The Apprentice fans are all saying the same contestant ‘stole the show’ in the finale – and it’s not Harpreet or Kathryn

FANS of The Apprentice were all left in hysterics last night as a contestant “stole the show” in the final episode.

Viewers felt that one of the fired competitors totally took the focus off of winner Harpreet Kaur and runner-up Kathryn Burn.

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Taking to Twitter, fans of the BBC One business competition were left laughing that Nick Showering had them totally distracted.

They joked that every camera cut of the finance manager saw him shovelling some kind of food into his mouth.

“Nick is a vibe just eating through the whole meeting,” one fan kicked off the comments, alongside a series of laughing-face emojis.

“Approximately 84.7% of this final so far has just been Nick eating,” a second chimed in, as a third began: “Compilation of Nick eating.”

“This episode really is Nick in his element – eating all the food there is,” a fourth viewer joked, while a fifth dubbed him the “star of the show”.

The businessman was voted out of the competition back in February, but returned for the finale episode on Thursday evening.

The fired candidates returned for the final episode to help Harpreet Kaur and Kathryn Burn compete for Lord Sugar’s £250,000 investment.

However, eagle-eyed viewers at home were quick to notice that three of the former contestants missed out on the final show.

Curious fans flocked to Twitter to speculate where their favourites – Aaron Willis, Sophie Wilding and Francesca Kennedy Wallbank – were.

“For real, where is Aaron though,” one wrote within minutes of the show, which saw the two finalists start a new business, hitting the screens.

“Why are none of the good candidates even at the final? So weird,” a second chimed in, as a third echoed: “Aaron and Sophie are MIA?

“How did they decide who did and didn’t come back for the final episode? Wish Aaron was back.”

Taking to their social media pages, fans began to hound the business hopefuls over their absence from filming that day.

Aaron, 38, was first to respond, revealing he missed out on filming in order to spend the day with his wife on their anniversary.

Meanwhile, Francesca, 26, also took to social media to explain her absence – posting a snap of her soaking up the sunshine.

“For everyone asking if I’m back in the final tonight… unfortunately I wasn’t able to make it as I had already booked a much-needed holiday,” she added.

Sophie didn’t comment on her absence, keeping a quiet social media presence during the final last night.

On Thursday, Harpreet Kaur was crowned the winner and granted Lord Sugar’s £250,000 investment.

The 30-year-old from West Yorkshire beat Kathryn, 29, in the final boardroom showdown to realise a lifelong dream.

Speaking exclusively to The Sun, she said: “I’m just ecstatic. I’m so happy. I’m proud of myself. I’ve worked really really hard to get to this point.

“Since the age of 18 I’ve just been at it full time. I’ve never stopped, and I feel this is the moment I was waiting for.”