The reality television matriarch only recently revealed her desire to return to the UK talent show, ‘The X-Factor’.

Now, it seems the former ‘X-Factor’ judge may be one step closer to her dream as it has been announced Sharon Osbourne will join Irish judge Louis Walsh at the judges’ houses phase of the competition.

The news comes as it has been revealed that 80s pop-star Sinitta, a regular feature at the judges’ houses (who can forget the grand entrance when her modesty was only covered by a giant leaf?), has been dropped by Simon Cowell.

Sinitta would usually join her ex-partner Simon Cowell at his home when he tried to pick his acts for the live shows. Last year in his absence she joined Louis Walsh.

However, Cowell and Sinitta are believed to have fallen out as a result of Sinitta’s refusal to sign a confidentiality agreement with the show to keep behind the scenes details of the show a secret.

Blast from the past: Sharon and Louis in 2007. She is said to be delighted to join her old friend on the show.

 “Sinitta is extremely disappointed because she felt she would always be a central part of the show after so many years,” a source explained to the Daily Mail.

“Even though she remains close friends with Simon, she's one of the few people who is prepared to tell him where to go. That's exactly what she did.”

Sharon Osbourne will now return to the ‘X-Factor’ and join Louis Walsh, who she has remained close friends with since exiting the show.

She recently announced she would be leaving ‘America’s Got Talent’ and tweeted that she wished to return to the X Factor as a permanent judge.

The ‘X-Factor’ will be on TV3 and ITV tomorrow night.