Sharon Osbourne battling depression

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Press Trust of India London
Last Updated : Nov 04 2014 | 9:25 AM IST
TV host Sharon Osbourne has revealed that she has been struggling with depression and taking medication for 16 years.
The Talk' host made the confession to her shocked co-stars on the CBS panel show while the group discussed comedian Wayne Brady's admission that he has struggled with the disorder, reported Contactmusic.
The 62-year-old star revealed she too was battling depression
Her co-host Aisha Tyler, responded, "You never talked about that!"
Osbourne replied, "Nobody ever asked!"
She added of her struggle, "Some days are better than others, and some days you feel like you just want to pull the sheets over your head and just stay in that bed and not do a damn thing - except rot."
Osbourne was also diagnosed with colon cancer in 2002 and, after being given the all clear, underwent a double mastectomy in 2012.
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First Published: Nov 04 2014 | 9:25 AM IST

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