Welsh cake company owner Alana Spencer is crowned the winner of The Apprentice

She beat novelty gift company owner Courtney Wood to the prize



She is hardly the most conventional winner of The Apprentice, having been brought up by hippy travellers before dropping out of school to make cakes for a living.

But 24-year-old Alana Spencer proved the worth of a unique CV last night, when she triumphed in the final to become the first Welsh candidate to be hired by Alan Sugar.

She has now landed a £250,000 investment into her cake-making business, Narna's, which she has been running from her parents' kitchen until now.

Following her victory over novelty gift company owner Courtney Wood, Miss Spencer said it was 'incredible' and had 'not sunk in'.

Speaking exclusively to BANG Showbiz, she said: 'It's incredible. I don't think anyone thought at the beginning - including myself - that it would ever be me.

'I've massively learnt not to take things so seriously and not to take things to heart so much. I've won £250,000 and grown as a person as well. I had an email earlier saying that a few more legal things have to be done and then the money will transferred to my bank account.'

And speaking about runner-up Courtney, she said: 'Courtney is an amazing guy. Very humble and he came straight over and congratulated me. We have a lot of respect for each other.'

However, it wasn't an easy ride for the blonde beauty as she was racing against the clock to come up with a television advert and packaging for her tasty treats.

As part of the final task, Alana enlisted the help of fired contestants Grainne McCoy, Frances Bishop, Rebecca Jeffery and Oliver Nohl-Oser to help put together her brand.

Rebecca, Frances and Grainne worked on the advert, which was shown during her pitch, while Oliver and Alana came up with the blue and brown packaging.