Joan Rivers hailed as 'legendary' by Donald Trump in her final ever TV appearance on Celebrity Apprentice
Joan Rivers was back on U.S screens tonight in her final ever TV appearance.
The late comic was a guest advisor to Donald Trump on The Celebrity Apprentice in scenes shot just a month before her death last year.
And she was her normal funny and combative self as she dished out advice to Donald and daughter Ivanka on the business-themed show.
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Final appearance: Joan Rivers is pictured with Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump in April last year, after filming scenes for Celebrity Apprentice which aired tonight
Joan, 81, died on September 4 2014 of brain damage caused by a lack of oxygen after she stopped breathing during an endoscopy in New York City days earlier.
Joan’s daughter, Melissa, is currently suing the clinic for her mother’s wrongful death.
Joan, a former winner of the show, got a huge round of applause from the remaining contestants as she was introduced to the remaining celebrity contestants vying for the $250,000 charitable prize.
Trump described her as 'legendary' as he announced she would be advising him on the episode.
Tribute: Donald described Joan as 'legendary' in the episode, where Joan helped out as his advisor (pictured above in April last year during filming, with Ivanka Trump and Tracey Powers)
The contestants all met in the showroom of Ivanka Trump’s fashion brand, and Trump’s daughter told them they would be creating a mobile marketing event with a mobile boutique to promote her shoe line for Nordstrom.
During the task Joan spent time visiting with both teams at their marketing events.
Joan - wearing an animal print jacket - first checked out the team lead by actress Vivica Fox.
Legend: Joan definitely knows a thing or two on how to succeed in the programme as she had previously won season 8 of the show titled Celebrity Apprentice 2
Valued opinion: The Fashion Police star was brought in to visit marketing events for Ivanka Trump's fashion brand as she first met with Vivica A. Fox's team first
Critical: The comedienne then visited Kenya Moore's showroom to give her opinion
'I think you did a great job,’ the comic told the team as she looked around their display with a cup of coffee in hand.
Joan then visited with Kenya Moore's team and was also impressed with what she saw.
'Do you have these shoes in a six-bunion?’ Joan joked with the team.
Back in the boardroom Trump heaped massive praise on Rivers.
Familiar territory: Later on in the episode, guest advisor Joan reported back what she had witnessed during the competition in the boardroom
Signature style: The television star showed off her eye for fashion as she donned a silk hot pink blazer over a floral top
‘It is so amazing to have Joan Rivers with us. She was such a great champion and remains a great champion,’ he said.
Trump then asked team project managers Kenya Moore and Vivica Fox, if they could be like Joan.
‘I hope so. It is not easy though, she is amazing,’ Kenya told Trump.
Fox agreed but said that being as good as Joan was ‘not easy.’
Rivers then gave Donald and Ivanka her views on the projects.
Tragedy: Joan Rivers died on September 4 2014 aged 81 of brain damage caused by a lack of oxygen after she stopped breathing during an endoscopy in New York City days earlier
She started first with Vivica’s team and their coffee shop marketing event.
‘The coffee was brilliant, what would worry me was that they stopped for the coffee and didn’t realize there were shoes inside. I am a New Yorker, I would have grabbed the coffee taken for six friends and go,’ said Joan.
Joan’s feelings were right on par with Ivanka’s who announced Kenya Moore’s team the weekly winners in the challenge.
Family: Joan pictured with her daughter Melissa Rivers, in April 2013 in New York
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