SHARON OSBOURNE QUITING X FACTOR

Television judge Sharon Osbourne quit the British TV talent show The X Factor because arguing with her fellow judges left her so exhausted. The wife of singing legend Ozzy Osbourne announced she was stepping down in June after a series of rows with co-hosts Simon Cowell, Dannii Minogue, and Louis Walsh. And she is insisting the demands of the show, in which she claims contestants are deliberately "pushed" to make "good TV" - wore her down. She says of the arguments, "It is definitely not put on, it’s a very emotional show to work on. You have a huge responsibility to a lot of people, and everybody gets over-emotional. "It’s draining, it takes so much out of you emotionally." Osbourne was replaced on the judging panel by Girls Aloud star Cheryl Cole.

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