Sharon Osbourne has taken yet another swipe at The X Factor, despite becoming a household name thanks to her regular judging role on the show.
The veteran TV personality, 71, had a notorious run as a temporary houseguest on the most recent series of Celebrity Big Brother, where she was reunited with former X Factor colleague Louis Walsh.
During her stint, Sharon had some choice words for some of the biggest names in entertainment, among them James Corden and one-time employer Simon Cowell.
She and Walsh also mocked the manipulation that went on behind the scenes of former hit singing competition The X Factor.
And Sharon has since claimed the show ‘lost its spark’ and admits she only returned to the show for a second stint because of the money.
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Sharon Osbourne has taken yet another swipe at The X Factor , despite becoming a household name thanks to her regular judging role on the show
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Sharon became known to millions thanks to her role on the show alongside head judge Simon Cowell (pictured)
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View galleryShe and best pal Louis Walsh (pictured) mocked the manipulation that went on behind the scenes of the show while featuring on the most recent series of Celebrity Big Brother
Speaking to Bella magazine, Sharon recalled why The X Factor stopped being fun.
She said: ‘It changed. The production company changed all of it. I loved it, then I left and came back for the money. And it wasn’t the same. It is very hard to go back to something once you have gone.
She continued: ‘It was too corporate. At first it was an experiment, and we had no idea what would happen as it was real. But when it becomes so big that things change, you lose the fun.
Reflecting on the lack of political correctness in the early 2000s, Sharon admitted there was no space in modern day for the show.
She said: ‘It would not be allowed on telly now. I am very much against it. There are certain people you can have a laugh with and some people, like anybody who is a kid, you daren’t do that.
‘But when somebody comes in dressed as a jockey and says they are going to sing Madonna, that’s different!’
Sharon was part of the original judging line-up along with Louis and Simon when The X Factor launched in 2004.
Originally considered family friendly entertainment, The X Factor was embroiled in controversy when former contestants spoke out about mistreatment.
Sharon revealed in the house why she is still furious with boss Simon Cowell after he stopped her getting a huge job back in the X Factor days.
She was filled with anger as she said she wouldn’t work for Simon again, ‘not for all the money in the world’.The star revealed Simon prevented her from landing a huge job on The Masked Singer in the US due to contractual obligations involving X Factor.
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‘It would not be allowed on telly now. I am very much against it. There are certain people you can have a laugh with and some people, like anybody who is a kid, you daren’t do that’
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Sharon said she wouldn’t work for old boss Simon ‘for all the money in the world’ after he stopped her getting a job
Speaking with Louis Walsh in the star’s private bedroom she explained: ‘That’s Simon, he cuts you off, cuts you off, cuts you off. He doesn’t know how to keep friends.
‘Why do you think I am so f****g mad with Simon because remember that year you and I were contracted to do X Factor and it was the first year of The Masked Singer in America and they asked me to do it and I said I can’t because of X Factor with Simon.
‘So then they cast it and then when Simon, well he didn’t call, but they called and said “No you’re not doing it [X Factor]” I missed a huge gig. So I was furious’.
She continued: ‘Do you remember everything that year in the press, they’re old, young blood. I went mad.
‘And then he called me. He was trying to sweet talk me. He would always change, change, change. You’re the one that needs changing mate.’
Taking a jibe at Simon’s repetitive dress sense, she added: ‘Someone who dresses the same for three decades, they don’t see that it’s not right. No one’s gonna tell him but everything, the same, the same, the same.’
Louis also admitted he hasn’t spoken to Simon since the X Factor days as he added: ‘I haven’t talked to him at all, nothing. Zero’.
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