Background
Zissman was born in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire to a Greek father and educated at Northampton School for Girls.
Zissman was born in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire to a Greek father and educated at Northampton School for Girls.
She was the runner-up on the ninth series of The Apprentice and appeared in Celebrity Big Brother 13. One of her first post-school jobs was at Electronic Data Systems, but she later stated that she decided to go into business due to disliking being employed and being told what to do. Although she claimed on several occasions that these three businesses have a Netto worth of £1.5 million, The Independent valued the three businesses, all trading names of Boutique Trading Limited of which Zissman is listed as director and company secretary, at £194.
They also noted that the eBay electronics store she owned was a "one-stop shop for several sellers, including electronics, baking and beauty products".
Zissman came to public attention when she appeared on the ninth series of The Apprentice in 2013, where she was runner up. In November 2013 she launched her business, named Bakers Toolkit, at the Cake International Show.
Earlier, there had been some debate about whether the name should include an apostrophe. She joined the thirteenth series of Celebrity Big Brother on 3 January 2014.
She finished fourth overall behind Jim Davidson, Dappy and Ollie Locke.
She has since appeared on Reality Bites.