Michelle Dewberry


Michelle Louise Faye Dewberry is a British businesswoman, politician and media personality.
Dewberry won the second series of British television programme The Apprentice.

Early life

Dewberry was born and raised in Kingston upon Hull, Humberside, England, dealing with significant adversity during her childhood. Leaving school at 16, Dewberry worked at St John Ambulance, KCOM and Kwik-Save.

''The Apprentice''

In 2006 Dewberry won the second British series of reality TV show The Apprentice, in which candidates compete for a £100,000-a-year job working for businessman Alan Sugar.

After ''The Apprentice''

Dewberry started a business consultancy in 2006.
In 2007 she published her autobiography, Anything is Possible. In December 2009, Dewberry joined the magazine Business Matters as a monthly columnist.
She appeared on ITV gameshow The Chase in 2016 alongside Olympic ski jumper Eddie Edwards and musician Shaun Ryder. She got through to the final with Edwards but failed to beat Paul Sinha. She was awarded £1,000 which she gave to a charity for abused women.
In April and October 2017, Dewberry made appearances on BBC's Question Time. She appeared on the programme again in March 2018. She is a host of The Pledge on Sky.

Politics

Dewberry stood as an independent pro-Brexit candidate in the 2017 general election in Hull West and Hessle. She came fourth out of seven candidates, with 5.5% of the vote. She stood again in Hull West and Hessle in the 2019 general election for the Brexit Party. She came third with 18% of the vote.

Charity work

In 2007 Dewberry ran the London Marathon in to raise funds and awareness for the NSPCC. She also ran in 2009. She is also an ambassador for Women's Aid and The Prince's Trust.

Personal life

She was in a relationship with fellow Apprentice contestant Syed Ahmed during and after the show, before their relationship ended in late 2006. Dewberry has spoken about her struggles with mental health, depression and suicidal thoughts.
On 22 July 2020, Michelle gave birth nine weeks early to her first child, a baby boy.

Electoral history

2019 General Election

2017 General Election