Sharon Osbourne hits back at "insignificant" Dannii Minogue as she confirms that she is only back for one more series of X Factor

Sharon Osbourne hits back at "insignificant" Dannii Minogue as she confirms that she is only back for one more series of X Factor

Sharon Osbourne has branded her former nemesis Dannii Minogue “insignificant” after returning to X Factor in the UK.

The pair’s running feud was reignited when Dannii, 41, claimed bringing her old sparring partner back to the show â€" which starts its tenth series next month - was “risky” and may not be a hit with viewers. 

Sharon has hit back, saying she doesn’t care for the Australian star’s views and has only returned for one year to go out on a high.

She said: “I chose to leave because I was uncomfortable there at that time with a woman that was on the panel.

“She’s insignificant, but at that time, I let her get under my skin and I should have been the bigger person. But hey, I chose to leave. That’s all in the past.

“I wanted t o end it on the right note. I’m only doing it this one season, it’s been 10 years, and I want to end it on the right way.”

Hardly buddying up: Sharon and Dannii

 

Sharon, 60, only judged one series of X Factor alongside Dannii before leaving in 2008, just weeks before she was set to begin filming again.

She is returning to British screens after a turbulent start to the year which saw her living separately from husband Ozzy Osbourne, 64, after he relapsed into drink and drugs.

But despite their problems they are now back together, she’s adamant she will never leave him. 

Speaking to an American website, she said: “You know what, to have addiction problems ... I have an addiction to f****** buying things, and everyone has an addiction in life that they need to address, and for Ozzy, it’s a drug and alcohol addiction, and he slipped really badly. 

“Well, he didn’t slip, he f****** fell. At that time in my life, I couldn’t handle it. I just said, ‘You’ve got to get out and come back when you’re sober.’ It was not a case of divorce. I would never divorce my husband. Ever. I love him too muc h. You just don’t walk away from people because they have a problem.”

Sharon also said their fall out was nowhere near as fierce as previous arguments, adding: “Ozzy was drinking and I was drinking when we first got together. It was f****** insanity. Everything from slashed wrists to beating the shit out of each other. We were both wild.”