CO Armagh Apprentice contestant Grainne McCoy has flown home for Christmas after exiting the BBC show.
The businesswoman (31), from Dromintee, was fired in last week's episode after 11 weeks of gruelling challenges.
McCoy, who runs her own make-up studio, told her Twitter followers that she had returned to the north.
"Out in my home town tonight #newry .... The support is CRAZY! Love every single one of you."
Earlier she Tweeted: "It's that time again. I'm going home for Christmas. Be back on NYE #London to smash 2017."
When her run on the show ended last week, McCoy said she regretted not having her business plan "up to scratch" but added she still believed in becoming "the next Gok Wan in the make-up world".
Cake company owner Alana Spencer (24) and novelty gift business owner, Courtney Wood (29) competed for Lord Sugar's investment in Sunday night's finale, with Spencer winning.
She said launching her business when she was just 17 helped her in the battle to win Lord Sugar's £250,000 investment. The business magnate revealed he had a sweet tooth with his decision to go into business with Spencer.
Spencer started her company at school, selling home made chocolate to teachers before moving into cakes. She had unsuccessfully applied for the Junior Apprentice show seven years ago when she launched her company.
Lord Sugar was just 16 when he set up his own business and Spencer said her own determination as a teenager worked in her favour.
She said: "I think he admires people that go out and do it for themselves. Most of us had our own businesses but I think the fact I started so young was definitely a factor in it. It's mad. I started it when I was in school. It started as a chocolate company and then developed into cakes.
"I left school to do it. It just organically changed from chocolates to cakes. It's gone strength to strength and it's a good small business but I really want to make it a big business and what better way to do that than get Lord Sugar on board."
