Celebrity Big Brother star Sharon Osbourne isn’t known for mincing her words, but she didn’t hold back when it came to her feelings for TV host and fellow Brit James Corden.
Celebrity Big Brother star Sharon Osbourne has branded TV presenter James Corden a “name-dropper” in a late-night rant. But how do British celebrities know each other? Taking a closer look…
Back in 2018, Sharon, 71, posted a happy photo of herself cuddling up to fellow Brit James, calling him her “British friend.” The TV host was then in the third year of her highly successful stint on the US show The Late Late Show, where Sharon appeared as a guest when she first moved to Los Angeles, and she sent critics boxes full of critiques. She briefly made headlines by revealing that she had been. She along with the kid’s poop.
James, 45, gave back in 2017 by appearing on Sharon’s panel show The Talk before hosting the Grammys, and Sharon appeared on The Late Late Show again in 2019. However, this time he revealed that he once headbutted a promoter who refused to pay him. What she owed her. Sharon’s daughter Kelly also appeared on Late Late in 2017, when she was given flirting lessons in a light-hearted segment.
Sharon and James appeared to be solid showbiz friends, or at least acquaintances, from the same top circles in LA. The pair met by chance at a showbiz gala, including Elton John’s 70th birthday party, which featured performances from Lady Gaga and Stevie Wonder.
But behind the scenes, the reality TV star doesn’t seem too impressed. Sharon, who will be a guest on Celebrity Big Brother for five days, opened up as his friend Louis Walsh and Duchess Kate’s uncle Gary Goldsmith talked about name-dropping. . “I tell you who would do that, James Corden,” she said. “He always does that. I go up to him and say, ‘I really like your shoes,’ and he says, ‘Stella McCartney.’
“I didn’t ask who made it. I just said I like your shoes. He always, always spits out names. When he got to America, he did really well at the L.A. game. I played. [Kissing all the right people]. ”
Sharon isn’t the only one to publicly criticize James, with Spice Girl Mel B also branding the Gavin and Stacey star the rudest celebrity she’s ever met. Two years ago, restaurateur Keith McNally famously described a host who was rude to servers as a “little man.”
The Osbournes star wasn’t the only TV presenter to slam for his abuse on the ITV show. She also branded US Vogue editor Anna Wintour the “C word” and pretended to vomit when the subject turned to US TV star Ellen. Degeneres.
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