Sharon Osbourne has reflected on her years as a judge on The X Factor, and why she has no desire to repeat the experience.
The former judge said things must change if the programme was ever to return, admitting she wouldn't want to have "responsibility" again as it is not fair to be laughing at people, reports Mirror.
In 2018, Sharon sensationally quit the ITV show just weeks after she launched into an expletive-filled tirade against Simon Cowell and described the singing contest as 'f****** karaoke'.
She was on the panel of the talent show from 2004 to 2007, before making a return in 2013 and then again in 2016. With a reboot said to be in discussion, the star who was one of the most popular judges since the programme first aired, says she'll never go back.
Other notable judges included Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh, Cheryl, Dannii Minogue and Gary Barlow.
As per Mirror, the 71-year-old was speaking to host Jackie Brambleson on her Greatest Hits Radio show and spoke about the past and the future.
She said she doesn't regret her years on the flagship show looking back and explained, "I got to meet some incredible people – Louis (Walsh) is still like my brother, Nicole (Scherzinger) and Gary Barlow are amazing people. But as far as talent shows go, and I've been away from it for a while, it was kind of like the Wild West.”
She continued: “You didn’t really know the importance and what it does to people’s lives and as far as I’m concerned, the whole thing needs to be changed. As well as giving people, a lot of people, opportunities with their careers it can also damage a lot of people too. You have to be very, very careful. You're handling people's lives, you've got their future in your hands and it's not anything to laugh at.”
“I wouldn’t want that responsibility again, there’s damage out there and I wouldn’t want to be a part of that. I don’t regret it, I learnt a lot about the responsibility of doing a show like that, and it was a great education.”
The final season of The X Factor was broadcast in 2018.