Thomas Skinner Pillow: The Apprentice Star’s Business
By Tharmini Kenas
3 years ago
“Our founder Thomas spent the majority of his youth working around London buying and selling anything he could get his hands on. From markets to retail stores, he made his way across the city always on the lookout for bargains and opportunities to sell.”
"When I was 17 I remember I was having a right good day and this fella came over to me. He went 'you boy - you can sell you can, boy'."
"I thought he was going to rob my belt with all my money in it and I didn't want him knowing who I was. So I told him my name was Henry. To this day, he still calls me Henry and I've never had the bottle to tell him that ain't my name."
"I had some people saying that they wanted me to die. I had people messaging me saying they wanted to fail in business.
"Guys! I work bloody hard to get to where I got to. A couple of years ago I changed my life for the better. I didn't use to be this person.
"And what did it get me being Joe the champ back in the day, being the hard man? It got me nothing. It got me a couple of criminal records and a £100,000 worth of debt.”
BEST NEWS! Just wanted to let you know that Sinéad & I are expecting a little baby! It works 😂 Due date is 23rd October. We are super excited! Thought I would send a little tweet to make you smile 😊 Hope you all have a great day! We are absolutely over the moon! Thomas & Sinéad pic.twitter.com/S2d5Vz0dbN
— Thomas Skinner ⚒ (@iamtomskinner) April 21, 2020
“It’s honestly the best news I’ve had in my life.
“At this crazy time for everyone I just want to share my happy news, it’s just fantastic and I’m so excited for what’s to come.”
"Obviously I’m gutted, I would love to have seen the scan as it happens but I totally understand the need to have those rules in place.
"I was so nervous waiting outside the hospital! It’s the most scared I’ve ever been and I was gutted I wasn’t in there with her."
One word:
BOSH 👊#TheApprentice pic.twitter.com/rMRlla8PJd
— The Apprentice (@bbcapprentice) November 27, 2019
"I wanna thank all my fantastic new customers! I've had the best week I've ever had selling Pillows, Beds and Mattresses!
“Been so busy packaging up pillows to send out and hasn’t stopped doing deliveries! I'm so grateful! Going on #theapprentice has changed my life! Thank you all."
"You give your all and if this was a war and I was a general and we were in the trenches somewhere, who would I take with me out of you lot? Him. That's what I would do, no question of it. But we're not in a war. I've got to go into business.
"It is saddening for me Thomas but I have to say that it has been nice being associated with you, I hope that you have picked up a lot of stuff in this process about yourself.”