SHARON OSBOURNE has hinted she will not appear on the next series of British talent show THE X FACTOR, further fuelling her well-publicised feud with fellow judge DANNII MINOGUE.

The 54-year-old recently launched a scathing attack on her rival, insisting the pop singer was only recruited by music mogul Simon Cowell for the fourth series of the hit TV show because of her appearance.

And now the rock matriarch - who has been with the talent competition since its first series - has suggested in an interview on British TV (15Dec07) that the pair’s bitter rivalry may result in her exit from the show.

She tells talkshow hosts Richard Madeley and Judy Finnegan, "It’s terrible, you know. You have to duck going down the hallway to your dressing room in case there’s a little spear that gets you in the back of the neck."