Rising star and entrepreneur Camilla Ainsworth rose to fame when she made history as the youngest ever finalist on The Apprentice. She was just 22 when she appeared on the BBC programme in 2018, finishing runner-up to Sian Gabbidon after battling her way to the final and impressing Lord Sugar throughout. In 2019 the drinks industry listed the young entrepreneur as one of the ‘Top 10 women to watch’.

Although she didn’t win Lord Sugar’s investment, Ainsworth – who hails from Lancashire – has since said she didn’t mind not winning the competition, and instead grew the foundations of her business Mylk Plus herself through months of independent investment and pro-active work before the finals arrived. Ainsworth had previously studied law when she was chosen to become one of sixteen young hopefuls competing for the chance to become Lord Sugar’s next Apprentice in the 2018 series of the show. After narrowly missing out in the final, she was approached by health food giant Holland & Barrett’s CEO who was impressed with her M+LKPLUS vegan nut milk. Ainsworth launched her product into 645 Holland and Barrett stores where it has become hugely popular, and the dairy alternative has also been introduced to staff, patients and visitors at NHS hospitals around the country.

Ainsworth has big plans for the future, and has stated she sees herself becoming “the CEO of the leading dairy free company in the UK” in five years’ time – a dream which is fast becoming reality for the talented young businesswoman.