Mark
Bouris with this year's Celebrity Apprentice winner, Ian 'Dicko'
Dickson.
The Sydney Morning
Herald reports
An emotional Ian
"Dicko" Dickson was crowned the Celebrity Apprentice for 2012 and
says being on a reality show is not easy and it's not for everyone.
Dickson won the final of
the Nine Network show after producing a music video, which was judged only
mildly superior to one created by Nathan Jolliffe, to get the nod from boss
Mark Bouris on last night's final.
The soft-sided Dickson
seen during the series and the final was in contrast to his persona as the
hard-as-nails judge on Australian
Idol.
When told by Bouris that
he was the Celebrity
Apprentice winner, Dickson choked back tears and said how proud he
was of Jolliffe, a former winner of The
Amazing Race who does not have a musical background, in almost
pulling off a shock win.
"It's a very
different dynamic (being a contestant on a reality show)," Dickson said.
"You find a lot
more vulnerabilities emerge at inopportune times ... I ended up becoming a bit
of a blubbering mess at times but I am not too ashamed about that."
The final show had a few
surprises, including the return of previously fired pair, former AFL star Jason
Akermanis and feisty Bollywood actor Tania Zaetta, as team members.
Akermanis began with an
apology to Bouris and the other contestants for the explosive manner in which
he had departed the series.
Zaetta again tested the
patience of her teammates and Dickson clearly made his frustration known during
an editing session for the music video.
He said Celebrity Apprentice,
which raised almost one million dollars for charity, had served its purpose of
helping the needy and warned anyone wanting to be on the next series to be
fully committed.
Dickson said Zaetta
looked as if she was acting the entire time instead of being herself.
"Tania's got a lot
of good energy about her and a good heart, but she doesn't have an innate sense
of irony and as such looked as if she was reading a press release 24/7 which
doesn't come across well," he said.
"I'd say anyone who
wants to go on the show needs to embrace it and really be themselves."
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