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Contestants on The Apprentice are absolutely butchering Gráinne's name

Oh dear.

Oct 14th 2016, 9:58 AM 5,535 Views 1 Comment

LAST WEEK, WE noted that one of Lord Sugar’s new Apprentice hopefuls was a make-up artist called Gráinne from Nothern Ireland.

PastedImage-7929 Source: BBC Youtube

We were young, naive, and hopeful that the general British public would learn how to pronounce this beautiful Irish name.

The Newry woman has managed to stay relatively under the radar for the first .

Well, no. We had hope, but they let us down.

She was called Gran-ya constantly, and her face says it all

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Poor Granya

agrann Source: BBC

It didn’t go unnoticed on Twitter, though

Rooting for @grainnemccoy_ on #TheApprentice 🙌🏻 🍀 Or should I say "Grannier" 😂
— Niamh ☘️ (@FainNW) October 13, 2016

Source: Fáinche Niamh/Twitter

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All together now, Grawn-ya

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The English trying to pronounce Grainne on the. 😂😂😂😂 #Apprentice
— Declan (@reckydecky1989) October 13, 2016

Source: Declan Rogers/Twitter

Hey, at least she can use it to her advantage

#Cringeworthy Watching though my fingers. My money is on my namesake, Gráinne - Unfireable as one can pronounce her name! 😂
— Grá Tweets 💙 (@gra_246) October 13, 2016

Source: Gráinne O'Meara/Twitter

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Contestants on The Apprentice are absolutely butchering Gráinne's name

Oh dear.