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Sharon Osbourne opens up about considering suicide: 'I just thought, 'I'm going to bail''

'Three years ago I had a very bad time in my life'

Sabrina Barr
Thursday 23 May 2019 15:01 BST
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Sharon Osbourne reveals she once considered taking her own life

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Sharon Osbourne has opened up about once considering taking her own life, ​saying she couldn't "take the pressure" during a "very bad time".

The former X-Factor judge told her story while appearing on ITV talk show Loose Women on Thursday.

Osbourne told the panel she's been on anti-depressants for more than two decades, and without medication "won't get out of bed for three days".

A few years ago, Osbourne found herself at a particularly low point, one which she didn't think she would overcome.

"Three years ago I had a very bad time in my life and I just thought, 'I'm going to bail I can't take it anymore. I just can't take the pressure'," Osbourne said.

When asked by panellist Jane Moore what stopped her from taking her own life, the television personality ​answered: "My husband found me and took me to the hospital."

"Were your kids cross with you?" Moore then asked, to which Osbourne replied: "Yeah, they were cross. Terribly cross and heartbroken and frightened and everything that goes with it."

The 66-year-old then spoke about an encounter she had with two girls while she was in treatment, both of whom had mothers who had taken their own lives.

"The damage that was left for them – I would never do it again," she stated, the emotion audible in her voice.

Several Loose Women viewers expressed their admiration for Osbourne's decision to speak openly about her mental health issues.

"Not many people can talk about mental health but she's done such a wonderful thing by talking about her issues," one person tweeted.

"Love Sharon. Very honest about her mental health – this will help others to speak out about their own struggles," another added.

Earlier this month, Osbourne appeared on American talk show The Talk, where she revealed that she attempted suicide on three separate occasions in the past.

“I was joking about this but I shouldn’t, talking about my depression, and it’s like, you know saying, ‘Oh, the first time I tried to kill myself was OK, the second — all right, the third time, oy!'” she said.

“But it’s like, I’m still here. I still do what I do and you struggle."

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