Sharon Osbourne shares real reason for shorter Celebrity Big Brother stint

The reason Sharon Osbourne hasn't become a fully-fledged Celebrity Big Brother housemate has been revealed by the woman herself. The 'OG' of reality TV was the first person to be seen entering the iconic house when the celebrity version of the show returned on Monday (March 4).

However, she was described as a 'lodger' and it was her former The X Factor co-star Louis Walsh who became the first official housemate of the series. It means Sharon is only on the revived ITV show for five days rather than potentially the full 19 days of the celebrity series depending on evictions.

While it was claimed it was down to her fee, the 71-year-old has actually revealed the heartbreaking real reason why, with Sharon saying it was too hard to be away from her husband Ozzy, who has Parkinson's Disease.

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She shared: "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."

Sharon and Louis were joined in the house by presenter and author Fern Britton, Love Island's Ekin-Su Culculoglu, Coronation Street actor Colson Smith, Kate Middleton's uncle Gary Goldsmith, Strictly Come Dancing dancer Nikita Kuzmin, Ibiza Weekender star David Potts, Real Housewives of Cheshire's Lauren Simon, presenter Zeze Millz, businessman Levi Roots, Heartstopper actor Bradley Riches and US star Marisha Wallace.

Upon entering the house, Sharon was immediately given a 'secret mission. She had