WARNING: This article contains spoilers of episode two.
Episode two of The Apprentice 2025 was aired last night (Thursday February 6) and we kept a keen eye on how Hornchurch businessman Dean Franklin got on.
Air-conditioning business owner Dean kicked off his campaign to impress Lord Sugar last week - although ended up on the losing team in episode one.
Episode two saw the candidates travel to Frameless Immersive Art Experience in central London to create virtual reality popstars and gather sponsors for their creations.
Dean was placed in the sub-team tasked with creating the song for their virtual reality popstar to sing.
The song proved a success with positive messages about female empowerment and inclusivity at the core.
However, the other sub-team who were tasked with creating the physical character and brand logo were less successful.
“That’s shocking," he added.
A lack of synergy between sub-teams was established in last week's series opener where the sales team and planning team struggled to see eye-to-eye.
This lack of cohesion between the two sub-teams continued as the brand logo was revealed.
Dean said: “Guys, it’s giving Barbie vibes – it looks like a girls’ toy brand.”
Despite being unhappy with the aesthetics of the virtual character and logo, Dean's team managed to win over three sponsors amounting in £215,000.
This was more than the competing team and saw last week's losers crowned as winners of the task.
As a reward, Lord Sugar put on an immersive studio for the team to "rock out until your heart's content".
Dean evidently enjoyed the reward as he donned some sunglasses, a gold chain and a hat before belting out a rendition of Valerie, the song famously covered by Mark Ronson and Amy Winehouse.
Aoibheann Walsh was fired from the losing team, leaving 16 candidates in the show.
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