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| Apprentice star Stuart Baggs' funeral takes place | Apprentice star Stuart Baggs' funeral takes place |
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| The mother of The Apprentice star Stuart Baggs said his funeral was a celebration of her son's life and achievements. | |
| About 200 people attended the service in Douglas which included a montage of childhood photographs set to his favourite Backstreet Boys song. | |
| All those who attended the service at St Ninian's Church followed his family's wishes to wear blue. | |
| The entrepreneur, from Plymouth, died following an asthma attack last month. | |
| His mother Rosemary Baggs said: "We didn't want people to wear black - Stuart wouldn't have wanted that. | |
| "His favourite colour was blue so it seemed fitting." | |
| Baggs launched his company Bluewave Communications in 2007 and, days before his death at the age of 27, held a press conference to launch his latest product. | |
| When he was aged 21 in 2010, he became the youngest ever candidate to appear on the BBC One show The Apprentice. | When he was aged 21 in 2010, he became the youngest ever candidate to appear on the BBC One show The Apprentice. |
| Baggs, who was fired in the semi-final, became famous for his one-liners, which included "Everything I touch turns to sold" and "I'm Stuart Baggs the brand". | Baggs, who was fired in the semi-final, became famous for his one-liners, which included "Everything I touch turns to sold" and "I'm Stuart Baggs the brand". |
| Following his death, Lord Sugar was one of the first to pay tribute to the charismatic contestant, tweeting that Baggs was "one of the stand out characters". | Following his death, Lord Sugar was one of the first to pay tribute to the charismatic contestant, tweeting that Baggs was "one of the stand out characters". |
| Mrs Baggs told Manx Radio: "The Stuart we knew was so different to the Stuart in the public eye. | |
| "He was a very loyal, caring and funny person, who was the life and soul of any party. | "He was a very loyal, caring and funny person, who was the life and soul of any party. |
| 'Boy with a dream' | 'Boy with a dream' |
| "Stuart was always the person someone would want as their plus one because you would be guaranteed a good night." | "Stuart was always the person someone would want as their plus one because you would be guaranteed a good night." |
| Friend Shelly Rourke said he never judged anyone because he felt so acutely aware that everyone judged him. "He didn't want anyone else to feel like that," she said. | Friend Shelly Rourke said he never judged anyone because he felt so acutely aware that everyone judged him. "He didn't want anyone else to feel like that," she said. |
| "Stuart would do anything for you. Seeing everyone wearing blue today will be a testament to how much people loved him." | "Stuart would do anything for you. Seeing everyone wearing blue today will be a testament to how much people loved him." |
| Another friend Jo Cutsforth said: "The guy was exceptionally hard-working and very, very passionate. | Another friend Jo Cutsforth said: "The guy was exceptionally hard-working and very, very passionate. |
| "He was a boy with a dream and for almost 10 years he made that dream come true." | "He was a boy with a dream and for almost 10 years he made that dream come true." |
| Paul Moulton, who spoke at the funeral, said: "Everyone wore blue as it was his favourite colour and his company name. | |
| "Anyone who knew Stuart would know that he would have laughed his socks off at the idea." | |