Osbourne commanding large fee on talent show
Sharon Osbourne is being paid a staggering $900,000 (€732,000) to appear as a judge on British talent show The X Factor.
Osbourne pockets $63,000 (€51,000) for each episode, while fellow judge Louis Walsh only receives half that amount.
Contestants who make it to the final will receive just $450 (€366).
And X Factor creator Simon Cowell was so keen for Osbourne to appear on the show he decided to meet her demands without question.
A show insider says: "Sharon didn't make any major demands to be in the show - other than her pay cheque. She gets around £35,000 per episode as well as other perks including first class travel, stylists and a bodyguard.
"Louis is getting half that but he isn't such a big name. Sharon is a TV star in her own right thanks to The Osbournes. The finalists receive around £250 per episode - but the minute they're kicked off the show they don't get a penny."
Cowell is expected to earn $2.25m (€1.83m) from the show created by his production company because he will also get a cut from any tours or albums.
