British billionaire Lord Alan Sugar is out of quarantine and ready to begin filming The Celebrity Apprentice… after he was granted permission to skip the hotel and isolate privately
British billionaire Lord Alan Sugar and his wife were granted permission by the New South Wales Government to self-isolate at a private venue instead of a quarantine hotel for two weeks, upon their arrival into Australia.
And this week, the 73-year-old revealed that he had completed the required time in isolation and is now able to begin filming The Celebrity Apprentice.
Speaking to ITV on Tuesday, the business magnate praised Australia for it’s ‘very strict’ approach to the COVID-19 quarantine.
Free: British billionaire Lord Alan Sugar (pictured) has been undertaking mandatory quarantine ahead of filming for The Celebrity Apprentice Australia, but on Wednesday he finished the required time
‘I’m on the last day of very, very strict quarantine here,’ Lord Sugar said during the interview.
‘I have to say, with a lot of admiration for the manner in which the Australian authorities deal with a situation, which obviously reflects in the fact that here we are in New South Wales where they get alarmed when there’s more than one case of Coronavirus.’
He added: ‘But it’s very, very strict and tomorrow, I’m out of jail.’
Lord Sugar was also accompanied on the trip Down Under by his wife of 52 years, Ann Simons.
Admiration: Speaking to ITV on Tuesday, the business magnate praised Australia for it’s ‘very strict’ approach to the COVID-19 quarantine
The couple were granted permission by the New South Wales Government to self-isolate at a private venue instead of a quarantine hotel for two weeks.
Unlike other travellers who are being forced to pay a $2,800 hotel quarantine bill upon their return to Australia, the business magnate, 73, and wife Ann were allowed to head straight to the unknown property.
Inbound travellers are being made to quarantine in hotels at their own expense to limit the spread of COVID-19 as the country faces the threat of a second wave of infection after cases spiked in the state of Victoria.
Quarantine: British billionaire Lord Sugar and his wife avoided hotel quarantine after arriving in Sydney – and were granted permission to isolate privately
A NSW Police spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia last month, that the British lord and his wife had submitted a proposal to quarantine in a private facility.
‘The couple is compliant with the Public Health (COVID-19 Air Transportation Quarantine) Order (No 2) 2020 and did not require an exemption from quarantine requirements.’
‘The couple submitted a proposal to acquire appropriate, independent locations to be nominated as ‘Quarantine Facilities’ as allowed under the Public Health Order.’
Nine spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia: ‘Bringing Lord Alan Sugar to Australia has been months in the making, and all the regular processes were followed, with no special treatment being given’. Pictured: Lord Sugar on The Apprentice UK
The spokesperson said: ‘The couple is required to abide by the same regulations as any other returned traveller.’
Meanwhile, a Nine spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia: ‘Bringing Lord Alan Sugar to Australia has been months in the making, and all the regular processes were followed, with no special treatment being given.’
‘Lord Sugar is currently serving the mandatory two week quarantine in a Government-approved facility.’
Coming soon: Lord Sugar will soon be filming Channel Nine’s Celebrity Apprentice Australia