“I was terrified of working that side of the camera. I’ve worked in TV many years, but that really pushed me out of my comfort zone. “I remember saying to my wife, Christabel, ‘Look, I’ve been asked to go and do the screen test and I’m really not sure that it’s me but I’m kind of intrigued’. “And she said, ‘No, you have to do it, you have to go and just find out’. And so she gave me the little push that I needed. You don’t grow from being comfortable.” Supplied Mike Pero (centre), pictured with Cassie Roma (left) and Justin Tomlinson from The Apprentice Aotearoa.