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Sharon Osbourne’s monster Celebrity Big Brother fee revealed for five days after bosses said full-time fee was too high
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SHARON Osbourne is set to be paid £100,000 a day as she enters Celebrity Big Brother as a guest housemate.
The X Factor judge, 71, is believed to be flying to the UK from her home in Los Angeles where she lives with Black Sabbath rocker husband Ozzy, 75.
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It is understood bosses reached a £500,000 deal with Sharon to enter the house for up to five days, after they found her fee for the whole three-week series too expensive.
The Sun on Sunday first revealed that Sharon will reunite with fellow judge Louis Walsh, 71, seven years after they last appeared on TV together.
A source said: “Bosses did all they could to get Sharon and finally reached a deal she’s happy with.
“Sharon will inject enough drama but without her original price tag that was just not feasible.
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“Producers cannot wait to see her reunite with Louis and know that it will be TV gold.”
An insider revealed ITV have fitted 92 hidden cameras into the house to ensure every conversation is detected.
It comes after Sharon opened up about using fat-melting jab Ozempic but claimed she needed to put weight back on.
She said: “I started it in November 2022. I was 142lb (10st 2lb).
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“I went down to 97lb (6st 13lb) and it was like, ‘Oh no.’ I needed to put some weight back on.”
Others signed up to the series include Kate Middleton’s uncle Gary Goldsmith, 58, Strictly Come Dancing pro Nikita Kuzmin, 26, and Dragons’ Den star Levi Roots, 65.
Celebrity Big Brother starts at 9pm tomorrow on ITV1 and ITVX.
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