Sharon Osbourne says she fainted for 20 minutes and ‘nobody knows’ what triggered collapse

Sharon Osbourne says she passed out for 20 minutes and “no one knows” what caused the collapse as she returns to television to discuss her health issue for the first time.

  • Sharon Osbourne returned to television on Tuesday, three weeks after her health problem.
  • X Factor judge, 70, says she was filming Night of Terror when she collapsed out of nowhere
  • After being rushed to two hospitals and undergoing various health checks over two days, doctors were unable to find the cause.
  • Sharon says she is doing well now and enjoyed a ‘quiet’ Christmas

Sharon Osbourne has opened up about her health issue for the first time after collapsing while filming the Night of Terror TV show with her son Jack last month.

Appearing on TalkTV on Tuesday night, the 70-year-old X Factor judge revealed that she was unconscious for 20 minutes before being admitted to two hospitals.

Sharon said she spent two days having multiple tests to try to determine the cause, but doctors couldn’t pinpoint what caused her to pass out.

Terrifying: Sharon Osbourne opened up about her health issue for the first time after collapsing while filming the Night of Terror TV show with her son Jack last month

Terrifying: Sharon Osbourne opened up about her health issue for the first time after collapsing while filming the Night of Terror TV show with her son Jack last month

The TV star, appearing on television for the first time since her collapse, said her Christmas was “quiet”, before being questioned about her career in hospital.

Co-host JJ Anisiobi asked, ‘Can you explain exactly what happened?’

Sharon replied: ‘I wish I could but I can’t. It was the strangest thing: I was filming and suddenly they told me that I felt…’

Health: Appearing on TalkTV on Tuesday night, the 70-year-old X Factor judge revealed she was unconscious for 20 minutes before being admitted to two hospitals.

Health: Appearing on TalkTV on Tuesday night, the 70-year-old X Factor judge revealed she was unconscious for 20 minutes before being admitted to two hospitals.

‘Faint?’ JJ asked.

Sharon said: ‘Yes, for 20 minutes. I was in hospital. I went to a hospital, they took me to another hospital and they did all the tests for two days and no one knows why.

‘So they still don’t know why you fainted?’ JJ asked.

“No,” Sharon said.

No luck: Sharon said she spent two days having multiple tests to try to determine the cause, but doctors couldn't pinpoint what caused her to pass out.

No luck: Sharon said she spent two days having multiple tests to try to determine the cause, but doctors couldn’t pinpoint what caused her to pass out.

Passed out: Sharon said, 'I wish I could but I can't.'  It was the strangest thing: I was filming and suddenly they told me that I felt...'

Passed out: Sharon said, ‘I wish I could but I can’t.’ It was the strangest thing: I was filming and suddenly they told me that I felt…’

Sharon’s son Jack, 37, issued a statement on his Instagram after news broke that she had been admitted to hospital, clarifying that she was recovering after falling ill while filming the Night of Terror TV show with the.

‘OK, here’s what I’ll say: First things first, MY MOTHER WASN’T FILMING AN EPISODE OF @ghostadventures. She was filming a new episode of Night of Terror with me. Hahaha.’

“Now that we’ve made that clear…Her medical team had given her the go-ahead and now she’s home.”

Recovery: Sharon said she had a quiet Christmas after collapsing while filming her latest TV show with her son Jack (pictured with husband Ozzy and Jack in 2014)

Recovery: Sharon said she had a quiet Christmas after collapsing while filming her latest TV show with her son Jack (pictured with husband Ozzy and Jack in 2014)

‘Thank you to everyone who has reached out with love and support. As for what happened to my mother, I’ll let her share when she’s ready.

The next day, December 20, Sharon shared her first statement since she was hospitalized on December 16.

Ozzy Osbourne’s wife said he was “back home and doing great” under a festive photo of their dog posing in front of a Christmas tree.

He also sent a message to his fans writing, ‘thanks for all the ❤️’.

Hours before, TMZ reported that Sharon had been busy filming a paranormal television show in California near the Glen Tavern Inn in Santa Paula when she suddenly fell ill.

Medics were called to the tavern on a “medical call,” a representative for the Ventura County Department told the publication.

They later transported a patient to the Santa Paula Hospital. Santa Paula Police Chief Don Aguilar confirmed to TMZ that Sharon was the patient.

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Sweet: After her trip to the hospital, Sharon later took to Instagram to tell fans she was

Sweet: After her trip to the hospital, Sharon later took to Instagram to tell fans she was “back home and doing great,” under a festive photo of her dog posing in front of a Christmas tree