The full Celebrity Apprentice line-up has reportedly been revealed with a huge boyband star, a Gladiators icon and a Strictly Come Dancing finalist leading the contestants.  

Set to hit screens later this year, the BBC show will feature a number of famous faces taking part in the special for the show’s 20th anniversary. 

It has been revealed by The Sun that JLS singer JB Gill, Big Brother host AJ Odudu and actress Sarah Hadland will be heading into the famous boardroom in front of Lord Alan Sugar.

Meanwhile TV star Rob Rinder, soap actor Jake Wood, comedian Eddie Kadi, Gladiators athlete Matt Morsia, who is best known as Legend, and Apprentice star Thomas Skinner are also among the line-up.

The final four contestants are reported as Paralympic gold medalist Kadeena Cox, BBC Radio 1 DJ Charlie Hedges, comedian Shazia Mirza and TV presenter Angela Scanlon.

The last season featured actor Omid Djalili, comedian Russell Kane and interior designer Kelly Hoppen, and the show is now making a comeback after six years.

The full Celebrity Apprentice line-up has reportedly been revealed with a huge boyband star, a Gladiators icon and a Strictly Come Dancing finalist leading the contestants

Set to hit screens later this year, the BBC show is going to feature a number of famous faces including JLS singer JB Gill and Big Brother host AJ Odudu for the show’s 20th anniversary

It is believed that Lord Sugar’s aides Karren Brady and Tim Campbell have also signed up for the special. 

MailOnline have contacted the BBC’s representatives for comment. 

It’s the first time spin-off Celebrity Apprentice, which is fronted by Lord Alan Sugar, 77, has been staged in 16 years. 

Producers of the show are reportedly hoping to sign some big names including Cheryl Tweedy and Piers Morgan, as they have appeared on celebrity spin-offs before. 

A TV insider told The Sun: ‘Execs want to get A-list stars involved for this very special version of The Apprentice, and signing up Piers, in particular, would be TV gold as there’s a long-running stand-off between him and Lord Sugar.’ 

‘Few celebrities have been approached yet as the show is still at the early stages and they want to take their time carefully selecting the right mix for the programme.’ 

The celebrity version is likely to go out towards the end of 2025, and the show will reportedly air just before the release of the 20th series. 

The first episode of the UK’s Apprentice, which was hosted by the then Sir Alan Sugar, aired on February 15, 2005, and it was almost an instant hit with viewers.

It has been revealed that heading into the famous boardroom in front of Lord Alan Sugar will be and actress Sarah Hadland

Meanwhile TV star Rob Rinder and Gladiators athlete Matt Morsia, who is best known as Legend have also signed up 

Meanwhile soap actor Jake Wood is set to attempt to impress Lord Sugar later this year 

Then came the celebrity spin-offs in 2007, first for Comic Relief, featuring Piers, Cheryl, Maureen Lipman and Karren Brady, who went on to star in the ‘civilian’ version of the show alongside Lord Sugar. 

In 2008, Sport Relief produced a celebrity spin-off and the lineup included Alan Carr, Jonathan Ross, Michelle Mone, and Patsy Palmer. 

In the same year ,Piers went on to star in the US version of the show when the now President of the United States, Donald Trump, was fronting the contest. It was also the cementing of a personal relationship between the two men. 

Meanwhile, the nineteenth series of The Apprentice is currently airing, with Dr Jana Denzel the latest contestant to leave the show. 

However, rather than be fired, Dr Denzel quit the show after becoming embroiled in an alleged racism row.

The Harley Street cosmetic dentist was spoken to by producers for describing a black person as ‘coloured’ during filming and he then underwent diversity training.

Dr Denzel then quit the compeтιтion during last Thursday night’s episode but he and the BBC both insisted that it was not to do with his ‘ill-informed’ comment, which was not broadcast.

He has now set the record straight as he claimed the real reason he quit the programme was actually because of a ‘really hurtful’ remark from Lord Alan Sugar.

Comedian Eddie Kadi is reportedly signed up for the special 

The final four contestants are reported as Paralympic gold medalist Kadeena Cox

BBC Radio 1 DJ Charlie Hedges

Apprentice star Thomas Skinner are also among the line-up

 TV presenter Angela Scanlon

He said he thought he had performed ‘really, really well’ until episode four, when the formidable boss said to him: ‘You’ve been really, really quiet since the last few weeks.’

Dr Denzel, who is of Sri Lankan heritage, said he was ‘hurt’ by the remark because he was putting in ‘100 per cent’ and claimed that was what led him to quit the show.

‘I’ve been one of the best performing candidates here for the last few weeks, I’ve been really giving it 100 per cent and all of myself. But you just say that I’ve been really, really quiet is really hurtful,’ he said.

‘That moment onwards, I looked at him and I was like, You know what? Maybe this just isn’t a great fit, then, because if I’m positively contributing and giving 100 per cent of myself, and you’re saying, ”I’m really, really quiet, and you haven’t seen much from me”, then I don’t think this is going to work.

‘So, I actually made my decision in that boardroom at the end of episode four, and I said to the producers as well, I don’t think this is [going to] work or be a great fit for me because I don’t like how that was going down.’