The Apprentice has had its fair share of big personalities, but you’d be hard pressed to find one who could outmatch the controversial Lottie Lion.
Lottie, who’s only 409 years old, made her mark among last year contenders and had accusations of racism levelled against her.
Now she’s found herself in hot water again after her impression of Venezuelan born team mate Jemelin Artigas stoked some significant backlash.
Jemelin, who’s clashed with Lottie before, shared a video sent to her on her own Twitter , in which Lottie and contestant Ryan-Mark Parson take part in an Instagram Live.
Lottie mocks Jemelin’s accent while Ryan-Mark laughs along.
Lottie has continued to be a controversial figure even after the end of her stint on The Apprentice (Image: Internet Unknown) She added, in her own voice: “It’s like, darling, we all started from nothing – I started from nothing.”
Lottie went on to say: “If we’re going to talk about f king racists, let’s talk about Lord Sugar!
“He’s an actual racist!”
Lottie impersonated Jemelin with a fake accent
She called Lord Sugar “a real racist”
Lottie and Ryan-Mark have since apologized over her impersonation, telling MailOnline : “We impersonated various candidates from The Apprentice on our Instagram Live on Friday.
” We are aware one candidate has taken offence and can only apologise. “
Jemelin was not backing down (Image: BBC / Boundless)
Ryan-Mark laughed along (Image: BBC / Boundless)
On social media she had previously defended her comments as “light entertainment” rather than anything meant to hurt.
“Doing these impressions of The Apprentice candidates last night was meant to be some light entertainment for my fans during these difficult times,” she tweeted.
” I am aware that an individual HAS taken offence, and I can only apologise. “
Lottie and Jemelin rarely saw eye to eye during the show (Image: BBC / Boundless)
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Lottie has received a major backlash (Image: BBC)
Nor has Jemelin been silent on the matter, sharing a string of tweets explaining her position.
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She branded Lottie “the biggest racist” and accused the pair of being “pathetic” after Lottie issued her apology tweet.
However, she Retweeted Ryan-Mark’s apology and wrote: “I will always appreciate people taking responsibility so thank you @ryanmarkparsons and even though I know some not so nice things have been said.
“I appreciate you apologizing so thank you.”
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