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  • Dillon St. Paul reveals how tense the Apprentice board room really is

    Apprentice star Dillon St. Paul has revealed how tense the boardroom process actually is for the candidates.

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    Apprentice star Dillon St. Paul has revealed how tense it is in the boardroom. When asked if the Apprentice boardroom was a bit like a strict school room, the magazine art director revealed exclusively to THEGAYUK.com, “Yeah, totally. It’s a really tense atmosphere, and it’s really, really serious.”

    And if it looks as though the process from waiting room to boardroom is seamless, Dillon revealed that the candidates are actually kept waiting in complete silence for ages to build the tension and possibly to psyche each other out before they’re allowed to enter the board room. He told us,

    “The thing is, what people don’t realise is, you’re kind of outside for ages, and you’re waiting for a long time. I don’t know whether that’s so that you psyche each other out, or whether it’s to give you time to think.We’re kept in complete silence outside for quite a bit longer than you realise”.

    So, once inside the boardroom and the candidate meet the 69-year-old billionaire Lord Sugar for the first time, what do they make of him?

    “Every time he makes a joke, everybody laughs regardless of if it’s funny or not because it’s so tense in there,

    “He’s quite a serious guy. He just likes straight up. I wouldn’t call him the most patient man in the world. He kind of wants you to get to the point quickly before you’ve even started a sentence. He likes things fast, he likes thing straight talking, and he doesn’t like anybody kind of beating around the bush. You will get called out for that pretty fast anyway, so you learn pretty quickly not to do that.”

     

    The Apprentice continues tonight on BBC 1 9PM

  • Lord Sugar shuts down Dillon St. Paul after he admits tough journey to get to the board room

    Lord Sugar shuts down Dillon St. Paul after he admits tough journey to get to the board room

    Lord Sugar shuts down Apprentice hopeful Dillon St. Paul, after he tried to explain the difficulties of being gay in business.

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    Lord Sugar seemed less than impressed by Dillon’s attempt to explain the realities that many gay men face in business, and the struggle that many face to get up the corporate chain, after pointing out that the two other candidates Dillon was sitting with, in the firing room, were also people who had overcome obstacles in business.

    As Dillon fought for his place in the BBC business reality show, he tried to explain that as a gay man he had dealt with struggles and adversity in business, however the 69-year-old business tycoon wasn’t having any of it when he immediately dismissed the conversation and pointed out that Dillon’s competition Sofian had arrived in the UK, with nothing but £180 in his pocket and that Grainne was a mother with a business.

    Dillion said,

    “I’ve spent my whole life trying to be a creative designer. I came from not much, I had to leave a small town, I had to go to the big city and make it on my own. People talk about women having equality in the workplace, but as a gay man, I’ve come across a lot of adversaries, I tried my best to make a career for myself, it didn’t come easy for me at all.”

    Lord Sugar replied,

    “That’s nice and commendable, I understand what you’re saying, but he (pointing to Sofian) also just came over here, with £180 in his pocket, 13 years ago, and taught himself how to speak English, and she’s (speaking about Grainne) a mother who has also got her own business…”

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    In 2015, leading LGBT rights charity, Stonewall, revealed that one in five gay employees experience verbal homophobic bullying from their co-workers and that one in eight would not feel comfortable in reporting homophobia to their bosses.

    Dillon was just one of the few openly gay candidates to ever to appear on the show. Lord Sugar fired Dillon and Sofia at the end of the episode.

     

  • Silver Fox Dillon St. Paul is our new muse

    So did anyone else spot the dishy Dillon St. Paul in last night’s ep of The Apprentice?

    So this is Dillon St. Paul and he’s our new silver fox crush. He’s the art director for a magazine and he’s 37. He has a beautiful accent and lives in Dublin.

    As you can tell we’re totally #TeamDillon.

     

  • Meet Dillon St. Paul

    Meet Dillon St. Paul from BBC’s Apprentice

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    So here’s some things you probably didn’t know about Dillon St. Paul.

    He’s 37 and he lives in Dublin and is an art director at a Fashion Magazine.

    Describing himself as super-creative, Dillon is currently a freelance Art Director at a fashion magazine. He describes himself as talented, kind and very funny. He intends to be ‘Machiavellian’ about tasks and says he will tell white lies if he needs to.

    He says: “Sometimes batting the eyelashes can get you a lot in business. Hence, the mascara comes in handy – so they can see those lashes.”

    Is Dillon St. Paul gay?

    Well, we did some digging and for those who want to know whether Dillion is gay, it looks as though is he is. He’s been spotted attending prides and is known to use a few famous Instagram hashtags like: #Instagay and #Gay.