The 23-year-old private tutor, who was fired on last night’s episode, has teamed up with former rival Elle Stevenson, 21, to launch a series of children’s books, reports The Daily Mail.
The ambitious pair, who are both from London, are hoping to cash in on their new-found fame and build on the success of their debut tale Snottydink, which is selling for £60 on online auction site eBay.
He may have left Lord Sugar feeling anything but impressed but fired Apprentice hopeful Sam Curry has set his sights on a lucrative new business venture
The ambitious pair, who are both from London, are hoping to cash in on their new-found fame and build on the success of their debut tale Snottydink, which is selling for £60 on online auction site eBay
‘Elle and I are currently in the process of writing a children’s book together. I am being 100 per cent serious,’ Sam told Radio Times.
The reality stars penned the comical tale about an elephant-dragon creature who sneezes during one of Lord Sugar’s tasks.
While it failed to impress buyers it has proved a surprising hit with the public.
Rare copies of the light-hearted story are notching up bids on eBay of £40 and £24 – despite being sold for around a fiver on the programme.
As for whether the entrepreneurs will pen a follow-up to Snottydink, Sam could not say – the intellectual property rights belong to the BBC.
‘Whether it will be a Snottydink sequel, or whether it will be something else entirely, I’m not sure yet. But it’s happening,’ he added.
Moving forward without Lord Sugar’s £250,000 investment, Sam is building on skills he learned during the show and with the feedback from viewers.
He said their new book will follow the same principles as Snottydink: ‘We want a moral message. We want something educational.’
During the task, Sam came under fire for using tricky words such as ‘quell’ and phrases like ‘moisture rife’ in a book targeted at three-to-five-year-olds.
To prove how committed she is to the venture Elle has quit her job in construction.
Meanwhile, Lord Sugar’s advisor Karren Brady delighted Apprentice fans by reading aloud Snottydink in an exclusive video for the BBC website.
