Celebrity Apprentice 2015 Live Recap – Episodes 6 and 7

Celebrity Apprentice 2015 Recap Results Episode 4

Tonight two new episodes of The Celebrity Apprentice airs on NBC. Which two celebrities will Mr. Trump send packing tonight? Read a live recap of the episodes here. Joan Rivers guest stars.

Last week, Jamie Anderson and Terrell Owens were fired and two more will be fired tonight. Who will they be? Let’s find out.

Ian and Johnny return to the hotel suite with the other contestants. The contestants acknowledge how they are halfway through the competition. Shawn admits she can’t believe she’s made it this far, but her strategy has been to fly under the radar. Is this hinting that she will step up as project manager next?

The contestants meet with Mr. Trump and the late Joan Rivers is his adviser for the task, which is to promote a marketing event for Ivanka Trump’s shoe line. Sig complains that the tasks have been very feminine so far. Vivica steps up as project manager for Team Vortex and she is disappointed that Shawn did not step up. Kenya will be the project manager for Team Infinity.

Kenya wants a piano for their event, but Leeza admits in a confessional that she believes it’s the wrong choice since they should be targeting millennials, and she thinks a piano would be too old-fashioned. Over at Team Vortex, Geraldo spits out a lot of his ideas. Shawn comes up with an idea to have their event have very comfortable furniture for the women to feel pampered. Vivica admits in a confessional that Shawn does have great ideas, but is displeased that Shawn has yet to step up as project manager. She thinks she’s playing the game too safe.

Vivica, Lorenzo, and Geraldo go see their truck for their mobile boutique that will be used for their marketing event. They realize they won’t have enough space for a comfortable environment for couches. Vivica calls Shawn to let her, Kate, and Sig know that they will now be doing a café instead. Shawn is unhappy about the change and tells Vivica that they already cut and priced fabric. There is tension as Vivica and Shawn are both angry at the situation, but Vivica is adamant that they won’t be doing a comfortable setting with couches anymore. After shopping for supplies, Shawn, Kate, and Sig return to see how their truck looks like. Kate and Shawn are very unhappy with the new setup of a café and does not think it suits a shoe marketing event. But they remain quiet and say they will just allow Vivica to do what she wants and let her take the blame if they lose.

Over at Team Infinity, Brandi does not think that Kenya has adequately explained what she wants their boutique to look like. Kenya once again criticizes Brandi in a confessional while being smug about herself too. She believes she is the smartest and most creative member on their team.

The next day, the two teams decorate their trucks for their marketing events. The piano Kenya wanted arrives and she spends a lot of time making sure the piano is in the right spot. She also wants to make sure a chandelier is in the right spot too, which frustrates her team members. They are short on time, and Leeza and Brandi feel like Kenya is not leading their team correctly as they try to get everything prepared for their task.

At Team Vortex, Kate does not think their setup looks good since it doesn’t make sense to have a coffee and then go look at shoes. Joan Rivers arrives and looks at their setup. She even asks if they were supposed to look at shoes and then get a coffee or to get a coffee and then look at shoes.

Joan then goes to visit Team Infinity. Leeza admits in a confessional that Kenya did not tell her team what to do when Joan arrives, so they have to improvise for her and think on their feet as they greet her and show her the boutique. Afterwards, Ivanka and her fellow associate Tacey Powers stop by to visit. Kenya shows Ivanka their setup and how it looks like an actual Nordstrom. Kenya says she understands luxury and believes they cannot lose. Ivanka and Tacey visits Team Vortex next. Kate and Vivica are inside the truck to show Ivanka their presentation. Vivica is confident that they will win too, especially since she is the project manager.

The two teams meet Mr. Trump, Joan Rivers, and Ivanka in the boardroom. Mr. Trump begins by speaking very highly of Joan Rivers and how wonderful she was when she competed and won the second season of The Celebrity Apprentice.

Mr. Trump talks to Team Infinity. Kenya is confident that they won, but Leeza admits that they were too disorganized at the beginning of the task. Ivanka likes Team Infinity’s slogan “Power Up Your Soles.” Team Vortex did not have a slogan, and Mr. Trump talks to them next. Kate admits that she was unhappy with Vivica’s leadership. She criticizes Vivica’s decision to get plastic flowers, which was not fitting for Ivanka’s brand. Kate says she also picked up some real flowers to give Vivica a choice between real and plastic flowers. Vivica gets snappy at Kate and sarcastically praises her for picking up real flowers for the team, but she then becomes emotional and says she does not want to be the mean girl as she criticizes Shawn for not stepping up.

Ivanka then reveals which team won. After telling both teams what she liked and what she didn’t like, she says Team Infinity wins. She was happy with both teams, but she gives the win to Team Infinity for being more original overall.

Team Infinity celebrates in the hotel suite as Team Vortex stays in the boardroom. Vivica admits they did not showcase Nordstrom enough. Sig and Kate tell Mr. Trump Vivica should be fired. However, Ivanka thinks Shawn was too laid back and did not have a lot of energy at the task. Kate speaks up for Shawn and says that Vivica overshadows everyone with her energy. However,  Joan admits she believes Vivica did show strong leadership at the task. Mr. Trump then asks Vivica who she will bring back into the boardroom with her. Without missing a beat, she says Shawn and Kate. But before the other team members are dismissed, Mr. Trump asks Geraldo who is the strongest out of Vivica, Shawn, and Kate. He says Vivica is the strongest before he and Lorenzo exit the boardroom and join the others in the hotel suite.

