Omarosa returns to NBC show

The Youngstown native will also make an appearance on 'Oprah.'
By NANCILYNN GATTA
VINDICATOR CORRESPONDENT
Just when her fellow contestants thought that it was safe to enter the spacious suite that housed them during their stay on the NBC reality show, "The Apprentice," Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth returns.
With the original 16 participants whittled down to four semifinalists, Thursday's episode opens with two more aspiring contestants fired.
Halfway through the two-hour program, Manigault-Stallworth is thrown in to stir things up as the series gets closer to choosing a winner. The recipient of the "dream job" with Donald Trump will be selected live April 15.
The Youngstown native was the contestant that viewers loved to hate. When she left the show, Manigault-Stallworth had alienated some of her teammates because of her assertiveness and a televised confrontation with another participant.
She survived nine weeks of competition, including a stint as project manager. She said many of her fellow contestants considered the former deputy associate director of presidential personnel in the Clinton/Gore administration to be their biggest competition.
However, Manigault-Stallworth has become even more popular since hearing the now-infamous catch phrase, "You're fired," spoken by Donald Trump.
'Oprah' appearance
She will appear on today's episode of "Oprah" at 5 p.m. WFMJ Channel 21. The topic involves Donald Trump telling people how to get rich. He also faces people he fired.
Manigault-Stallworth has been interviewed on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," was lampooned on "Saturday Night Live," and was written about in The New York Post. Among other endeavors, she is contemplating hosting her own talk show and initiating a signature clothing line. For Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth, that futures looks nothing but bright.
A couple of months ago, Manigault-Stallworth was in town to celebrate her February birthday and watch an episode of "The Apprentice" at Jillian's. By the smiles on the faces of her relatives and longtime friends, she seemed to be the member of "The Apprentice" who was the most misunderstood. She informed everyone there that television brings out the extremes in people in order to make for more interesting television.
That visit confirmed that whatever the Chaney High School graduate decides to do with her newfound fame, she still remembers her roots and the people back home.