Sheryl Underwood has reflected on her infamous feud with former The Talk co-host Sharon Osbourne during a guest-hosting stint on The View. The comedian, 62, is filling in for Alyssa Farah Griffin while she is on maternity leave.
During Tuesday's episode, The View co-hosts discussed celebrity feuds, prompting Sunny Hostin to ask Underwood about her “pretty big spat” and “feud over race” with Osbourne. Underwood replied, “I don’t like to beef with my coworkers,” adding that she had been “sitting in the middle of it looking around like, ‘what the hell?’”
The clash occurred in 2021 after Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Oprah Winfrey interview, in which the Duchess of Sussex alleged racism within the Royal Family. Osbourne defended her friend Piers Morgan, who had criticised Markle, and demanded Underwood “educate” her, telling her not to cry during the episode.
Underwood recalled: “It started because Prince Harry and Meghan Markle did an Oprah Winfrey interview, and the Duchess said [she] experienced racism at the hands of the Royal Family. And Piers Morgan, Sharon Osbourne's friend, really went into it, defending the Royal Family and saying that was not racism. I think, at that point, Sharon Osbourne got involved and defended Piers Morgan and said there wasn't racism.”
The incident led to a nearly month-long hiatus of The Talk, an internal investigation, and Osbourne’s firing. The show was ultimately cancelled three years later. Underwood said, “I still believe there's some love between me and Sharon Osbourne,” and noted she tried to reach out after Ozzy Osbourne’s death in July 2025.
Underwood added: “I sat next to her for years, and I do believe that when she's hurt, she's really hurt.” The View co-host Joy Behar quipped about the rival show: “And God canceled that show.”
