The Apprentice 'All-Star' series in the works, claims former winner

Mark Wright claims former contestants to return in 'All-Star' Apprentice

Mark Wright, winner of 2014's The Apprentice (BBC)

Since its launch in 2005, The Apprentice has seemingly gone from strength to strength, with series 11 launching on Wednesday, 14 October.

Within the last decade there have been numerous spin-offs including Young Apprentice, The Apprentice: You’re Fired and a Comic relief special.

According to last year’s winner Mark Wright, there’s one more in the works: an Apprentice ‘All-Star’ show in which the winners from previous seasons would compete to be the ultimate Apprentice.

Baroness Karren Brady, Lord Alan Sugar and Nick Hewer are returning to judge the 20 new Apprentice candidates (BBC)

"I shouldn't say this, but there is talk of all of the winners going back and having a best Apprentice of all the people that have won, because there's now going to be 11 there [after this series]," he told Digital Spy.

"So you've almost got a full complement of people who have won the show over the past 11 years that could make another series and you'd have all of these people from all walks of life and skillsets.”

Previous winners include Michelle ‘Silent Assassin’ Dewberry, Ricky ‘Hype’ Martin and Salra Khan.

"We joke amongst us - obviously I tell them that I would win easily. It would be interesting to see that, I think.”

He went on to say how some of the previous winners are not sure they would return as their relationships with Lord Sugar have deteriorated.

The 25-year-old also claimed that his business was the “first Apprentice business ever to do £1 million turnover in the first year.”

"So we're looking to do £1.5 million in our first year. We've got 20 staff, two offices, and we're working with some very big customers, so it's good, it's very, very good. It's changed my life, really."

The next series of The Apprentice starts 14 October.