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Apprentice's Reece Donnelly hosts splashy screening of first episode in Glasgow hotel

Long-awaited BBC business show The Apprentice finally hit our screens on Thursday and we saw Glaswegian star Reece Donnelly jet off to Antigua as part of the groups first task - and it was a roaring success for the boys.

The 25-year-old, who hopes to become Lord Sugar's next business partner, treated friends and family to a swanky screening of the first episode in the private cinema in The Blythswood Hotel, near Glasgow's Merchant City.

His loved-ones dived deep into a box of popcorn as they watched the entrepreneur on the big screen, the Record reports.

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Posting on his Instagram Stories, Reece panned his camera around the room, and the theatre school owner's pals and family waved and cheered at the camera.

The actor's pal Kirsten Cameron also posted an Instagram Story of him clutching popcorn and smiling at the camera.

After the episode, Reece took to Instagram to share some snaps of the screening. He wrote: "Well well, BOYS have broken the curse of the girls ruling episode 1. Antigua what a pleasure. Loved watching the first episode with my close friends and family! What a response, I’ll see you all same time next week for episode 2 @apprenticeuk @bbciplayer @bbcone."

Reece hosted a small screening for friends and family (Instagram/ReeceDonnelly)
Reece Donnelly is the first Scots candidate on the show in eight years (Instagram/ReeceDonnelly)

The popular BBC show returned to our screens yesterday and will see 18 candidates tackle it out to win the £250,000 business partnership with Lord Sugar.

The first episode saw the candidates travel to Antigua in a bid to sell excursions to tourists there. The teams were split into boys and girls and the budding entrepreneurs were tasked with making as much profit while still giving punters "unforgettable experiences".

However, it was the girls team who failed to bring in the most profit and Emma Browne became the first to leave.

Following her exit, she said: "Yes, I absolutely don’t regret doing it. I think if you want to go for it, go for it 100%. I'm not going to be a sore loser, I put myself forward and someone had to go. I'm not painful about it.

"I spent so much time doing a business plan that I probably wouldn't have spent as much time doing if it wasn’t for The Apprentice. I don't regret the decision at all. But I do regret going first."

The Apprentice continues on Thursday on BBC One at 9pm.

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