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IMPRESSED: Jennifer Maguire praises Bill Cullen

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Monday November 03 2008

Reality star Jennifer Maguire has found an unlikely new pal in the form of Apprentice boss, Bill Cullen.

The brunette babe was delighted to finally meet the television bigwig for the first time last week and says they hit it off like a house on fire.

A self-confessed addict of The Apprentice, Jennifer tunes in religiously every week.

And she's such a big fan of the TV3 show that she even breaks her own no television rule to tune in each week.

She told the Diary: "I'm not into watching television at all so I don't own one myself, but I make sure to go to my mum's house every Monday night so I can see it. Then I go on the Ray D'Arcy radio programme on Tuesday mornings and we have a chat about it.

"It's a great programme and I'm really impressed with how Bill is coming across. He's definitely giving Sir Alan Sugar a run for his money," she added.

The stunning entrepreneur does admit, however, that she was a little daunted before meeting Bill in person at the James Bond Quantum of Solace premiere last week.

Strict

"I had only ever seen him on television," she said "and to be honest I thought he was going to be quite cross as he comes across very strict on the show, but he was absolutely lovely.

"He was there with Jackie and they were both really nice, we had a great chat and I congratulated them both on the success of The Apprentice.

"I also said to him: 'You better bloody have given it to a woman' but he wasn't giving anything away, so I'm afraid I can't tell you who wins."

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