Oh dear, Simon. Now Sharon’s X Factor Return Looks Unlikely
It’s not been a great weekend of news for Simon Cowell. Firstly, Nicole Scherzinger snubs his job offer and now it looks as though Sharon Osbourne is too busy to take a seat at the judge’s table.
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According to reports, Sharon had agreed she would return to the talent show, but her commitments in the US are making it look very unlikely.
Sharon is a host on chat show The Talk, which films five days a week. She’d need to be jetting back and forth from the UK to the US - and would struggle to film the audition rounds.
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A source told the Sunday People: “Doing both shows at the same time will be really gruelling for Sharon, and it’s hard to imagine how she can fit it all in.
“Obviously The X Factor haven’t confirmed her return yet but the logistics are going to play a major part in the final stages of talks.”
Simon currently has two empty judging seats to fill after the departures of Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and Nick Grimshaw.
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Louis Walsh is hotly tipped to take one of them and the smart money was on Sharon to take the other.
It was also reported that Simon was going to give Rita Ora the push in favour of Nicole Scherzinger.
Nicole has reportedly ruled herself out of a return, favouring a Broadway role in Cats over the talent show.
So, we’re basically back to square one again.
