Sharon On Howard

May 28, 2012

Sharon Osbourne: Howard Stern is 'quite odd'

By Ann Oldenburg, USA TODAY
Updated 1h 29m ago

"He's amazing but he's very awkward to work with, quite odd," says Sharon Osbourne, offering insights into fellow America's Got Talent judge Howard Stern on today's Anderson Cooper show.

Odd, how?

"Well he's kind of like very straight. (At) 12 o'clock doors shut in his room, he meditates for 20 minutes. I'm like, 'Oh, shut up.' That's bloody ridiculous and he meditates and he only eats fish. Fish and old smelly vegetables, spinach."

Anyone who has listened to Stern for any length of time knows he's particular about things.

"Picky about everything, really. About everything," says Osbourne. "'You're making too much noise, turn the music down, don't slam the door' -- like that."

And, she adds, "He won't let anyone in the dressing room, and, see, I'm nosy. I like to have a good mooch around to see what everyone's up to. Always. And nobody's allowed in. He's got two big bodyguards that are outside his room."

She does say, "He's a lot of fun."