Vying for the opportunity to secure a £100,000 donation for a charity of their choice, each contestant will be eager to demonstrate their business prowess and ultimately be crowned The Celebrity Apprentice winner.
There is yet another shake-up in store for this glittering series -- the iconic boardroom will move to a London City skyscraper, offering a striking new backdrop for Lord Sugar's final verdicts.
Kalpna Patel-Knight, Head of Entertainment Commissioning at the BBC says: "This brand-new full-length series of The Celebrity Apprentice takes everything audiences love about the format and turns the pressure right up. This year's celebrities arrive with strong reputations - but in the boardroom, status counts for nothing.
Broadcast details for The Celebrity Apprentice are yet to be confirmed. The announcement follows Karishma Vijay being crowned the winner of the BBC business programme last week after an all-female final, in which she competed for Lord Sugar's highly sought-after investment against Pascha Myhill.
Outlining his reasoning on the hugely popular BBC programme, Lord Sugar said: "As always, it was close competition in the final after two outstanding pitches by two brilliant young businesswomen. But Karishma really impressed me throughout the process and has proven why she deserves my investment.
"She's a proper grafter and she's got that entrepreneurial spirit that I always look for. The cosmetics industry is one I know a lot about, and I know our partnership will pave the way for a bright future."
