A weepy Sharon Osbourne returned to “The Talk” on Tuesday — a little over a month after taking a leave of absence for an undisclosed medical issue that she attributed on-air to “a bump in the road.”
“I want to thank everyone for being so, so supportive. Thank you,” said an emotionally overwhelmed Osbourne, who was welcomed back by her “Talk” co-hosts Aisha Tyler, Sara Gilbert and Sheryl Underwood and by a standing ovation from the studio audience.
(“Flipping Out” host Jeff Lewis subbed for “The Talk” den mother Julie Chen, who’s busy with her other CBS show, “Big Brother.”)
“You’ve all been amazing … my friends, my family and CBS has been so supportive to me,” Osbourne said, wiping away tears.
“It’s not been good but … I hit a bump in the road and I’m back!
“Thank you all for waiting for me.”
Osbourne, 62, left the CBS daytime talk show May 18.
“The Talk” was on hiatus for one week (May 25-29) while she was away, using a rotating roster of guest hosts including Valerie Bertinelli, Drew Brees and Osbourne’s daughter, Kelly Osbourne.