Sharon Osbourne has admitted that she didn’t take part in this year’s Strictly, because she was too “lazy.”

“There was a lot of speculation about me doing Strictly Come Dancing this year, but you know what? I just couldn’t be arsed to do it,” she told Love It magazine.

“I seriously considered it for a while but basically I’m a lazy old cow. Several newspapers said I wasn’t doing it because they weren’t paying me enough money. But that’s rubbish as the money goes to colon cancer charity.

“The truth is I couldn’t make a physical commitment for five hours a day, six days a week for several months. I’ve been watching Kelly [Osbourne, daughter] rehearsing for the American version Dancing With The Stars and it’s a horrendous schedule. I couldn’t do it.”