The fourth season of "The Osbournes," slated to start on September 13, will be the show's last, but the Osbourne family is hardly done with television.
Kelly, of course, is starring in the new ABC drama "Life As We Know It," and Sharon has revealed she and Ozzy are in talks to host an evening show. "That's going to be happening later on next year, not for a while," she said recently. (Her spokesperson had no additional details on the show.)
Sharon, whose talk show was canceled earlier this year, has also lined up a few TV gigs in England. She's hosting her own late-night show there this fall (see "Sharon Osbourne Hired For TV Job, Fired From Decorating Gig") and will be a judge along with Simon Cowell on his new singing contest "The X Factor" (see "Simon Cowell Meets His Match: Sharon Osbourne").
"I'm slapping him around a bit, keeping him in line. You know, that's what you have to do with him," said Sharon, who said she is enjoying the experience so far.
Kelly is also happy with her new show, except for one small struggle. "I have to be on set at 6 a.m. every day, which was a little bit hard to get used to," she said. "But it's great. I work with really great people and I like doing it because it's really controversial and I think it's going to push a lot of buttons. It's a show that's in kids' language, so they'll be able to get it. I'm excited."
"Life As We Know It" centers around three teenage guys coming of age in high school. Osbourne plays the girlfriend of one of the guys (see "Kelly Osbourne On The Tube Is No Longer Must-Bleep TV" ).
"My character is an overweight teen, who is a little insecure and nervous when it comes to boys, but at the same time is really confident and really doesn't take any sh--," she said.
As for "The Osbournes," a cultural landmark that has spawned dozens of imitators, Sharon said "the time was right to call it a day" with the upcoming fourth season.
"Now, without the camera crews, soundmen, directors and technicians roaming the house all day, the dogs are all we have left," she said in a statement. "And, with our schedules this summer, it's positively quiet. But we Osbournes always have something up our sleeves."
This summer, Sharon and Ozzy have been busy with their annual Ozzfest, which Ozzy is again headlining. The tour hits Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, on Thursday and wraps up September 4 in West Palm Beach, Florida.
"We're doing fantastic business," Sharon said. "We're really, really blessed."
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