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Lewis Ellis

Lewis Ellis
Lewis at BBC Radio Media City Manchester
Born (1990-08-27) 27 August 1990 (age 35)
Manchester, England
Alma materUniversity of Chester
OccupationsEntrepreneur
media personality
TelevisionThe Apprentice[1]
The Apprentice: You're Fired![2]

Lewis Ellis (born 27 August 1990) is a British media personality and entrepreneur,[3][4] featured on the BBC One show The Apprentice[1][5][6] and Open House, the Great Sex Experiment on Channel 4 series.[7]

Early life

Lewis was born in Manchester, He had his BA and MSc from the University of Chester.[8]

Career

In 2019, Lewis joined the 15th season of BBC One Television Series “The Apprentice” to win a £250,000 investment from Alan Sugar,[9] his business idea during the show was to go into a Travel business with Alan Sugar, the show host. He was evicted from the house in week eleven, he got to the interview stage of the show and came fourth.[1]

Lewis also appeared as a guest on the BBC Two spin-off show "The Apprentice: You're Fired!" with BGT star Daliso Chaponda and comedian Tom Allen in Episode Eight.[2] He was also invited to participate in the filming of BBC Two's ‘You’re Hired!’, which is the spin-off show for The Final.

Before appearing on The Apprentice, Lewis was a YouTube Prankster most notable for jumping into a pool at the Manchester's Trafford Centre food court in 2016.[10] He went into entrepreneurship[11] and started a Travel company after his stay in the house.[12]

In 2022 he appeared in 6 episodes of Open House, the Great Sex Experiment' Channel 4 series.[13] He founded Hiddn Travel Ltd in 2019 and Hussel Marketing Ltd. In 2020.[14]

Controversy

During Lewis's tenure on The Apprentice, there were allegations of a romantic encounter with fellow contestant Lottie Lion while they were in Finland for a task.[15] The pair reportedly grew closer while staying in the show's house.[16][17]

Lewis also faced criticism from British businessman Alan Sugar for his tattoo, which Sugar described as “horrific,” after Lewis stripped down to his swimming shorts for a campaign promoting summertime in Finland.[18] In response, Lewis defended his tattoo and even got another tattoo of the businessman holding a gun.[19] He was further criticised for creating a disruptive marketing campaign in Liverpool using a faux Elton John.[20][21][22]

Radio appearances

Year Radio Program Notes
2019 BBC Radio Manchester Becky Want Guest[23][24]
2019 BBC Radio Manchester Drivetime with Phil Trow Guest
2019 BBC Radio Lancashire Weekly Guest Graham Liver Guest
2019 BBC Asian Network Breakfast Show Guest
2019 BBC Radio 5 Live Wake Up to Money Guest
2019 London Live Entertainment with Alicia Edwards Guest
2020 BBC Manchester Drivetime with Phil Trow Guest[25]
2020 BBC Radio Lancashire Thursday Night Takeover Guest
2022 Heart (radio network) Heart Breakfast with Jamie Theakston and Amanda Holden Guest
2022 Virgin Radio Dubai Kris Fade Show Guest

Filmography

Year Title Role
2019 The Apprentice appeared in 14 episodes
2019 The Apprentice: You're Fired! 2019 appeared in 1 episode
2022 Open House, the Great Sex Experiment' Channel 4 series, 2022. appeared in 6 episodes

Airpod Adventure

Lewis went viral when he flew 4000 miles to Qatar to reunite his Airpod. He found his lost Airpod with Find my device.[26][27][28][29][30][31]

