:Lewis Ellis

Lewis was born in Manchester, He had his BA and MSc from the University of Chester.{{Cite web |last=Bond |first=Anthony |date=8 June 2016 |title=Former University of Chester student who 'ended up in Syria' admits story was a prank |url=https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/former-university-chester-student-who-11444851 |access-date=2 July 2019 |website=cheshire-live.co.uk}}

In 2019, Lewis joined the 15th season of BBC One Television Series “The Apprentice” to win a £250,000 investment from Alan Sugar,{{Cite web |date=2019 |title=About The Apprentice |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/grTP6yCQz3zy3n3fhBR8QT/about-the-apprentice |access-date=2 July 2020 |website=BBC}} his business idea during the show was to go into a Travel business with Alan Sugar, the show host. He was evicted from the house in week eleven, he got to the interview stage of the show and came fourth.

Lewis also appeared as a guest on the BBC Two spin-off show "The Apprentice: You're Fired!" with BGT star Daliso Chaponda and comedian Tom Allen in Episode Eight. He was also invited to participate in the filming of BBC Two's ‘You’re Hired!’, which is the spin-off show for The Final.

Before appearing on The Apprentice, Lewis was a YouTube Prankster most notable for jumping into a pool at the Manchester's Trafford Centre food court in 2016.{{Cite web |last=Bloom |first=Dan |date=7 June 2016 |title=British clubber who 'ended up in Syria' tells friends 'I made it all up' |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/british-clubber-who-ended-up-8135515 |access-date=2 July 2020 |website=Daily Mirror}}

He went into entrepreneurship{{Cite web |date=2019 |title=Come along to a workshop with Lewis Ellis from The Apprentice! |url=https://www.dmu.ac.uk/current-students/hot-topics/2019/november/come-along-to-a-workshop-with-lewis-ellis-from-the-apprentice.aspx |access-date=2 July 2020 |website=De Montfort University}} and started a Travel company after his stay in the house.{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Steven |date=12 December 2019 |title=Sacked Apprentice star Lewis Ellis 'might get tattoo of Alan Sugar's face' |url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/18097141.sacked-apprentice-star-lewis-ellis-might-get-tattoo-alan-sugars-face/ |access-date=2 July 2020 |website=Lancashire Telegraph}}

In 2022 he appeared in 6 episodes of Open House, the Great Sex Experiment' Channel 4 series.{{Cite web |title=Man Who Was On The Great Sex Experiment Shares What Happened When Cameras Were Off |url=https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/the-great-sex-experiment-when-cameras-arent-rolling-20220506 |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=LADbible |language=en}} He found Hiddn Travel Ltd in 2019 and Hussel Marketing Ltd. In 2020.{{Cite web |title=You're hired - East Lancashire Apprentice star becomes sex toy tester |url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/18444286.hired---haslingden-apprentice-star-lewis-ellis-becomes-sex-toy-tester/ |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=Lancashire Telegraph |language=en}}

During Lewis's tenure on The Apprentice, there were allegations of a romantic encounter with fellow contestant Lottie Lion while they were in Finland for a task.{{Cite web |last=Soen |first=Hayley |date=December 2019 |title=Lottie and Lewis reportedly got together in secret during Apprentice filming |url=https://thetab.com/uk/2019/12/05/the-apprentice-lottie-and-lewis-134588 |access-date=2 July 2020 |website=The Tab}} The pair reportedly grew closer while staying in the show's house.{{Cite web |last=McFadden |first=Brendan |date=2 March 2020 |title=Lottie Lion's Apprentice co-star accuses her of cheating on her ex in explosive row |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/lottie-lion-tearful-after-apprentice-21612741 |access-date=2 July 2020 |website=Daily Mirror}}{{Cite web |last=Bray |first=Abbie |date=11 March 2020 |title=Lottie Lion claims she was banned from Apprentice spin-off 'because of what happened with Lewis' |url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/11/lottie-lion-claims-banned-apprentice-spin-off-show-12384076/ |access-date=2 July 2020 |website=Metro (British newspaper)}}

