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Simon Cowell will need more Botox after Louis Walsh and I tell stories about him on CBB, jokes Sharon Osbourne
Sharon also reveals the secret to her lasting friendship with Louis
SHE is a major signing for Celebrity Big Brother – and she did not come cheap, says the woman herself.
But along with old pal and fellow former X Factor judge Louis Walsh, Sharon Osbourne reckons she will be worth every penny of the rumoured £500,000 she will pocket.
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The pair are teasing that they might spill some secrets from their time together on the TV talent contest.
And Sharon, 71, joked that some anecdotes will be shocking enough to even make old boss Simon Cowell move his face in disbelief.
She said: “There will be lots of stories, he’s going to need more Botox after we finish with him.
“There are just so many things, conversations, something else will come to the front of your mind and you think, ‘Oh God, I forgot about that’, or, ‘What about the time that . . . ’
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“I’m going to be Mother Teresa. I am going in to observe everyone, see if I can sort everyone out and maybe turn it into a little chat show.”
It’s this sort of chat that no doubt had Simon and bosses of The X Factor nervous as she and Louis went into the house on Monday.
Sharon says she is only taking part in the show because of weeks of rumours that old chum Louis was in conversations about signing up.
The Sun first revealed in January that he was in talks with Celebrity Big Brother bosses — and that was what got Sharon thinking.
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She said: “When I had read the rumoured people who were going in and I saw Louis, it was like, ‘Yeah, I haven’t seen him in so long because of lockdown and all of that. I’ll reunite with my Lou Lou.
“What’s the secret to our friendship? A naughty sense of humour. Very, very naughty.
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“Before I went in, my family gave me the usual advice — shut up! But that’s going to be tough with Louis because we’re constantly talking.”
Sharon certainly did not run her plan to enter the house past Simon first to see if he approves.
Then again, since she left The X Factor seven years ago, they are no longer in touch.
Sharon said: “He would not call Louis or I. He is very, what’s the word — snotty. Simon just is.
"He has his little posse around him, the same people he’s had for years, and that’s who he talks to.
What’s the secret to our friendship? A naughty sense of humour
“He’s not really one of these guys who’ll be like, ‘Hey, great. You’ve given us a call. How are you doing? Yada, yada, yada’. He’s not one of those ‘checking in’ friends who see if you’re doing OK.
“We were, in the beginning, the three of us, really close friends. But then he kind of left our group and went on. But no, he’s weird as far as friends go, very, very closed off.”
One crumb of comfort for Simon will be that Sharon is, officially, just a “guest”, not a housemate.
That means she will only be on the show for a limited time.
Sharon, who is sleeping in a separate room to the rest of the housemates, explains her short stay is only so she can be with her husband, rocker Ozzy, 75, who has Parkinson’s disease.
She said: “I don’t want to stay away from Ozzy for too long. We’re so close as a family.
“I don’t think I have ever gone a week without talking to any of them, ever.
“Through fights, feuds, everything. We still talk and this will definitely be the longest. I don’t know how I’m going to cope.”
But Sharon, who hosts her own current affairs show on TalkTV, insists popping back up on CBB is not part of some new plan to further her career.
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She said: “I’ve already done it all. I’ve done theatre, I’ve done TV. I’ve done everything I wanted to do.
“That’s why, with something like CBB, it’s to be enjoyed, it’s a great experience and that’s literally it. I’m just here for the laugh and that’s liberating, very liberating.”
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