[4][5][6] Ambrose enjoyed a very affluent childhood, attending Westminster School,[7] and was a member of Rigaud's house, before graduating from Magdalene College, Cambridge, with a BA in Economics.
[citation needed] He is the son of businessman Russell Ambrose, who founded and still owns Optimax, a chain of laser eye surgery clinics in the UK.
[10] Ambrose was hired by Alan Sugar in the final episode of series three of The Apprentice, which aired on BBC One on 13 June 2007, after he defeated fellow finalist Kristina Grimes.
[11][12] Ambrose's and Grimes's task in the finale was to design money-making buildings to be sited on the South Bank of the River Thames in London.
[14] As of March 2008[update], Ambrose had reportedly "been working diligently on a property website that allows buyers to speed up legal obstacles".