- Laura Hogg, 28, was filming a task when she was taken aside by programme producers and told Chris Lindsay had been beaten to death
- The 34-year-old sales worker was killed in a street attack on the Costa del Sol
- Apprentice star kept news secret from fellow contestants
By Kirsty Mccormack and Jim Mcbeth
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In front of the cameras she appeared determined and focused as she fought to win The Apprentice.
But Laura Hogg has revealed the secret anguish that blighted her time on the BBC programme.
Unknown to viewers, while she was filming the show she was given the devastating news that the father of her son had been murdered.
Secret heartbreak: Laura Hogg, right, found out that the father of her child Chris Lindsay, left, had been murdered while she was filming The Apprentice
Miss Hogg described the moment she was told as the ‘worst moment’ of her life â€" but kept her grief to herself while she competed on the programme.
However, days later she was fired by Lord Sugar, in scenes shown to viewers this week.
Miss Hogg said: ‘When you hear that someone you cared for deeply â€" and who did something as amazing as giving you a child â€" has gone through that ordeal it hurts like mad. It was really disturbing.’
The 28-year-old was taken aside during filming in October and told that her former partner, Chris Lindsay, had been killed in a vicious street attack in the Costa del Sol.
The pair were in a relationship for two years before separating eight weeks after the birth of their son Reece, now four.
The exact circumstances surrounding the 34-year-old’s death during a work trip to Spain remain a mystery.
The salesman became separated from colleagues and was later found on the roadside, viciously beaten.
He never regained consciousness and died from liver failure five days later in hospital.
Single parent: the Scottish TV star admitted that she was no longer with Chris Lindsay who was the father of her son Reece, pictured here in a recent Twitter photo
Coping with the pain: Laura said she will never know if the devastating news 'affected her performance' on the BBC show
Miss Hogg, who owns a bridal boutique in Edinburgh, was told the news by a producer when she was taken aside from her teammates as they made vats of chutney for one of the show’s tasks.
She said: ‘I was in an absolute state of shock. I just wanted someone to pinch me. I couldn’t speak. It was like something from a film.’
Despite her grief, she put herself forward as project manager for her team’s next task â€" and it was after this that she was fired.
In scenes shown this week, Lord Sugar sent her home for failing to secure enough sales in the art dealing challenge.
Ready to sell? Team Phoenix criticised Laura's selling skills
Miss Hogg admitted she did not know if Mr Lindsay’s murder affected her performance, but said she did not want to use it as an excuse.
Initially, she kept the revelation a secret from fellow hopefuls on the show, but after the cameras stopped rolling one night, she broke down in tears in front of other contestants.
She said that although Mr Lindsay was not involved in his son’s life and she had no relationship with his family, she was heartbroken by the news and considered leaving the show to attend the funeral, but decided against it.
She told The Sun: ‘If Chris had been involved in Reece’s life I’d have been home in a flash. But I thought me going back wasn’t going to influence the situation.
‘I wanted my little boy to have a dad but it became apparent after Reece was born that we were never going to have a happy family.’
Miss Hogg has been with her current boyfriend, Ali, for four years.
The results: Karren Brady, Lord Alan Sugar and Nick Hewer announced the news that Team Phoenix had lost
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@ - jenna, uk, 11/5/2012 9:28 sorry but you cant take a morale high ground when you have just wished death upon people . you gave birth to a child it don't make you god you selfish woman if a father has no role in a child life than that child may have questions or possibly even try and start their own relationship with their father so know it ain't best if they or your ex is dead speak for yourself not for your child or any other person you have no right to judge people and their affairs
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Think she is pretty unpleasant piece of work and Sir A couldn't stand her....
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Terrible. RIP. There is evidently a problem with this sort of thing in the Spanish resorts. I think perhaps it may have been a mugging gone wrong. A friend came back from a Spanish Resort just last week - he had been mugged robbed while there - they were not Spanish or European - they were Senegals. These are organised gangs. First women single out anyone alone/drunk and approach them, then the men come out and surround them, and rip jewellery from them wallets. A friend of this victim also went a few months back, and he met with the same rouse - he was appraoched by a woman, but set upon by a single man who had been waiting in the shadows - fortunately, he wasn't drunk so managed to defend himself against this one man to the point of injuring the mugger, leaving him in a hap on the floor! I thik I'd be avoiding the Costas, until the Spanish have eradicated the culprits.....
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jenna, uk, 11/05/2012 08:28 What a disgusting and vile comment. Unless the father of your child is a murder or pedophile why would you ever wish him dead..... Why would you want to deprive your son a of a dad he could potentially build a relationship with (albeit not now). Strange selfish lady.
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Jenna- A very good friend of mine got beaten to death in Chester aged 23. He has a young daughter who will never see her daddy again, a sister who will never see her brother again and parents who will never see their son again..your comment disgusts me
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i cannot believe that Laura is using this story to gain more fame. really bad of her. i thought she was average on the show and using this as an excuse is despicable. Just my opinion----oooo onion bags
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Who is this person
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- Maureen , Cheltenham, 11/5/2012 12:26====if you were referring to a man your comment would have 100+ green arrows..
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My thoughts and condolances go to you and the families involved. It was sad in of itself and unfortunate that it co-incided with the apprentice filming. All the best for the future. If I had been Lord Sugar I'd have given you two weeks compassionate leave, during filming - thats what good employers do. Best wishes for the future.
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I don't think we can sit here and make judgements about a man that cannot defend himself anymore. We will never know the whole story. Really sad news. Hope her and her son are okay.
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