Last week NBC announced the 16 participants for the second installment of The Celebrity Apprentice, which will once again begin the season by pitting the men against the women.
And what a bunch of men and women they are…
Caustic mother-daughter duo Joan and Melissa Rivers, former TLC songbird Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins, ex-Baywatcher Brande Roderick, reigning first family of reality sister Khloe Kardashian, World Series of Poker champ Annie Duke, pro golfer Natalie Gulbis and Deal or No Deal briefcase holder Claudia Jordan are on the female team.
Competing on team testosterone: Sandra Bullock’s other half and former Monster Garage host Jesse James, funnyman Tom Green, Olympic gold-winning figure skater Scott Hamilton, erstwhile NBA bad boy Dennis Rodman, infamous foul-mouth comic Andrew Dice Clay, former Heisman winner and NFL star Herschel Walker, country crooner Clint Black and R&B hitmaker Brian McKnight.
Once again, nepotism will be alive and well on The Celebrity Apprentice, as Trump will be joined in the boardroom by offspring Ivanka and Donald Jr. Old colleague George Ross will also stop by to lend some sage advice, as will a group of so far unnamed industry leaders, who will fill a “rotating seat” of judges on each task.
The celebrities will be competing not only to succeed first-season winner Piers Morgan as the Celebrity Apprentice, but to earn funds for the charity of their choice.
Each celeb chose charities that were close to their own hearts.
- Claudia Jordan, Deal or No Deal model; NAPSAC Foundation
- Khloe Kardashian, reality star and boutique owner; Brent Shapiro Foundation for Alcohol and Drug Awareness
- Brian McKnight, singer and Broadway star; Youthville USA
- Dennis Rodman, former NBA star; Court Appointed Special Advocates of New Orleans
- Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins, singer, former TLC member; Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia
