The businessman is demanding she pay his legal costs in the case that was thrown out by an employment tribunal.The 34-year-old claimed she was forced to quit the £100,000-a-year job she won on the show in 2010.
She told a tribunal in April that she gave up an £85,000 City job to work for Lord Sugar but had to quit inside six months because she was “an overpaid lackey”. The panel decided her case “should never have been brought” and was “ill-advised”.
Lord Sugar gave evidence at the tribunal. He later accused her of aiming for a “tidy” out-of-court settlement. He said: “I’m afraid she underestimated me and her reputation is now in tatters.”
Ms English was unavailable for comment but reportedly told a friend: “I thought it was over. I am devastated I can’t just move on with my life.”
A friend added: “She has been through a lot and just wants to put it all behind her. This really is a new blow. It seems to be getting really nasty.”
A spokesman for Lord Sugar said: “An application has been made to the tribunal to recover our costs."
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