Former judge Sharon Osbourne worked alongside music mogul Simon Cowell on America’s Got Talent and The X Factor between 2004 and 2017.

Sharon Osbourne has attacked Simon Cowell for his “dated” talent shows, such as America’s Got Talent. The 72-year-old reality TV star worked alongside the music mogul between 2004 and 2017 on programmes such as The X Factor and had a brief stint on America’s Got Talent. Their friendship reportedly crumbled in 2019, with Sharon claiming that Simon dismissed her from the X Factor judging panel for ”being too old”. Despite Simon reaching out to Sharon to try and mend the bond between them, he told The Mirror at the time he would always view her ‘as a good friend.’

Sharon has now had her say on what she thinks about Simon’s numerous talent shows. Speaking to Music Week, the star urged Simon to “stop with the pantomime” on hit programmes like Britain’s Got Talent.

Simon and Sharon Osbourne have worked on and off from 2004 until 2018 (Image: Getty)

She said: “It’s formulaic, it’s for TV, it’s not ‘real’. You get tired of the bulls***. It gets me every time. You see it with ‘America’s Got Talent’, everybody knows who’s coming on, you’re prepped before every person comes on – it’s like, ‘Stop with the bulls*** and the tears. If it was real, it would be a whole lot better because the idea for the show is brilliant but just make it real, make it organic, stop with the pantomime. It’s very dated.” Sharon then added: “I can’t stand boybands. I never have been able to as far as what they achieve and what they do. I hate it because it’s formulaic.”

Express Online has contacted Simon’s representative for a comment.

Although The X Factor was taken off air in December 2018, Simon has voiced his hopes that Britain’s Got Talent will continue appearing on our television screens for years. Speaking in April last year, he told BANG Showbiz and other media outlets: “I always thought, ‘If we can get three or four years out of this, it would be amazing’, and then you reach ten years and you go, ‘that’s a milestone’.

The X Factor was pulled from ITV after its 15th season (Image: Getty)

“I think because so many people now come from all over the world to compete, and it’s not just winning the show, it’s having that viral moment which can literally change your life overnight.

“I think that’s why people are going to come back year after year after year and hopefully keep competing and get better, because that’s what I’m seeing is that the acts are getting better, and because the show has all ages, I think it’s going to be here for a long, long time.”

The X Factor, which was founded in 2004, ran for 445 episodes before being pulled from ITV after its 15th season.