The Apprentice winner may have teased win before the final

From Digital Spy

After several weeks in the process, Sian Gabbidon was named as Lord Sugar's latest business partner and The Apprentice 2018 winner during yesterday's (December 16) final.

But, if you were looking closely enough, you may have been able to spot the clues earlier in the week.

Sian won the series in the show's final, where she went head-to-head with Camilla Ainsworth, but last Thursday (December 13), The Apprentice champion posted an Instagram photo of herself.

"Thursday Night Dinner Celebrations - leotard @sianmariefashion #finalist #theapprentice," she captioned the picture.

Keen Apprentice fans among you will have already realised that Thursday was also the day that Lord Sugar shared a photo of him out for lunch with previous winners of the show.

He captioned the photo: "Christmas lunch with my Apprentice clan at Sheesh Chigwell."

Related: The Apprentice finalists reveal what Lord Sugar’s like off-camera

Now, Sian wasn't included in Lord Sugar's photo, but according to The Mirror, Sian's photo was taken in front of a rather iconic fireplace and mirror, which anyone who's been to the Sheesh Chigwell restaurant will recognise.

Same day? Same restaurant? A lunch solely for Apprentice winners? Very sneakily done, Sian.

Speaking about her triumph on the series to Digital Spy, swimwear designer Sian revealed that she feels extremely proud of becoming the British magnate's business partner.

"I feel absolutely over the moon. I’m still pinching myself. I still keep thinking, 'I hope he's not going to change his mind'," she said.

"This is my life changed now and I always say that I'm literally just a normal girl, and to even get on the show was like, 'Wow, this is amazing', like, 'I'm so happy, and to get as far as I've got and then to actually win it is like, 'Wow'. This is a different level."

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