Mr. Trump asks Vivica why she brought back Shawn and Kate. She criticizes their low energy. However, Mr. Trump credits Vivica for stepping up when she didn’t have to. Vivica is then asked who she’d rather keep on her team, and she admits Shawn is less of a hassle. Shawn then speaks up for herself, but Mr. Trump cannot get past the fact that Shawn has not stepped up as project manager. Mr. Trump fires Shawn Johnson. I think that was the wrong decision. They did not lose because of Shawn, so firing her for simply not stepping up as project manager was a bit unfair. But Mr. Trump is never consistent on his decisions on whom to fire.


It’s time for the next task. The contestants learn they must create a viral video for Chock full o’Nuts, a coffee company. Leeza will be the project manager for Team Infinity and Lorenzo will be the project manager for Team Vortex. Team Vortex comes up with an idea to have Geraldo dancing and singing the jingle in the video.

Leeza delegates the task of director to Ian, and he comes up with the idea to have a gorilla at the top of the Empire State Building for the video. The other team members don’t think that it’s fitting for a viral video. Leeza then comes up with the idea of highlighting the feud between Brandi and Kenya in the video. They are both on board, even if they would rather not interact with one another.

Team Vortex gets to work on their commercial. Geraldo is excited to be the star of the video. They shoot Geraldo’s scenes, but they have to wait on Kate. She brought in a hairstylist friend to style her hair reminiscent to the 50’s era. Vivica gets impatient and numerous times asks Kate if she’s ready yet, which irritates Kate.

At Team Infinity, Ian is slowing down the team with shooting his portion of the commercial. He boasts about working in the industry for over thirty years and says he knows what he’s doing. Leeza tries to get the team onto the next scene, but Ian is insistent about getting his scenes right first. However, Brandi and Kenya finally get to shooting their fake fight for the video. Afterwards, they shoot the fantasy sequence of the viral video, which is a pillow fight between Brandi and Kenya with them rolling and laughing on a bed. Leeza is worried that their video might be too provocative for Chock full o’Nuts, but is willing to take the risk. Team Vortex continues shooting their video too and they are racing against the clock as they are shooting the dancing portion of the viral video.

Team Infinity gets to work on editing the video. Brandi makes some suggestions of showing the actual brand more, which irritates Ian. He wants his own cut in the video and he snaps at Brandi and calls her counterproductive. Team Vortex only has two hours to edit their video, but they get it done on time. Lorenzo is proud of their video and praises his team for doing a great job.

It is now presentation time. Team Infinity presents first and Kenya is worried about the executive being too stoic while watching the video. If they lose, Kenya believes Leeza should be fired. Team Vortex presents next, and they sing the jingle as they exit the auditorium after they show their video to Ivanka, Eric, and the Chock full o’Nuts executive.

The contestants gather in the boardroom. Mr. Trump talks to Leeza first, and she praises her team. Lorenzo is just as complimentary about his team when Mr. Trump talks to him. The first person to criticize a team member is Vivica, who calls out Kate for taking too long to get her hair ready for the task. Next the two commercials are shown. We see the singing Geraldo on Team Vortex’s video first. Mr. Trump asks Brandi’s opinion, and she calls it safe and not fitting of a viral video. Team Infinity’s video is shown next. Mr. Trump asks Kenya about working with Brandi despite not liking her. Kenya says she is a professional, but does not like Brandi for the personal remarks she makes about her. She then she rudely mentions Brandi’s ex-husband leaving her for LeAnn Rimes, which causes a strong reaction from everyone else.

So which team won? Although the executive admits to not being very strong on brand messaging, Team Infinity wins. Their video was more likely to be a viral video, whereas Team Vortex’s video seemed more like an average commercial.

Team Infinity celebrates in the hotel suite and watches the live feed of the boardroom. Vivica says they were trying to be respectful of the brand. Mr. Trump then asks Vivica who should be fired. She calls out Kate for slowing down production. Kate speaks up for herself and says that she thinks before she acts. She thinks Vivica is just too much of busybody, but says that Lorenzo should be fired for being in charge of the creative process. Mr. Trump asks Lorenzo which two people should be brought back to the boardroom. Lorenzo admits that a lot of the responsibilities fell on his shoulders, and he is uncomfortable with bringing back two people into the boardroom with him. As a result, Mr. Trump fires Lorenzo Lamas. It was gallant that Lorenzo took the fall for the loss, but he should’ve at least fought for his spot in the competition. But oh well.

A tribute to the late Joan Rivers is shown before we get a sneak peek of next week’s episode. The task is held on a boat and more drama ensues. As well, there is only three more weeks until the finale!

Thanks for reading and come back next week for another live recap of The Celebrity Apprentice.

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Steven is a graduate of the University of West Florida with a bachelor's degree in communication arts. He enjoys watching reality competition shows, such as American Idol, Survivor, Big Brother, and The Amazing Race.