'Stop with the b*******': Sharon Osbourne slams Simon Cowell over his talent shows
Former 'X Factor' judge Sharon Osbourne has hit out at Simon Cowell and branded his talent shows "dated" and "formulaic".
Sharon Osbourne has blasted Simon Cowell over his "dated" talent shows.
The 72-year-old star - who had stints as a judge on both 'The X Factor' and 'America's Got Talent' between 2004 and 2017 - has hit out at the 65-year-old mogul and urged him to "stop with the pantomime" on programmes like 'Britain's Got Talent'.
She told Music Week: "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."
And while Simon has had huge success with acts like One Direction in the past, Sharon - who previously managed husband Ozzy Osbourne and Motorhead - has no desire to get into that world.
She 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.
"It's, 'Oh, let's go to Sweden, we'll get that k******* to write us a song and then we'll have a hit and we'll get a good choreographer and a good stylist'.
"I hate that part of the industry, it's so disposable. It's not even elevator music."
