Osbourne recruits nephew for 'X Factor'

Sharon Osbourne has recruited her nephew to help her out on ITV's new pop reality show The X Factor.

Alongside Simon Cowell and Westlife manager Louis Walsh, Osbourne is one of the judging panel for the talent show, which begins on September 4.

As previously revealed on Digital Spy, each of the three judges will be competing by managing different acts, picking three experts each to help them in their task.

The Mirror reports today that one of Osbourne's helpers is Ozzy's nephew Terry Longden, who was previously a hairdresser on Channel 4's The Salon. He also appeared on her US talkshow earlier this year as a guest style consultant.

Cowell is said to have appointed former girlfriend and ex-popstar Sinitta to his panel.