A HAMPSHIRE high-flyer will be fighting it out in the boardroom as she battles to be the last suit standing in the new series of The Apprentice.

The 27-year-old Kate Walsh says she has the academic background and business experience to wow tycoon Sir Alan Sugar.

The business licensing manager, from Alresford, says she models herself on Sex in the City character Samantha.

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She will no doubt be using her degree in psychology and management to work out the weaknesses of her fellow competitors.

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

The Apprentice hits screens on Wednesday, March 25, at 9pm on BBC1.