'Sharon Osbourne gained international fame after appearing in 'The Osbournes', an MTV programme that followed her family life with her rock star husband, Ozzy, and two of their children, Jack and Kelly. Now a judge on the television shows 'The X-Factor' in the UK and 'America's Got Talent' in the US, she will next week auction off furnishings, art and memorabilia from her homes in California and Buckinghamshire, southern England. Some of the proceeds will be donated to the Sharon Osbourne Colon Cancer Foundation.

Why are you selling everything? We've moved from our Beverly Hills home to a new and smaller house in California. Also, the kids have moved out. Over the years, we have accumulated a huge amount of stuff that we just have to get rid of. And the auction doesn't include everything. I have three more storerooms heaped full of stuff.