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Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer
Entertainment
Merlin Alderslade

"I mean, we got invited to the White House. It’s like, ‘Why the **** do you want to talk to us?!'" Sharon Osbourne on how The Osbournes show grew too big and ridiculous, even for rock's first family

The Osbournes dressed smartly and smiling on a red carpet.

Sharon Osbourne has discussed the phenomenal impact of trailblazing 2000s reality TV show The Osbournes, admitting that the show got so popular that even rock's first family began to feel a little out of their depth. Speaking to Metal Hammer in their latest issue, Sharon says that while the show was a blast to film, it just wasn't built to last forever.

“It was a great experience," she tells Metal Hammer editor Eleanor Goodman. "It was something that we could all do as a family. Apart from my eldest daughter [Aimee], who didn’t want to be a part of it. It was a great experience, but it had to end. It was something that you couldn’t keep going on and on and on because it wasn’t the real world, you know?

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