It will cost Simon £2m to ditch me
Sharon ‘will be sure to get what’s owed’
SHARON Osbourne will get “every last penny” from Simon Cowell if she is axed from X Factor mid-contract, her pals have claimed.
Sharon, 65, is rumoured to be facing the chop from the ITV show – along with fellow judge Louis Walsh.
But her pals are “incredulous” that Cowell wants to get rid of the pair – as both have already signed big-money contracts for the next series.
One said: “It would cost £3.5million to pay them both off – it’s money ITV don’t have.
“Sharon will get the money owed to her if she does go.”
It is thought TV host and music promoter Sharon is paid £2million a series for X Factor.
Talk of a mass shake-up on the show was sparked by the departure of Nicole Scherzinger, 39.
But a pal of the singer said she had been “clear from the get-go that last year would be her last”. They said Nicole’s new management wanted to take her in a different direction, including releasing new music. Yesterday Louis, also 65, told the Mirror that X Factor boss Simon has assured him his job is safe for another series. He said: “I have a signed, watertight contract, as has Sharon. “Of course you’ll see us back. It’s a three-year contract – we’ve done two.”