The Apprentice EXCLUSIVE: 'I was scared of everything!' Fiery semi-finalist Michaela Wain says the show helped her battle anxiety... admitting she 'couldn't even get on a train'

Published: 23:01 GMT, 13 December 2017 | Updated: 07:36 GMT, 19 December 2017

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She's been the outspoken northerner on the current season of The Apprentice, storming her way to the final five.

So it may come as a shock to many that Michaela Wain - who was fired from the show in Wednesday evening's semi-final - had suffered from anxiety and panic attacks up until she appeared on the series.

'Being on this show has 100 per cent not been a waste of time - it's helped me to overcome my anxiety,' she told MailOnline. 'My life’s changed completely.'

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'I was scared of everything!' Fiery semi-finalist Michaela Wain says the show helped her battle anxiety... admitting she 'couldn't even get on a train'

'Before the show I used to be really scared of everything - even getting on a train.

'I used to have panic attacks. And people wouldn't know that I wasn't confident because, when it comes to business, I have always been super confident.

'But I have always been extremely lacking in self-confidence.'

Michaela credits the show for throwing her into stressful situations and making her overcome her issues.

Opening up: 'Being on this show has 100 per cent not been a waste of time - it's helped me to overcome my anxiety,' she told MailOnline. 'My life’s changed completely'

Not so scary: Despite Claude giving her a grilling during the penultimate episode of the current season, the 33-year-old businesswoman admits that she 'loves' him - and that Karren 'is amazing, and an inspiration to all women'

'Being in such extreme environments is what does it. And then there was the time Claude [Littner] tore me a new one when I had the interview with him.

'I figured that nothing could be worse than that.'

Despite Claude giving her a grilling during the penultimate episode of the current season, the 33-year-old businesswoman admits that she 'loves' him - and that Karren 'is amazing, and an inspiration to all women'.

Of just missing out on the final, Michaela wasn't backwards in making her feelings known.

Pipped to the post: Of just missing out on the final, Michaela wasn't backwards in making her feelings known

Ambition: Michaela, who is a mother-of-one, hasn't given up on her business aspirations

'I definitely feel I should have been in the final. And I would have won it,' she declared. 'I still don’t understand [Lord Sugar's] reasoning. He's got lots of business ventures, and so have I. So I'd be the perfect business partner.'

Michaela, who is a mother-of-one, certainly hasn't given up on her business aspirations.

'I am going to crack on with my construction business with Harrison [Jones, former co-star]. He's in property development and construction. Sajan [Shah] is going to do recruitment for us.'

The Apprentice final airs on BBCOne on Sunday evening at 9PM.

Confident: 'I definitely feel I should have been in the final. And I would have won it,' she declared. 'I still don’t understand [Lord Sugar's] reasoning. He's got lots of business ventures, and so have I. So I'd be the perfect business partner'