Sharon Osbourne signs up to host ITV chat show

Sharon Osbourne has signed a £2 million deal to host a chat show on ITV1. Osbourne is expected to take over the 5pm slot left vacant after Paul O'Grady jumped ship to Channel 4. Her new show is likely to go head to head with O'Grady's new Channel 4 offering later this year. An ITV insider told the Sunday Mirror: "The signing is an amazing coup for ITV. The public love Sharon. She's bold, bubbly, honest and genuine. She'll be perfect."