How Sharon Osbourne 'ruined' her niece's hen's party

Sharon Osbourne. Photo / Supplied

She's known for her outrageous sense of humour and her ageless free spirit and so Sharon Osbourne was seemingly in her element at her niece's hen do recently - organising the entertainment for the shin dig.

But she has revealed that it all took a rather odd turn, and that Sharon, 64, blames herself for ruining the party, the Daily Mail reports.

The returning X Factor judge, told The Sun that she recruited a male stripper who took things a little too far with the bride-to-be, getting too close for comfort.

Her niece - who is the daughter of her previously estranged brother David Arden - was left traumatised by the whole scenario, she explained.

"[The stripper] stripped off totally naked. [Her niece] was sat at the table and he went behind her and put his penis on top of her head - she had long hair and he got her hair and he was wrapping it around his penis," she recalled.

"Then he stopped that and stood right at the side of her and he said 'Can you tell me what time it is?' But he had wrapped his penis around her wrist.

"She started to cry so bad, she was sobbing and shaking, and I had to take her outside. I felt so bad. She is a nice girl - not like me. I felt terrible I ruined her whole party."

Sharon - who is a mother of three, including daughters Aimee and Kelly - was announced to be returning to the X Factor judging panel earlier this week, alongside precisely the same co-judges as last year.

She was seen with Nicole Scherzinger, Louis Walsh and Simon Cowell as the quartet arrived at the Titanic Hotel in Liverpool for the first round of the judges auditions alongside on Tuesday.

Sharon opted for a boho inspired maxi dress that draped over her petite figure.

She styled her statement flame-coloured haired into a sleek bob while she opted for folk-inspired accessories to bring her look together.

The night before, the quartet were spotted back in each other's company as they arrived at the same venue in Liverpool, alongside returning host of the series Dermot O'Leary.