Brixton, London, England
Sharon Rachel Osbourne (née Arden; born 9 October 1952) is an English music manager and promoter, television personality and presenter.
She came into public prominence after appearing in The Osbournes, a reality television show that followed her family's daily life. Osbourne later became a judge on the talent shows The X Factor and America's Got Talent. Her autobiography, Extreme, has sold in excess of two million copies.
After the success of The Osbournes, hosting her own chat shows and securing advertising contracts, Osbourne was ranked as the 60th richest woman in Britain on the 2007 Sunday Times Rich List. Sharon and husband, Ozzy Osbourne, are currently ranked as the 724th richest people in Britain with an estimated joint wealth of £110 million. Sharon Osbourne previously revived Ozzy's metal career and she stands as the founder of Ozzfest.
Osbourne was a co-host on the popular CBS show The Talk from 2010-2021. She remained on The X Factor UK for the first four years and was replaced by Cheryl for the 2008 series, with the reason for her departure eventually confirmed as being due to her dislike of judge Dannii Minogue, who joined the judging panel in 2007.
She also returned to The X Factor UK for Series 9 as a guest advisor to judge Louis Walsh, who mentored the Groups category. She announced on May 22, 2013 on The Talk that she would be returning as a judge on The X Factor UK to replace Tulisa. For Series 10, she mentored the Over 25s category, which featured the winner, Sam Bailey, which was her only win as a mentor.
She left after 2013 and was replaced by Cheryl, but returned to replace Cheryl for 2016 and 2017.
As of 2017, she has been a mentor on seven series, only once not having an act place in the Top 3 when Alisha Bennett finished in 7th place during Series 4 in 2007.
In a shake up to the show for Series 15 it was reported that she would only be present for the live shows as an impartial judge, marking the first time that there would be five judges present at this stage of the competition. However, on September 29, it was announced that she will no longer be taking part in the show.
Judges Rank[]
| Year | Category | Last Act | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 16-24s | Tabby Callaghan | 3rd |
| 2005 | Over 25s | Andy Abraham | Runner-up |
| Celebrity (2006) | 16-24s | Matt Stevens | Runner-Up |
| 2006 | Over 25s | Ben Mills | 3rd |
| 2007 | Girls | Alisha Bennett | 7th |
| 2013 | Over 25s | Sam Bailey | Winner |
| 2016 | Over 25s | Saara Aalto | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Girls | Grace Davies | Runner-up |
Trivia[]
Despite being one of the veteran judges of the X Factor UK, Sharon never mentored a future successful star while her fellow judges Simon was responsible for Leona Lewis, Olly Murs and One Direction and Louis was responsible for Shayne Ward and JLS. Her only winner Sam Bailey went on to become one of the show's weakest winners.