“The Talk” returned to normal programming after a hiatus of nearly a month after an on-air feud between Sharon Osbourne and co-host Sheryl Underwood saw the former reality star leave the show for good.
Underwood, 57, opened Monday’s episode about the “ trauma ” she allegedly dealt with during her public fallout with Osbourne, 68, but noted that she was eager to come back in front of the show’s dedicated audience to explain her side of the show. the matter.
“I feel like I’ve had PTSD because it was trauma,” Underwood explained. “And I feel like I want to get past this because I really wanted to get back to work with my friends and my colleagues and the crew … but I also wanted to get back to the public.”
The comedian also leaned on the issues, telling viewers that she and the rest of the members of ‘The Talk’ would ‘honestly discuss what was happening and explore some of our feelings’, adding that the crew would also’ show you how someone may be more comfortable discussing important issues and having difficult conversations. “
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The troubles for Sharon Osbourne started after she expressed support for Piers Morgan when he questioned the legitimacy of Meghan Markle’s claims during her interview with Prince Harry and Oprah Winfrey.
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She insisted that the conversation surrounding Osbourne’s controversial departure is needed to “come to terms with the events of that day and what happened after so that we can come to the cure.”
While addressing her co-hosts and the audience court, Underwood complained that she was afraid of being seen by others as’ the angry black woman ‘and therefore chose to remain calm during the heated argument with Osbourne, in which the’ America’s Got Talent judge backed Piers Morgan after he left “Good Morning Britain” over dissenting views on Meghan Markle after the Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry’s bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey.
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“I didn’t want to escalate things with Sharon thinking I was having a conversation with a friend, but I also knew I had to be an example for others to follow because I didn’t want to be seen as the angry black woman,” Underwood explained, adding, “and that really scared me.”
She continued, “I didn’t want to be that and I wanted to stay calm and focused, and it’s hard to go back to that day because I’m just feeling the trauma. I feel anxious, worried.”
Last month, a source close to Osbourne told Us Weekly that the “Extreme” author was “bitterly disappointed” with the way her time on the popular daytime talk show ended.
Her entire career has been based on not holding back, speaking her mind and standing up for freedom of speech – so being classified or seen as a fanatic or a racist is a sickening scenario and an utter nightmare for her, especially since she’s on and off. keeps pressing down. it’s all a bunch of lies and that’s the last thing she is, ”the insider told the publication.
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Meanwhile, Underwood claimed last week that Osbourne had not contacted personally to apologize after the incident. However, Osbourne refuted the claim in a memorandum to the Daily Mail, providing alleged screenshots of the text messages she sent to Underwood.
Underwood confirmed on Monday’s episode that Osbourne did indeed text her, but claimed she didn’t answer those messages because Underwood wasn’t sure she could see the internal investigation on the show.
Sheryl Underwood says she has suffered from PTSD after her heated on-air discussion with Sharon Osbourne that preceded Osbourne’s departure from The Talk. (Photo by Matthew Simmons / Getty Images)
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Since leaving ‘The Talk’, Osbourne would plan her next move with the support of her immediate friends and family.
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“Her family is also supportive and tearing them all apart to see her suffer like this,” the insider told Us Weekly last month. “They think it’s a big sting and that she was hanged to dry for something she didn’t do or didn’t believe in.”