Dr. 2013 winner of The Apprentice, Leah Totton, and her business partner, Lord Alan Sugar, have secured a multi-million pound payout after selling a majority stake in their Botox and cosmetic clinic chain to Advanced Aesthetics Partners (AAP).
Dr. Leah Clinics, co-founded by Totton and Sugar after her £250,000 investment win on the BBC show, has grown into a successful chain in London and Essex, offering treatments including non-surgical facelifts, injectable fillers and skin treatments.
Although the value of the sale is not being disclosed, the company is reportedly valued at over £7 million. Both Totton and Sugar, who each held a 50% stake in the company before the sale, will remain shareholders.
Dr. Leah, a former NHS A&E doctor from Londonderry, Northern Ireland, reflected on her journey since joining The Apprentice as a 25-year-old with little business experience. She called the show a “life-changing opportunity” and expressed her excitement for the brand’s future growth under its new ownership. The deal also includes Dr. Leah, launched in 2022.
AAP, which specializes in the acquisition of aesthetic clinics in the United Kingdom, plans to launch the Dr. Leah to expand further. This deal follows the successful sale of Climb Online, another company formed from The Apprentice, founded by 2014 winner Mark Wright, which was sold in 2022 for around £10 million.
Lord Sugar has previously benefited from another post-Apprentice success, having sold his stake in Tropic Skincare back to its founder, Susie Ma, a former contestant on the show, in a similar multi-million pound deal.