The Apprentice star Pamela Laird is pregnant!

The Irish beauty entrepreneur, who appeared on the BBC show in 2019, has revealed she is expecting her first child with her long-term partner Jay Searles.

In an Instagram post on Thursday, she gushed she is ‘so excited to start this new chapter’ with her other half as she shared a sweet video of the couple holding up their ultrasound scan and sharing a kiss.

The heartwarming announcement video also included Polaroid pictures of Pamela from each week of her pregnancy, documenting her growing bump.   

Pamela added the caption: ‘August 2025. 13 years, countless memories and now … we’re adding a little one to the mix! So excited to start this new chapter @jay.searles.’

In series 12 of The Apprentice, Pamela came in third place, trailing behind runner-up Scarlett Allen-Horton and show winner Carine Lepore.

The Apprentice star Pamela Laird is pregnant! 

The Irish beauty entrepreneur, who appeared on the BBC show in 2019, has revealed she is expecting her first child with her long-term partner Jay Searles

The businesswoman was fired by Lord Alan Sugar after she failed to impress the business mogul with her plan for her beauty brand Moxi Loves.

Reflecting on what let her down after she was axed from the show, Pamela told The Independent: ‘It definitely came across that it was my lack of product availability for my brand Moxi Loves.

‘But I think it also has to do with businesses he feels he can make a difference in – Scarlett’s is recruitment, Carina’s is bakery – and they might just be particularly more interesting industries for him.’

Even so, Pamela emphasised she was proud of making it to the top three.

Speaking with Evoke, she said: ‘It was interesting; I didn’t pack enough clothes to make it to the final.

‘When we were whittled down to the final three, I thought, whatever happens next, we’re all successful business people in our own right.’

While she missed out on Lord Sugar’s investment in the show, Pamela remained hopeful and insisted she was ‘definitely destined to run [her] own business’ due to her strong work ethic.

She added: ‘My parents worked so hard and instilled such a good work ethic within me. I do remember being a teenager and wanting a job, and that definitely came from my mum going to work. 

‘I think I understood that working for yourself was a way to feel fulfilled in your job.’

In an Instagram post on Thursday, she gushed she is ‘so excited to start this new chapter’ with her other half

Pamela added the caption: ‘August 2025. 13 years, countless memories and now … we’re adding a little one to the mix! So excited to start this new chapter @jay.searles’

In series 12 of The Apprentice, Pamela came in third place, trailing behind runner-up Scarlett Allen-Horton and show winner Carine Lepore

The businesswoman was fired by Lord Alan Sugar after she failed to impress the business mogul with her plan for her beauty brand Moxi Loves 

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Meanwhile, she told MailOnline: ‘I can’t deny that I’m disappointed. I was nearly one of the final two. 

‘It was a hard choice, I’m sure, as we all have established businesses that are in profit. But it came down to what Lord Sugar wants to align himself with.

‘I want my business partner to want to go into business with me. I have still come out of it feeling proud of myself,’ she added. 

‘I feel as far as traditions go, I am okay with the old school way as it works for Lord Sugar’s [other] businesses,’ she said. ‘I have turned down investment in the past, turned down a potential partner. It’s about what’s right for you.’ 

‘I can say that my time was extremely positive. But not everyone is going to have the same experience but I really bonded with the others. It’s a shame that others didn’t get the same positive experience from this.

‘I got on with most people. The people I am friendly with, we really backed each other.’