Syed Ahmed, Katie Hopkins and Saira Khan from The Apprentice

Remember Matthew? Andy? Ben? Rachel? No, didn't think so. Let's face it, the wannabe Apprentices we remember are those who've created the biggest fuss - and that usually requires them to be pretty irritating. After all, it would be pretty hard to forget Tre.

Most annoying Apprentice contestants ever

Arrogant, bossy, cocky, stubborn, big-headed, self-centred, opinionated, gobby, back-stabbing... They sound like a description of your worst nightmare but apparently these characteristics are what it takes to be on the show. However, it's remarkable that the eventual winner of each series has actually been one of the nicer candidates - so maybe Sir Alan Sugar doesn't believe in 'Nice guys finish last'.

Check out our rogues' gallery of most annoying Apprentice contestants - and why they got on our wick.

- The Apprentice 2008
- The Apprentice candidates 2008
- The Apprentice 2007