Lewis also faced criticism from British businessman Alan Sugar for his tattoo, which Sugar described as “horrific,” after Lewis stripped down to his swimming shorts for a campaign promoting summertime in Finland.{{Cite web |last=Bray |first=Abbie |date=21 December 2019 |title=The Apprentice's Lewis Ellis gets tattoo of Lord Sugar dressed as Al Pacino after he loses a bet – and we are really not sure about it |url=https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/21/apprentices-lewis-ellis-gets-tattoo-lord-sugar-dressed-al-pacino-loses-bet-really-not-sure-11943606/ |access-date=2 July 2020 |website=Metro (British newspaper)}} In response, Lewis defended his tattoo and even got another tattoo of the businessman holding a gun.{{Cite web |last=Sansome |first=Jessica |date=22 December 2019 |title=The Apprentice's Lewis Ellis gets tattoo of Lord Sugar with a gun after businessman branded his inkings 'horrific' |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/tv/apprentices-lewis-ellis-gets-tattoo-17459716 |access-date=2 July 2020 |website=Manchester Evening News}} He was further criticised for creating a disruptive marketing campaign in Liverpool using a faux Elton John.{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Gemma |date=2022-06-20 |title='Elton John's' appearance at Anfield petrol station explained |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/elton-johns-appearance-anfield-petrol-24269921 |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=Liverpool Echo |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Sensi |first=Jasdip |date=2022-08-03 |title=Meet the marketer behind 'Elton John's' Primark advert - Marketing Beat |url=https://www.marketing-beat.co.uk/2022/08/03/elton-john-ad/ |access-date=2023-05-10 |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Olivia |date=2022-06-17 |title='Elton John' spotted at petrol garage near Anfield |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/elton-john-spotted-petrol-garage-24259422 |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=Liverpool Echo |language=en}}

Lewis went viral when he flew 4000 miles to Qatar to reunite his Airpod. He found his lost Airpod with Find my device.{{Cite web |last=Akinwumi |first=Stella |date=2022-08-17 |title=Apprentice star spent £2,000 on 4,000-mile flights to get stolen AirPods back |url=https://metro.co.uk/2022/08/17/the-apprentices-lewis-elliot-flew-4000-miles-to-retrieve-airpods-17200198/ |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=Metro |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Fitzpatrick |first=Katie |date=2022-08-16 |title=The Apprentice star travelled 4,000 miles to Middle East to track down Airpods |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/apprentice-star-travelled-4000-miles-24772459 |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=Manchester Evening News |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Galpin |first=Kieran |date=2022-08-17 |title=Man flies 4,000 miles and spends £2,300 to track down thief who stole his AirPods |url=https://www.joe.co.uk/social-media/man-flies-4000-miles-and-spends-2300-to-track-down-thief-who-stole-his-airpods-354511 |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=JOE.co.uk |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |date=2022-08-18 |title=I spent $3K and flew 4,000 miles to track down AirPods thief |url=https://nypost.com/2022/08/18/i-spent-3k-and-flew-4000-miles-to-track-down-airpods-thief/ |access-date=2023-05-10 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Lad flies 4,000 miles and spends £2,300 to track down thief who stole his AirPods |url=https://www.ladbible.com/news/lewis-ellis-flies-4000-miles-track-thief-20220817 |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=LADbible |language=en}}{{Cite web |last1=Banim |first1=Julia |last2=Newman |first2=Ria |date=2022-08-17 |title=The Apprentice star flies 4,000 miles and spends £2,000 to find AirPods thief |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/man-flies-4000-miles-spending-27762980 |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=mirror |language=en}}

In April 2020, Lewis and Ryan-Mark Parsons said they would aim to complete a skydive to raise money for the NHS in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, explaining in an interview with Daily Star "all of the money raised now is going straight to the NHS, and we'll do the skydive after lockdown.{{Cite web |last=Alicia |first=Grimshaw |date=14 April 2020 |title=Apprentice's Ryan-Mark's luxury lockdown - from tea tutorials to Harrods' treatments |url=https://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz/apprentices-ryan-marks-luxury-lockdown-21866548 |access-date=1 July 2020 |website=Daily Star (United Kingdom)}}

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