# Lewis Ellis

Lewis Ellis (born 27 August 1990) is a British media personality and entrepreneur, featured on the BBC One show The Apprentice and Open House, the Great Sex Experiment on Channel 4 series.

## Early life

Lewis was born in Manchester, He had his BA and MSc from the University of Chester.

## Career

In 2019, Lewis joined the 15th season of BBC One Television Series “The Apprentice” to win a £250,000 investment from Alan Sugar, his business idea during the show was to go into a Travel business with Alan Sugar, the show host. He was evicted from the house in week eleven, he got to the interview stage of the show and came fourth.
Lewis also appeared as a guest on the BBC Two spin-off show "The Apprentice: You're Fired!" with BGT star Daliso Chaponda and comedian Tom Allen in Episode Eight. He was also invited to participate in the filming of BBC Two's ‘You’re Hired!’, which is the spin-off show for The Final.
Before appearing on The Apprentice, Lewis was a YouTube Prankster most notable for jumping into a pool at the Manchester's Trafford Centre food court in 2016. He went into entrepreneurship and started a Travel company after his stay in the house.
In 2022 he appeared in 6 episodes of Open House, the Great Sex Experiment' Channel 4 series. He found Hiddn Travel Ltd in 2019 and Hussel Marketing Ltd. In 2020.

## Controversy

During Lewis's tenure on The Apprentice, there were allegations of a romantic encounter with fellow contestant Lottie Lion while they were in Finland for a task. The pair reportedly grew closer while staying in the show's house.
Lewis also faced criticism from British businessman Alan Sugar for his tattoo, which Sugar described as “horrific,” after Lewis stripped down to his swimming shorts for a campaign promoting summertime in Finland. In response, Lewis defended his tattoo and even got another tattoo of the businessman holding a gun. He was further criticised for creating a disruptive marketing campaign in Liverpool using a faux Elton John.

## Radio appearances

| Year | Radio | Program | Notes |
| 2019 | BBC Radio Manchester | Becky Want | Guest |
| 2019 | BBC Radio Manchester | Drivetime with Phil Trow | Guest |
| 2019 | BBC Radio Lancashire | Weekly Guest Graham Liver | Guest |
| 2019 | BBC Asian Network | Breakfast Show | Guest |
| 2019 | BBC 5 Live | Wake Up to Money | Guest |
| 2019 | London Live | Entertainment with Alicia Edwards | Guest |
| 2020 | BBC Manchester | Drivetime with Phil Trow | Guest |
| 2020 | BBC Radio Lancashire | Thursday Night Takeover | Guest |
| 2022 | Heart (radio network) | Heart Breakfast with Jamie Theakston and Amanda Holden | Guest |
| 2022 | Virgin Radio Dubai | Kris Fade Show | Guest |

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2019 | The Apprentice | appeared in 14 episodes |
| 2019 | The Apprentice: You're Fired! 2019 | appeared in 1 episode |
| 2022 | Open House, the Great Sex Experiment' Channel 4 series, 2022. | appeared in 6 episodes |

## Airpod Adventure

Lewis went viral when he flew 4000 miles to Qatar to reunite his Airpod. He found his lost Airpod with Find my device.

## Charity

In April 2020, Lewis and Ryan-Mark Parsons said they would aim to complete a skydive to raise money for the NHS in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, explaining in an interview with Daily Star "all of the money raised now is going straight to the NHS, and we'll do the skydive after lockdown.