Taking the crown as the winner of Celebrity Apprentice 2021 was none other than Shaynna Blaze, who came out on top after raising an incredible $326,000 for her charity, Voice of Change.
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Her win was an emotional one, and over the course of the series, Shaynna managed to raise a total of $475,000, a new record for Celebrity Apprentice Australia.
However, in a chat with Nova’s Fitzy & Wippa, Shaynna revealed that despite going on to raise a record-breaking amount, there was a moment in the boardroom that she thought she was “gone”.
“We didn’t know what each other was doing and I remember sitting in the boardroom and they were explaining it and we didn’t even have any footage and my jaw was on the ground thinking I am gone,” she said, recalling the moment she heard what Ross Noble had pulled off.
The task for the grand finale saw Shaynna and Ross take on the job of planning and hosting a VIP charity event in just two days, with the contestant who raised the most money to take on the win.
The two went for completely different ideas for their events, with Shaynna hosting a charity auction for her anti-domestic violence foundation, and Ross staging a bank heist experience for guests.
“I thought I was gone! It sounded like the best thing ever,” Shaynna said.
While her auction event had a rocky start, Shaynna was able to pull through and score the win after an anonymous corporate company came through with a large donation.
“It literally blew me out of the water and the competition,” Shaynna said of the donation.
“We had somebody on the phone taking the large corporate donations. I mean we were trying to sell facecream for $100 like sell sell but we did get some big money from the auction, I think it was $120,000?”
After being announced as the winner, Shaynna couldn’t hide the shock on her face, as she was hit with emotions for raising money for her charity, and what that meant for not only her, but everyone she hoped to inspire.
“I want other women out there to know that you can have a voice and there are people out there who want to give you a voice. You can still live a great life, be successful and still keep your integrity no matter what happens to you,” she said.
Her charity, Voice of Change, holds a deep connection to Shaynna, where she revealed that she had personally experienced domestic violence in her past.
“I haven’t had the best time in a lot of relationships, but I am not defined by what has been done to me,” she said.
