Thursday, 12 June 2008

The Apprentice winner Lee McQueen: I'll propose to girlfriend

Reality TV star says marriage to Nicola Jellyman is next on his wish list

Lee McQueen beat Claire Young to take the job in The Apprentice

The Apprentice winner Lee McQueen is planning to pop the question to his girlfriend of 9 years Nicola Jellyman.

The couple currently live together in a £500,000 home in Princes Risborough, Bucks, and Lee reckons it’s time they took the next step.

‘I’ve got my dream job and I’ve already got my dream girl,’ he says. ‘I suppose now I should go down on one knee and ask her to marry me. That would really complete things, wouldn’t it?

Lee, 30, also slams reports that linked him to runner-up Claire Young, 29.

‘I heard all these rumours but they were just that,’ he tells The Sun. ‘Me and Nicola are solid. We have a great life together - I’m not going to jeopardise that.’

With his new £100k salary he says he plans to treat his mum Susan – and splash out on a new car.

‘When I was 26, I said I was going to have a Porsche 911 when I was 30. Well, I’m 30 now and I’ve got a £100,000-a-year job, so it shouldn’t be long before that gets sorted.’