Rochelle Anthony, a finalist on the BBC's "The Apprentice" in 2023, has been hospitalized with a suspected stroke. The businesswoman shared a health update via Instagram on Thursday, revealing she has lost the use of her left leg and arm.
Anthony, 39, posted a photo from her hospital bed with medical drips attached to her hand. "Dolls, I am in A&E with a suspected stroke," she wrote, apologizing to clients of her Milton Keynes salon, The Dollhouse Salon, for any necessary rescheduling. She noted that "stress and trauma are crazy triggers for serious conditions" and indicated she would be off her phone, directing inquiries to Dolls House Collective.
This is not Anthony's first hospital admission. In 2024, she experienced two gallstones lodged in her bile duct, following the removal of her gallbladder and 19 gallstones a year prior. At the time, she described struggling with back pain that had intensified, leading to sickness and dizziness while awaiting surgery.
Prior to her appearance on "The Apprentice," Anthony closed down five limited companies. She is the owner of The Dollshouse Salon in Milton Keynes. Records show that several of her past business ventures, including Blow & Glow Ltd, Ultimate Weave Extensions Ltd, The Dollshouse Academy Ltd, The Dolls House Hair and Beauty Ltd, and The Dolls House Hair Ltd, faced compulsory strike-offs or voluntary dissolution between 2020 and 2021.
Anthony told MailOnline that registering multiple company names is not uncommon and that business can involve trial and error. She expressed pride in her current business, The Dolls House Salon.