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Apprentice winner Dr Leah Totton and Lord Sugar secure multi-million pound payout after selling majority stake in cosmetic clinics

Dr Leah Totton, the 2013 winner of The Apprentice, and her business partner, Lord Alan Sugar, have secured a multi-million pound payout after selling a majority stake in their Botox and cosmetic clinic chain to Advanced Aesthetics Partners (AAP).

Dr Leah Clinics, which was co-founded by Totton and Sugar following her £250,000 investment win on the BBC show, has grown into a successful chain across London and Essex, offering treatments including non-surgical facelifts, injectable fillers, and skin treatments.

While the value of the sale remains undisclosed, the business is reportedly valued at over £7 million. Both Totton and Sugar, who each held a 50% stake in the company prior to the sale, will remain shareholders.

Dr Leah, a former NHS A&E doctor from Londonderry, Northern Ireland, reflected on her journey since entering The Apprentice as a 25-year-old with little business experience. She credited the show as a “life-changing opportunity” and expressed her excitement about the future growth of the brand under its new ownership. The deal also includes Dr Leah’s skincare line, launched in 2022.

AAP, which specialises in acquiring UK aesthetic clinics, plans to expand the Dr Leah brand further. This deal follows the successful sale of Climb Online, another business formed from The Apprentice, founded by 2014 winner Mark Wright, which sold for approximately £10 million in 2022.

Lord Sugar has previously benefited from another post- Apprentice success, having sold his stake in Tropic Skincare back to its founder, Susie Ma, a former contestant on the show, in a similar multi-million pound deal.

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