AN ASPIRING tycoon from Hampshire is about to step into Sir Alan Sugar's boardroom determined to win the new series of The Apprentice.

Kate Walsh, 27, who models herself on the Sex in the City man-eater Samantha, believes her academic background and business experience means she will be the last one standing in the high pressure reality TV competition.

The licensing development manager has a degree in psychology and management and will no doubt be using her skills to find the weaknesses in other contestants.

She said: "My CV speaks for itself. I've always excelled academically and I have really achieved within a corporate environment across sales, marketing and a number of different aspects of business."

The fifth series of the hit show will hit our screens on Wednesday, March 25, at 9pm on BBC 1.