Margaret Mountford has announced that she'll be quitting The Apprentice in order to concentrate on her degree. Why doesn't she just cancel Christmas while she's at it? Forget the candidates and even Sir Alan Sugar, Margaret has long been the cult hero of the show due to her acerbic put downs and incessant eye-strain.

As far as I’m concerned, she's completely irreplaceable – but rumours are flying about who they might just ask to fill her boots...