Viewers of The Apprentice were seriously grossed out by one aspect of the series premiere: poo-spitting.

The show returned to screens on Tuesday (October 2) with a task that saw the new candidates divided into same-sex teams and shipped to South Africa for their first task of setting up their own safari and vineyard tours.

However, what viewers weren't expecting to see was a candidate putting poo in their mouth and spitting it a long distance.

But, yeah. That happened.

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It all began with the male team heading out on a safari tour, where their ranger guide explained how as a kid he and friends would play a game by spitting springbok poo to see who could launch it the furthest.

Viewers watched in bemusement as "competitive" para-athlete Souleyman Bah then stepped up to have his own turn at poo-spitting — and reactions on Twitter ranged between bewilderment and disgust.

Related: Fired Apprentice candidate believes they were thrown under the bus by teammate

"Well I wasn’t expecting to see people spitting poo on The Apprentice," said one viewer.

I feel really uncomfortable when I see the guy who put the hard poo in his mouth and spat it out," said another. "That’s so disgusting, I feel sick."



Below are a few more of their reactions:

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Well I wasn’t expecting to see people spitting poo on #theapprentice pic.twitter.com/0GVZyTkpwc — Stuart McGinley (@StuartMcGinley) October 2, 2019

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#theapprentice what was your contribution...'oh I spat out springbok poo really really far' pic.twitter.com/5EsNX4rjze — Julian Hilaire (@julianhilaire) October 2, 2019

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I feel really uncomfortable when I see the guy who put the hard poo in his mouth and spat it out. That’s so disgusting, I feel sick #TheApprentice — Princess (@princessgyanx) October 2, 2019

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Tell me he didn’t put poo in his mouth... #Theapprentice — 🐺 (@AmstrDamz) October 2, 2019

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The Apprentice continues next week, minus one candidate.

To find out who was first to be fired, click here.

The Apprentice airs on Wednesdays at 9pm on BBC One.

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