The Apprentice star Navid Sole has been revealed as an anti-vaxxer.
The pharmacist, 27, appears on the upcoming series of the BBC show and is hoping to launch a successful pharmacy business with the help of Lord Sugar.
However, a now-deleted tweet from September 2021 reveals that Navid has very different views from the pro-vaccine campaigner, as Navid is against the Covid jab and previously praised pop star Nicki Minaj for ‘standing up’ for the anti-vaxx community after she tweeted misleading comments about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines.
A tweet Navid sent on September 17 read: ‘@NickiMinaj it’s worth billion. Pfizer. Trust me Nicki I’m a Pharmscist [sic] and I was scared to mention about how I’m against the vaccine but too scared to say anything or else I would lose my license to become a Pharmscist. [sic] Thank you queen for standing up for me and to many of us.’
Revealed: The Apprentice star a Sole is anti-vax and praised Nicki Minaj for spreading Covid misinformation
There is no legislation that states pharmacists will lose their license if they state they are against the vaccine. It is not known if Navid has had the Covid vaccination.
While the vaccine will become mandatory for all NHS and social care staff in England from April 2022, most community pharmacists and their teams are not covered by the mandate because the majority of pharmacies are not regulated by the Care Quality Commission [CQC].
Despite the vaccine not being mandatory for all pharmacy professionals, the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has ‘strongly urged’ all pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to get the vaccine ‘wherever’ they work, unless medically exempt.
MailOnline has contacted Navid’s representatives and a spokesperson for The Apprentice for comment.
Praise: A now-deleted tweet dated from September 2021 reveals that Navid is against the Covid vaccine and praised pop star Nicki Minaj for ‘standing up’ for the anti-vaxx community
Barbz: Navid – who is a self-confessed Nicki Minaj ‘super fan’ shared his anti-vax views after the rapper came under fire for debunked comments she made about Covid-19 vaccine side effects
Navid – who is a self-confessed Nicki Minaj ‘super fan’ – shared his anti-vax views after the American rapper came under fire for debunked comments she made about Covid-19 vaccine side effects.
Last September, Nicki revealed that she was unvaccinated and had opted not to attend the Met Gala because of its vaccination requirement for attendees. Later, she revealed that she had also tested positive for Covid-19.
The Super Bass rapper was widely mocked on social media after she linked part of her hesitation about getting the vaccine to a story about a cousin’s friend who developed ‘swollen’ testicles after supposedly getting the shot.
‘My cousin in Trinidad won’t get the vaccine cuz his friend got it & became impotent. His testicles became swollen,’ she claimed. ‘His friend was weeks away from getting married, now the girl called off the wedding. So just pray on it & make sure you’re comfortable with ur decision, not bulled.’
Trinidad’s health chief Dr. Terrence Deyalsingh subsequently criticized the rapper for her false claims and because the health department had ‘wasted so much time running down this false claim.’
Deyalsingh added that no cases of impotence or swollen testicles had been reported following vaccination in Trinidad.
Navid’s remarks on the vaccine go against the views held by Lord Sugar, who wanted every candidate on the new series of The Apprentice to be vaccinated – although BBC bosses later clarified that this was not logistically possible at the time as they began filming at the start of the pandemic.
The Apprentice boss, 74, wanted entrepreneurs competing for his £250,000 investment to be jabbed after he counted taking a ‘harrowing’ total of 79 Covid tests since the start of the pandemic, leaving him with a ‘broken septum’, yet logistically it wasn’t possible to do in time.
Lord Sugar told MailOnline: ‘Candidates did have to be double vaccinated before taking part this year. The Covid protocol was harrowing to put it simply.
‘My last count was that I have done 79 Covid tests, I haven’t got Covid, but I’ve got a broken septum in my nose. Obviously, the criteria were they had to be double vaccinated, absolutely.
‘One thing I can tell you is that you will not see one mask throughout the whole of the 12 episodes. It was a very difficult thing to do.
‘This shows you how great and resourceful people can be in problems, which is what us British are good at doing. The challenge of doing this thing through Covid, we took it in our stride. In a funny way, some great things came out of it.
Debunked: Nicki revealed she was not vaccinated and was widely mocked after claiming a cousin’s friend in Trinidad became impotent after getting the vaccine
A spokesperson for The Apprentice later clarified to MailOnline: ‘The Apprentice was filmed during the very early stages of the vaccine rollout and prior to individuals being double vaccinated.
‘Strict procedures were put in place to protect those on the show and the wider production, with measures including regular testing, living as a cohort and social distancing when outside of the cohort.’
Navid is one of 16 new candidates who will be battling it out in the boardroom in a bid to win Lord Sugar’s £250,000 investment in their business.
Yet while he may be doing his best to bag the cash prize, it has since been revealed that Navid is not short on money himself, as he is the heir to a multi-million pound fortune and goes on holiday more than 40 times a year.
Life of luxury: Navid boasted about his wealthy upbringing when he spent a week at an inner city council estate while appearing on Rich Kids Go Skint last year
The pharmacist boasted about his wealthy upbringing when he spent a week at an inner city council estate while appearing on Rich Kids Go Skint last year.
In the episode he stated: ‘Life growing up for me was easy, I got everything I wanted,’ before later claiming he was having ‘heart palpations’ after being asked to sleep on a sofa in London’s Grenfell community.
A self-confessed Versace fanatic, he dressed head-to-toe in a sparkling gold tracksuit by the designer brand as he boasted about his luxurious lifestyle to mum-of-one Queen, who welcomed the North London native to her humble abode.
During a tour of her kitchen, he announced: ‘Mine’s slightly bigger and I don’t cook. We’ve got someone who helps out with that stuff. Not even beans on toast.’
Viewing Queen’s bedroom, he gloated: ‘In terms of my covers and bed, it’s all designer brands – which is nice – and so are the cushions. I’ve got my own walk-in-closet and bathroom too.
‘Usually I travel three to four times in a month. The best one I’ve been to is when I went with my parents to Brazil and Argentina. It was roughly £20,000 and we flew in first class and stayed in five-star hotels.’
Navid also revealed he has his own personalised bath tub in the home he shares with his parents, and owns Versace plates worth £2,000, which he proudly displays in their enormous dining room.
Talking it over: Navid also appeared on another reality show in 2020, BBC Three’s Eating With My Ex in which former partners hash our their issues over a meal
The ‘rich kid’ said he does not have a limit to his budget, has very few boundaries when it comes to spending his money, and stated: ‘If I see something nice and I like it and need it, I get it.’
Navid also appeared on another reality show in 2020, BBC Three’s Eating With My Ex in which former partners hash our their issues over a meal.
During the awkward scenes, Navid’s ‘ex-girlfriend’ Charlotte, told him: ‘I never saw you as a boyfriend’, later adding that she wasn’t ‘sexually attracted’ to him, and that the pair had never kissed or even held hands.
One to watch: Navid is one of 16 new candidates who will be battling it out in the boardroom in a bid to win Lord Sugar’s £250,000 investment in their business
When he’s not at work in the chemist or appearing on reality TV shows, Navid runs Nicki Minaj fan accounts on Instagram and Twitter.
In his description, he gushed: I am Nicki Minaj obsessed. My dream has always been to meet her. Travelling all over the world to see my baby Mrs. Onika. Nicki followed on 12/02/2020.’
He splashes his money on meet-and-greets with his favourite stars like Britney Spears, Selena Gomez, and Naomi Campbell and he’s seen Nicki nine times, with these events usually costing him between £400 and £1,000.
The Apprentice starts this Thursday, January 6 at 9pm on BBC One, followed by You’re Fired on BBC Two
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