“Shark Tank” favorite Barbara Corcoran opened up about being fired from the hit show before filming even started.
The real estate maven revealed that she was let go and replaced by another female investor before filming for season one even began.
Barbara Corcoran Was Fired From ‘Shark Tank’
Corcoran sat down with Tamron Hall for the Thursday, February 5, episode of her talk show to discuss the current season of “Shark Tank,” when she dished on being unceremoniously fired.
“I was fired before it started, after I was hired,” Corcoran said. “Well, what happened was, when they made the call and they said, ‘I’m sorry. I know you signed the contract already and I know you thought you were coming out next week, but we hired another woman to take your place.'”
She continued, “I was so upset and felt sorry for myself, I must say. I told all my friend I was going to Hollywood. I bought new luggage. I got really fancy, really fast.”
The beloved investor refused to take no for an answer, however. She explained that she sent an email requesting a chance to prove herself.
“I did the one thing I really knew how to do my whole life. I said, ‘Time to stand back up for myself,'” she recalled. “I wrote an email telling him that I considered his rejection a lucky charm. Everything good happened to me after rejection in my life. And I cited seven or eight rejections right in a row that I turned around and I said, ‘I consider your lucky charm. I’d like to be out there on the plane next Tuesday and compete for the seat.'”
According to Corcoran, she ultimately beat out the other woman for the seat in the “Shark Tank.”
“The better part of the history was me leaving for lunch and seeing my competitor, her Gold Star taken off her trailer. I was like, ‘Good for her,'” Corcoran added.
Barbara Corcoran Is a ‘Shark Tank’ Staple
After earning her spot in the Tank, the New Jersey native has gone on to appear in every season of the hit series since it’s August 2009 premiere.
“I thought it would last maybe two years,” she told Hall on Thursday. “It’s a hardcore business show as it was presented to us. I didn’t know if people would have the appetite to watch it, but I forgot that people would buy into those entrepreneur dreams.”
I like her and glad she stuck to her guns.