Piers Morgan launching The Apprentice rival on ITV but fans aren't convinced (original) (raw)

Piers Morgan has claimed he’s launching an ITV rival for Lord Alan Sugar’s BBC series The Apprentice

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People thing Piers Morgan's April Fools joke is really unfunny

Piers Morgan announced he was launching a new ITV series this year, to rival BBC series The Apprentice.

Susanna Reid’s co-host claimed he was taking on rival Lord Alan Sugar with a new project on the channel.

He even tried to enlist former The Apprentice star Nick Hewer to give him a hand.

Piers said the new series, The Assistant, would potentially put an end to the BBC show too, tipping it to be a raving success.

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He commented: “We’re very pleased to announced today that… we’ve been watching The Apprentice slightly lose its lustre I think over the years.

"Lord Sugar’s looking a little bit old, so we’ve decided to take him on full square, a new commission from ITV. I went to the boss of ITV and said ‘look, I think we should do a new version of The Apprentice, but actually go for the people who really hold the power in this country’.”

He added: “The Assistant. So here we are, a little teaser for my new series. We’ll have more details as the week goes on. It’s gonna be a big show, I think it will replace The Apprentice.”

Piers claimed his show will rival Lord Alan Sugar's The Apprentice (

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But viewers were far from convinced by the series, calling it a prank.

With it being April Fool’s Day, fans immediately decided it was false and that there was no ITV series.

Taking to Twitter , they hit out at Piers’ claims as others questioned whether he might be telling the truth.

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One fan said: “Give up #GMB, nobody is falling for this ‘Assistant’ s**t…lame April Fool.”

Another said: “‘The Assistant’.. Worst #AprilFools joke ever.”

A third tweeted: “The Assistant, a great April Fool’s show.”

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