Two contestants will be fired from the same episode of The Apprentice after a cheating scandal.

The two female competitors will both be fired by a furious Sir Alan Sugar - the first ever instance of a double dismissal.

Following a task in Morocco due to be aired next month, the girls fall foul of Sir Alan’s wrath after he learns they attempted to bribe a market trader.

A show insider tells the Sunday Mirror, “When Sir Alan learns what they've been up to he completely blows his top.

"He has never, ever, been as angry as this. The team with the two girls tries to bribe and cheat its way to success and that's just not acceptable.

“The contestants are nasty and bitchy about each other every week but this is on a whole new level.

"Viewers' jaws will be hitting the floor as the girls almost come to blows."