A Kent winner of The Apprentice has described herself as an "overpaid lackey" working at one of Lord Sugar's firms.

Stella English, from Whitstable, secured a £100,000-a-year job after winning the reality show in 2010.

Now the 34-year-old is claiming constructive dismissal, arguing she was "ostracised" by her colleagues and felt her employment was a "sham".

Ms English (pictured right) told a tribunal she only saw Lord Surar five times in her 13 months with his company.

The mother-of-two began a three-month trial with Viglen in September 2010 as part of a selection process before she won The Apprentice in December.

Ms English continued the job at the firm, which supplies IT equipment to academies.

But she described the role as a "sham" because she was not allocated specific duties and had replaced a woman previously earning £35,000.

Ms English told the tribunal Lord Sugar offered her a role in a different company in June 2011.

However, she said he dropped the "bombshell" he would not renew her contract just three months later.

The hearing at the East London Employment Tribunal Service, which Lord Sugar attended yesterday, continues.