Louis Theroux bashes Sharon Osbourne for 'not reading her own books' as he recalls X Factor star's dumbfounded response when he asked her about them Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com By LILY JOBSON FOR MAILONLINE and RICHARD EDEN FOR THE DAILY MAIL Published: 11:07 GMT, 23 January 2025 | Updated: 11:37 GMT, 23 January 2025 e-mail 1 View comments Louis Theroux has bashed Sharon Osbourne for 'not reading her own books' as he recalled an awkward encounter they once had. When the documentary maker asked her about some moments within her memoirs, he said Sharon, 72, was dumbfounded.
The acclaimed journalist and broadcaster, 54, said the X Factor star insisted 'How do you know all this stuff?' when he asked about parts of her life that were noted in her books. Appearing on Tables Manners podcast with Jessie and Lennie Ware , he said: 'I read Sharon Osbourne's book and then I asked her about it and she's like, "how do you know all this stuff". She hadn't read her own book!' He joked: 'If you want to hide something and if you have something you absolutely don't want people to know about you, put it in a book, no one will read it.
' Elsewhere in the interview, Louis shared the little known consequence of his controversial interview with Jimmy Savile back in 2000 for his show When Louis Met...
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