FACTOR Queen Sharon Osbourne is demanding a £500,000 pay hike for the new series of the ITV1 hit.
Outspoken Sharon, 52, got £1million for the last series.
But she and Louis Walsh are pushing for more cash after fellow judge Simon Cowell signed for another two years for a whopping £3million.
A show insider said: “Sharon and Louis know they can hold out for a huge pay day.
“Sharon is asking for loads more cash — but it is a big commitment to do the series as it runs for seven months, from audition to crowning the winner. ITV have Simon tied up, so they are turning their attention to Sharon and Louis.
“They want to sign the pair up for the next two years.”
The X Factor is a joint production between Simon’s company Syco TV and TalkbackThames.
Simon, 46, told us recently both Sharon and Louis WILL return. He said: “I didn’t have to twist their arms.”
Last night, Sharon’s spokesman Gary Farrow told TV Biz: “We never comment on contractual negotiations. But we’re all expecting to be very happy at the end of the year.”
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