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'They're building bridges': Sharon Osbourne repairs difficult relationship with Simon Cowell as she 'plots spectacular X Factor comeback'

Published: 23:27 GMT, 25 March 2016 | Updated: 00:53 GMT, 26 March 2016

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She's said to have repaired her tumultuous relationship with Simon Cowell.

And now reports suggest that reaching out was part of an ongoing bid for a potential return to the X Factor, for a third time.

Speaking to Radio Times, an unnamed source explained that Mrs. O has put aside her differences, once and for all.

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Olive branch: An unnamed source told Radio Times that Sharon Osbourne recently appeared in a Simon Cowell spoof on Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway as a way of 'building bridges' with the X Factor boss

A source told the magazine: 'Simon and Sharon have always had a bit of a love-hate relationship. Her doing that maybe suggests they’re building bridges.'

ITV has not released any official statement about Sharon's potential return but MailOnline has reached out to Sharon's management and are awaiting a response.

Sharon also recently made a cameo in a spoof segment on Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway entitled, Who Shot Simon Cowell?, proving that there's some humour in their love-hate relationship.

In the comedic segment, Sharon played on her famously dysfunctional relationship with Simon: 'It’s a tragedy, a total tragedy, Simon Cowell…survived a shooting. Such a shame!”

That follows Louis Walsh's recent public comments that he would return to the show if his dream line-up - consisting of former judges Sharon and Nicole Scherzinger - also returned.

Together again? Along with Louis Walsh, Sharon and Simon judged the first three series of X Factor, from 2004 until 2006, with Dannii Minogue joining them in 2007. Sharon did not return for the 2008 series

Winner: The wife of Ozzy Osbourne returned in 2013, when she mentored Sam Bailey all the way to victory. At that time Simon Cowell was not on the show, having handed head judge responsibility over to Gary Barlow

Dream team: Louis Walsh recently fed speculation that he will return to the show by saying that he would love to work with former judges Nicole Scherzinger and 63-year-old Sharon

The wife of glam rocker Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon was one of the three original X Factor judges, alongside Louis and Simon, who took their seats for the inaugural series in 2004.

She left the show in 2007, but returned in 2013 and mentored Sam Bailey all the way to victory.

But Sharon left the show again after just one series when Simon Cowell decided to return, replacing head judge Gary Barlow.

Following the most recent series, judge Nick Grimshaw quit the show amid declining ratings and lacklustre sales of the winner's single from Louis Johnson, which landed in a dismal 12th place.