Apprentice Lee McQueen is a wuss

WHAT a disappointment Lee McQueen has turned out to be.

He was so heroic on The Apprentice, with his gentlemanly manner, chiselled cheekbones and gift of the gab.
You could see why Sir Alan Sugar chose him as the winner.

But then he went and blew it all by calling in sick on his first day in his £100,000 job.

What a wuss!

He said he had "flu-like symptoms", which all women know is code for Man Flu, ie a bit of a cold.

His rival Claire Young would never have called in sick. This feisty girl would have to have her head falling off before she failed to show.

Even then she'd have probably struggled in, claiming it was only a flesh wound. She's not nicknamed The Rottweiler for nothing.

It's not the first time Siralan, as fans call him, has been let down by his apprentice. Maybe he should choose more carefully.

In the second year, he should have gone for Wolverhampton's Ruth Badger instead of Michelle Dewberry, who got pregnant and then left the company after only a few months to set up her own business.

Other reality TV shows have also yielded disappointing winners.

The likes of Leona Lewis and Girls Aloud are rare. It's far more usual for shows like Popstars and The X Factor to produce flash-in-the-pan successes like Steve Brookstein, Shayne Ward and One True Voice.

Whatever happened to last year's winner, Leon Jackson?

Or how about Alex Parks and David Sneddon, winners of the BBC series Fame Academy, who are now anything but famous? Will we still remember Britain's Got Talent winner George Sampson in a year's time?

Here's hoping Lee McQueen doesn't turn out to be such a failure.

Whatever happens, at least he can still entertain at parties with his dinosaur impression.

Now that's what I'm talking abaaaht!