Charity

In April 2020, Lewis and Ryan-Mark Parsons said they would aim to complete a skydive to raise money for the NHS in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, explaining in an interview with Daily Star "all of the money raised now is going straight to the NHS, and we'll do the skydive after lockdown.[32]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Lewis Ellis". BBC. 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "The Apprentice: You're Fired "I hated that task"". BBC. 12 December 2019. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  3. ^ "The Apprentice candidate Lewis Ellis speaks out after being fired". The Independent. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  4. ^ "The Apprentice 2019: Meet former Haslingden prankster heading for boardroom". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  5. ^ Gantzer, Olivia (9 April 2022). "Former The Apprentice star lewis ellis talks leaving the show 'Weirdes". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  6. ^ Irving, Alice (2 October 2019). "Who is Lewis Ellis in The Apprentice 2019?". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  7. ^ Selina Maycock (6 April 2022). "Open House: The Great Sex Experiment - all you need to know about the new Channel 4 show". GoodTo. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  8. ^ Bond, Anthony (8 June 2016). "Former University of Chester student who 'ended up in Syria' admits story was a prank". cheshire-live.co.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  9. ^ "About The Apprentice". BBC. 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  10. ^ Bloom, Dan (7 June 2016). "British clubber who 'ended up in Syria' tells friends 'I made it all up'". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Come along to a workshop with Lewis Ellis from The Apprentice!". De Montfort University. 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  12. ^ Thompson, Steven (12 December 2019). "Sacked Apprentice star Lewis Ellis 'might get tattoo of Alan Sugar's face'". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Man Who Was On The Great Sex Experiment Shares What Happened When Cameras Were Off". LADbible. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  14. ^ "You're hired - East Lancashire Apprentice star becomes sex toy tester". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  15. ^ Soen, Hayley (December 2019). "Lottie and Lewis reportedly got together in secret during Apprentice filming". The Tab. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  16. ^ McFadden, Brendan (2 March 2020). "Lottie Lion's Apprentice co-star accuses her of cheating on her ex in explosive row". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  17. ^ Bray, Abbie (11 March 2020). "Lottie Lion claims she was banned from Apprentice spin-off 'because of what happened with Lewis'". Metro (British newspaper). Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  18. ^ Bray, Abbie (21 December 2019). "The Apprentice's Lewis Ellis gets tattoo of Lord Sugar dressed as Al Pacino after he loses a bet – and we are really not sure about it". Metro (British newspaper). Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  19. ^ Sansome, Jessica (22 December 2019). "The Apprentice's Lewis Ellis gets tattoo of Lord Sugar with a gun after businessman branded his inkings 'horrific'". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  20. ^ Jones, Gemma (20 June 2022). "'Elton John's' appearance at Anfield petrol station explained". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  21. ^ Sensi, Jasdip (3 August 2022). "Meet the marketer behind 'Elton John's' Primark advert - Marketing Beat". Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  22. ^ Williams, Olivia (17 June 2022). "'Elton John' spotted at petrol garage near Anfield". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  23. ^ Becky, Want (7 November 2019). "Becky Want". BBC. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  24. ^ Bekky, Want (20 November 2019). "Becky Want Becky speaks to Apprentice candidate, Lewis Ellis, and comedian Shazia Mirza". BBC. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  25. ^ Phil, Trow (19 December 2019). "Christmas concert preview". BBC. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  26. ^ Akinwumi, Stella (17 August 2022). "Apprentice star spent £2,000 on 4,000-mile flights to get stolen AirPods back". Metro. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  27. ^ Fitzpatrick, Katie (16 August 2022). "The Apprentice star travelled 4,000 miles to Middle East to track down Airpods". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  28. ^ Galpin, Kieran (17 August 2022). "Man flies 4,000 miles and spends £2,300 to track down thief who stole his AirPods". JOE.co.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  29. ^ "I spent $3K and flew 4,000 miles to track down AirPods thief". 18 August 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  30. ^ "Lad flies 4,000 miles and spends £2,300 to track down thief who stole his AirPods". LADbible. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  31. ^ Banim, Julia; Newman, Ria (17 August 2022). "The Apprentice star flies 4,000 miles and spends £2,000 to find AirPods thief". mirror. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  32. ^ Alicia, Grimshaw (14 April 2020). "Apprentice's Ryan-Mark's luxury lockdown - from tea tutorials to Harrods' treatments". Daily Star (United Kingdom). Retrieved 1 July 2020.

See also

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