The mansion is an iconic part of the BBC show. Candidates squeeze into the single beds, relax after a difficult boardroom meeting and are given mere minutes to get ready in their dorm-type rooms - but what is it really like inside?

will be staying in the £17.5 million mansion during the duration of their time on the The impressive abode, called Huxley House, can be found on Bishops Avenue in Hampstead, North London – also known as Billionaires' Row. It boasts eight beds, nine bathrooms, and is thought to be the most expensive house used by the hit show.

However, fired 2024 candidate Paul Bowen revealed there are some major 'updates' needed in the house and said they can't even watch TV. Speaking to the last year, Paul, who was fired in week two, said, "It’s such a big house, it’s the biggest house I’ll ever get to stay in that’s for sure.

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"But, even still, they could do with upgrading the beds; those beds were only Ikea – considering it’s a multi-million-pound house, they could spend another tenner and get us a decent mattress."

In addition to being used for BBC's The Apprentice, Huxley House has also made an appearance on Channel 4's Britain's Most Expensive Houses. It's been estimated that the property costs £100,000 a month to rent.

Paul, the pie expert, went on to explain how the candidates spend their time outside of the tasks. He shared, "There’s a cinema room, although you can’t watch proper telly, you can watch films and stuff like that.

"But to be honest, because there's always so many of you in the house you've always got someone to speak to, everyone's got so many stories. We spent a lot of the time getting to know each other and getting to know each other’s stories."

The Apprentice star, who was one of two pie company experts in the process last year along with Phil Turner, said he was encouraged to take part by his loved ones and colleagues, but struggled with one aspect of the process that he wasn't prepared for.

He explained, "I think the no contact had a bigger impact on me than I thought it would. Obviously you can speak to friends and family but you can't have your mobile on you. So just getting a text off someone or a quick message, you'd be surprised if you away completely how much it affected me.

"I was quite surprised. I remember my fiancée saying, ‘You won't miss me’ and I thought, ‘You’re probably right, I won’t’. But, after a few days without speaking to her I nearly bust into tears, I missed her.

"That was the bit of the process that I didn’t realise. And it is a long day – you are up at three in the morning and I’ve done long shifts with my work but even that was a bit much for me."

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