Sharon Osbourne will return to X-Factor

Sharon has accepted a £1.5million deal and will replace Tulisa.

06:26 13 May 2013

After several rumours and so much anticipation on who will replace Tulisa on the UK's  X Factor, it is now confirmed that Sharon Osbourne will fill the vacant seat. Tulisa, according to reports, was told that she will not be returning for the next season.

 

According to sources, Sharon has accepted a £1.5million deal and that she is ready to sign to sit back on the panel.

 

Sharon’s big comeback will happen after she separated from rocker husband, Ozzy Osbourne.

 

Meanwhile, the news is expected to be a huge blow to Tulisa who has weathered a series of career lows since last year.

 

Sources say that X Factor needed to win back some of the mature viewers and that ITV is confident Sharon fits the demographic .

 

The other X Factor judges, Nicole Scherzinger, Gary Barlow, and Louis Walsh are expected to return for the next season.