Oh the shock!!!!! Oh the drama!!!! You can imagine our surprise (not!) when we heard that Sharon Osbourne has met with Simon Cowell and agreed to return to the X Factor this Saturday night.

A show insider told The Mirror: “They had a meeting and it went well. Everyone got to have their say.”

Sharon was expected to attend a sound check at the show’s Wembley studios yesterday.

A spokeswoman revealed: “We’re fully expecting Sharon to be at the studio on Saturday.”

If this story is true…..and we have our doubts….then who has been mentoring Sharon’s contestants all week? Who chose their songs and who has helped hone their performances? If they can survive without Sharon then we need to ask…….do we need the judges at all?