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    Sharon Osbourne blasts Dannii Minogue ‘useless’

    Mrs O has unleashed an expletive-ridden attack on her former X Factor colleague, saying that she ‘couldn’t stand her’

    By Marie Claire
    Published 2 March 2010 In News

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    Mrs O has unleashed an expletive-ridden attack on her former X Factor colleague, saying that she ‘couldn’t stand her’

    Uh oh. Here we go again. Sharon Osbourne has launched into an expletive-ridden rant about her former colleague Dannii Minogue, blasting her ‘f***ing useless.'

    It seems that Mrs O is determined to reignite their longstanding X Factor feud, having lashed out at both Dannii and the show with an outpouring of insults.

    RELIVE ALL THE STYLE HIGHS AND LOWS FROM THE X FACTOR 2009 HERE!

    ‘Dannii - I couldn't stand her,' she told Star magazine. ‘She wasn't so much a dim bulb, as a bulb in a power cut. F***ing useless.'

    Dannii joined the X Factor panel back in 2007 alongside Sharon, Simon Cowell and Louis Walsh, but it was clear from the word go that the two female panelists failed to see eye-to-eye.

    Sharon Osbourne, Leon Jackson & Dannii Minogue - Sharon Osbourne attacks Dannii Minogue - Celebrity - Marie Claire

    Unable to work alongside each other, Sharon dramatically quit - or was perhaps booted from - the talent show after the final, with Cheryl Cole taking her seat on the panel.

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    ‘They'd rather have some doll like Dannii Minogue as a judge, endorsing this bulls**t,' Sharon continued viciously.

    ‘I don't like her. I don't like her as a person... I don't like what she represents and I never will.'

    She then went on to slate the contestants and the so-called declining quality of the show, saying it should be called ‘We've Got No F***ing Talent At All.'

    ‘It's like a revoving door for t**ts,' she spat.

    Ouch. Has someone got a small case of the green-eyed monster, Sharon?

    X Factor 2007 judges crop - Sharon Osbourne attacks Dannii Minogue - Celebrity - Marie Claire

    We can't imagine what Simon will make of this little outburst, particularly as Sharon continues to sit on the panel for another Stateside show of his - America's Got Talent.

    What do you make of Sharon's foul-mouthed rant? Is she justified? Let us know your thoughts in the comments box below!

    RELIVE ALL THE STYLE HIGHS AND LOWS FROM THE X FACTOR 2009 HERE!

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