Stuart Baggs "The Brand" found dead

[90sWereBetter]

Former Apprentice star Stuart Baggs has been found dead on the Isle of Man, police have confirmed.

The 27-year-old's body was found by police after they were called to a property on Central Promenade in Douglas at 09:00 BST. A police spokeswoman said the cause of death was "unknown" but not thought to be suspicious.

The Plymouth-born entrepreneur lived in the Isle of Man for most of his life and ran a telecommunications company. He was the youngest ever candidate when he appeared on the BBC One show in 2010, at 21 years old.

Lord Sugar called Baggs "one of the stand out characters of The Apprentice"
Leading tributes to Baggs, Lord Sugar tweeted: "terrible news Stuart Baggs has died. My sincere condolences to his family and friends. RIP one of the stand out characters of the apprentice."

The police spokeswoman said there was "nothing to indicate that his death is criminally suspicious at this time".

The Ramsey resident, who was fired in the semi-final, became famous for his one liners which included "Everything I touch turns to sold" and "I'm Stuart Baggs the brand".

The series was eventually won by 30-year-old investment banker Stella English from London.

Baggs launched his company Bluewave Communications in 2007 and had held a press conference on Tuesday to launch his latest product on the Isle of Man - a home hub. He tweeted about the success of the launch on Wednesday.

Police said the death will be fully investigated on behalf of the Coroner.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-33719515

Very sad news indeed. The bloke was TV gold when he was on The Apprentice. 27 is no age at all.

 

[Tubeboy]

Very sad news. He was very funny on the apprentice.

 

[507021]

Very sad news. RIP

 

[GrimsbyPacer]

This is very sad. He had so much ambition and was quite successful too. He's everyone's favourite on the Apprentice and should have won. The winner of that season sued Alan Sugar and didn't do anything. Baggs was great in the business world earning millions from nowhere.
He died way too young. RIP

 

[Starmill]

This is very unexpected and sad news. His series of 'The Apprentice' was the last one I watched. His "brand" was clearly infectious (if infuriating!). Such a shame to lose it ao young.