Sharon Osbourne has revealed that she is terrified of getting Alzheimer’s disease after medical tests have reportedly found that she has two of the four genes responsible for Alzheimer’s.
“Ozzy and I had these tests done at a university in England, and the results took three months to come back,” she explained.
“They test every single cell, chromosome and gene in your body – it’s like a DNA test but a million times more sophisticated.”
Sharon’s father Don passed away in 2007 after a battle with the disease and the X Factor judge is now worried that she could be affected too.
“The results show I have two of the four genes that give it to you,” she continued. “They’re not the two major genes, but they’re still there and I have them.
“I was terrified because my dad died from Alzheimer’s,” she revealed to the Daily Mirror. “It is the most soul-destroying disease. To see someone you love come down with it… it’s wicked, it really is.
“My father was super active mentally…that’s what really frightens me.”
