Ozzy flies in to help Sharon fight

Rocker Ozzy Osbourne is flying into Britain to protect wife Sharon from verbal whip lashings from Simon Cowell during the filming of new British talent show The X-Factor.

Cowell has already been in several fights with the superstar's wife during the opening auditions, so Sharon is flying in her much-missed Ozzy from their home in Los Angeles for reinforcement.

Sharon says: "Ozzy will be coming over from America to visit - and to keep an eye on Simon. When we are apart I miss everything about Ozzy. I love him dearly and I feel like an odd shoe without my husband."