2026

Wrong

This 2 Episode Version
is on this Monday and Tuesday in 2025


Why are YOU confused?

[arista]

Originally Posted by Zizu

I don’t know any of them !!

You know of One of them

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by arista

You know of One of them

Not unless its Joshua or the YouTuber

[The Human Santapede]

Originally Posted by arista

Ben Edit your Title, please
it is not 2026

No this is different. There is a full length celeb one coming in 2026. You need to post your bits in the celeb Xmas special thread.

https://www.thisisbigbrother.com/for...d.php?t=399989

[arista]

Ben
Monday 29 Dec 2025 and Tuesday Dec 30 2025


Are not 2026

[arista]

Yes two threads


Shame no day date on Kate's thread

[Ray.]

Surprised it hadn't happened sooner given how celebrity obsessed our little island is.

[Holly Christmas]

Originally Posted by arista

Yes two threads


Shame no day date on Kate's thread

No. My thread is about the Christmas special. Ben's thread is about the full series. In 2026.

[arista]

Well
Kate it's on this Monday 9PM 2025

[Holly Christmas]

Originally Posted by arista

Well
Kate it's on this Monday 9PM 2025

Not the new series. That's on in 2026.

Ask Benjamin.

You mean the Christmas special

[arista]

Originally Posted by Holly Christmas

Not the new series. That's on in 2026.

Ask Benjamin.

You mean the Christmas special

No Kate

Two New Episodes Monday and Tuesday 9PM 2025


Celebrity Apprentice

This Thread Is Fine


Do not need to ask Ben anymore

[Holly Christmas]

Originally Posted by arista

No Kate

Two New Episodes Monday and Tuesday 9PM 2025


Celebrity Apprentice

This Thread Is Fine


Do not need to ask Ben anymore

It is NOT. It doesn't start till January.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Holly Christmas

It is NOT. It doesn't start till January.

Well
There are Two New Episodes
Monday and Tuesday


They can be debated on this thread

[Holly Christmas]

Originally Posted by arista

Well
There are Two New Episodes
Monday and Tuesday


They can be debated on this thread

They are CHRISTMAS SPECIALS as my thread is about. This one is about next year's series!! You are being extremely annoying. I don't care if you report it.

[The Human Santapede]

This thread is about the full celebrity apprentice coming later in 2026 as stated in OP from BBC.

The Celebrity Xmas special is two episodes on this week which is not the same thing as the OP.

There’s a separate thread for the Xmas special.