BBC The Apprentice star 'unrecognisable' during appearance on The One Show
Fans of BBC's The One Show were left stunned during the latest episode as they failed to recognise The Apprentice aid Baroness Karren Brady.
The 55-year-old appeared on the evening programme alongside her co-star Tim Campbell and guest Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Speaking to presenters Alex Jones and Clara Amfo about what fans can expect from the new series of The Apprentice with frontman Lord Alan Sugar, the pair also divulged into what makes a great candidate for the ultimate hiring and firing show.
But fans were clearly distracted by Karren's stunning new look as they claimed they were forced to do a double take while watching her on the evening show. With her long hair flowing in waves, an immaculately made-up Karren sported a middle parting.
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Taking to social media platform X, one viewer said: "Haven't watched #TheApprentice for years, just seen #KarrenBrady on #TheOneShow I honestly didn't recognise her."
Another fan confessed: "I didn't recognize Karren Brady at all." A third admitted: "Had to double take Karen Brady."
Meanwhile a fourth viewer said: "@karren_brady looking fantastic, eloquently spoken, & that outfit rocks. #TheOneShow."
During her chat, Karren shared that there will be many differences in season 19 of The Apprentice.
She explained: "Well, there's so much! There's so much to say when there is so much difference. Obviously, every year, the tasks get more and more modern. This year, we've got a virtual pop star and an AI pop star.
"And I think the scary thing for Tim and I was when Lord Sugar set the task, we were there as virtual popstars."
Ahead of the show's epic return this Thursday (January 30), Lord Sugar has teased a significant shake-up to the format of as the candidates will start off in mixed-gendered groups, as opposed to their usual format of men versus women.
Lord Sugar said: "We’ve split them into sexes in the past purely to help the audience get to know the candidates quickly, it just felt like an easy thing to do.
"This year, we decided to mix it up from the outset. It’s quite a refreshing addition to the first episode, and it’s interesting to see how they handle being a mixed team because it’s not what they necessarily expected from the start."
The One Show airs Mondays-Fridays at 7pm on BBC One.
