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Nick Hewer became a household name when he appeared as Sir Alan Sugar’s right hand man in the BBC’s The Apprentice. He remained as an adviser to the now Lord Sugar but in 2012, Nick’s new found television career moved on. He took over from Jeff Stelling to present Channel 4’s popular long running (started in 1982) game show, Countdown. Nick left the programme in June 2021.
Later Nick also appeared as a guest and panellist in a number of popular TV shows such as, Have I got News For You and Room 101 and in 2018 he was a contestant in The Great Celebrity Bake Off.
Public Relations:
Before Nick arrived on our screens, his background was in PR. He started his own company back in the mid 60’s and he ended up working within the management team at Amstrad. Working closely with Lord Sugar they became good friends and in the early 80’s. Nick’s PR company were then hired by Amstrad to represent them. He sold the company in 1998.
Nick Hewer now stays in Northamptonshire but just after his early retirement, he moved to France. Nick remained in touch with Lord Sugar and was later asked to get involved with a new TV show. This was involving Lord Sugar and was to be named The Apprentice. Lord Sugar persuaded Nick to take an on-screen role in the series. Along with his opposite number in the show Margaret Mountford, Nick was seen following the progress of the male contestants as they performed the various tasks set by Lord Sugar. Nick and Margaret (who watched over the females) would then both report back on the progress. They also added their own thoughts on the teams and the individual contestants.
Television:
He has since appeared on numerous documentaries and quiz programmes including, Have I Got News For You, Would I Lie To You, Celebrity Antiques Road Trip and The Great British Bake Off.
Book:
In 2018 Nick published his A to Z autobiography:
With almost 200k followers on X (Twitter), Nick Hewer is now available for speaking and Q&A sessions.
