Sharon Osbourne launches attack on Boyle

Sharon Osbourne has claimed that Susan Boyle looks like a "slapped a**e".

The America's Got Talent judge made the remark in a US radio interview along with a number of other insults about Boyle's appearance.

Speaking about Boyle's success on Sirius XM Radio, Osbourne commented: "I like everybody to do well. Even somebody that looks like a slapped a**e. God bless her. It's like, 'You go girl'. She does look like a hairy a**ehole."

Osbourne went on to describe the overnight sensation as a "lovely lady" who needs a "Gillette razor".

She continued: "[God] gave her the talent. Yes he did. [And] he hit her with a f**king ugly stick."

Footage of the star's interview has since been uploaded onto YouTube, where it has attracted a largely negative response.

Osbourne's attack comes less than two months after she was seen applauding and blowing a kiss at Boyle following her performance on the America's Got Talent final.