{"id":549240,"date":"2025-11-04T21:02:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T21:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/549240\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T21:02:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T21:02:15","slug":"apprentice-stars-engaged-almost-a-decade-after-meeting-on-bbc-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/549240\/","title":{"rendered":"Apprentice stars engaged almost a decade after meeting on BBC show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Reality stars Michaela Wain and Harrison Jones, who met on the 13th series of The Apprentice almost a decade ago, have revealed that they are set to tie the knot<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0_Michaela-Wain-and-Harrison-Jones-are-engaged-after-meeting-on-the-show-eight-years-ago.jpg\" alt=\"Michaela Wain and Harrison Jones\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Michaela Wain and Harrison Jones met on the 13th series of the hit programme and nearly a decade later, they are set to be married (Image: INSTAGRAM\/michaelawain1)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Two stars of <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/the-apprentice\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">The Apprentice<\/a> have got engaged after appearing on the hit <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/bbc\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a> reality show. Michaela Wain and Harrison Jones met on the 13th series of the hit programme, and went on to have son Grasyon together in 2018 but have now revealed with a sweet post on social media that they are set to tie the knot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">The pair recently went on a trip to Tokyo, and shared pictures from there trip with their followers online. In one picture, Michaela simply flashed her engagement ring. The post was captioned: &#8220;A Tale of Tokyo (heart and ring emoji)&#8221; and the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/the-apprentice\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">couple were inundated with messages of congratulations from fans and co-stars<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Jade English, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/the-apprentice\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">who also competed on the BBC show in 2017, <\/a>wrote: &#8220;Congrats guys!!! So crazy thinking back to us in that apprentice house and how you have your forevers and baby from it! (heart emoji).&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/celebrity-news\/apprentices-marnie-swindells-admits-life-36136086\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36136086\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Apprentice&#8217;s Marnie Swindells admits &#8216;life has been a rollercoaster&#8217; after winning<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/celebrity-news\/thomas-skinner-wishes-hed-never-36075920\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36075920\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thomas Skinner wishes he&#8217;d never done Strictly as he fumes he didn&#8217;t &#8216;fit the bill&#8217;<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762290133_747_0_Michaela-Wain-and-Harrison-Jones-are-engaged-after-meeting-on-the-show-eight-years-ago.jpg\" alt=\"Michaela Wain and Harrison Jones\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Michaela Wain and Harrison Jones have got engaged whilst in Tokyo(Image: INSTAGRAM\/michaelawain1)<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762290134_782_0_Michaela-Wain-and-Harrison-Jones-are-engaged-after-meeting-on-the-show-eight-years-ago.jpg\" alt=\"Apprentice \" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Two stars have got engaged after appearing on the hit BBC reality show and revealed the news on social media (Image: INSTAGRAM\/michaelawain1)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Michaela is the sister of reality star Josh Ritchie, who is currently dating former <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/love-island\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Love Island<\/a> contestant Sophie Piper, and he wrote: &#8220;Congratulations!! (heart emoji)&#8221; In another post, Harrison reflected on the journey from meeting Michaela, who has a 15-year-old son also called Harrison from a previous relationship, to becoming parents together and eventually getting engaged.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">He said: &#8220;From meeting in the most unique, once in a lifetime way, to becoming a dad to the most amazing little boy, starting a family, and getting engaged in Tokyo, it\u2019s been a pretty nuts journey, so far.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">When they first took part in Lord Alan Sugar&#8217;s hit reality show, Harrison was eliminated halfway through but Michaela made it all the way to the final, finishing behind joint winners Sarah Lynn and James White.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Michaela previously admitted that she never suspected for a moment that she would meet her future partner on screen.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762290135_438_0_Michaela-Wain-and-Harrison-Jones-are-engaged-after-meeting-on-the-show-eight-years-ago.jpg\" alt=\"Harrison Jones and Michaela Wain\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>The pair have been together for almost a decade (Image: INSTAGRAM\/michaelawain1)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">At the time, she noted how both she and her sibling had both managed to find love through reality TV. She said: &#8220;Not in my wildest dreams did I think I\u2019d meet my partner on The Apprentice. \u201cMy brother\u2019s always saying he went on Love Island and I ended up finding somebody while I were in The Apprentice!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">\u201cBut even when we were there, it was nothing like that. We were genuinely friends. It was after we\u2019d come off the show, you have a three-month gap before it goes on<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">&#8220;You\u2019ve just had this whirlwind experience and nobody knows about it, so we remained friendly because otherwise you do your family\u2019s head in talking about it, and then when it came on TV we all wanted to be with each other and watch it all together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">\u201cAnd we were allowed to drink alcohol then \u2013 which is when me and Harrison grew closer!\u201d The TV star, however, recently admitted that she had expected Harrison would propose at some point. She said: &#8220;He\u2019s not my husband yet, but hopefully he will pop the question soon! He\u2019s being a real slug about the situation!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Like this story? 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