UK influencer met senior officials on state-sponsored tours of Iran, factchecking body finds

Bushra Shaikh, from Surrey, who appeared in The Apprentice, highly active' in spreading regime message

A UK television personality went on two state-sponsored tours of Iran this spring where she met senior officials and was active" in spreading the regime's message, according to an investigation by a Iranian factchecking organisation.

Bushra Shaikh, from Surrey, owned a luxury clothing brand and finished ninth on series 13 of The Apprentice in 2017, where she described herself as inspired by Coco Chanel".