By James Desborough & Carol Aye Maung

SPENDAHOLIC Sharon Osbourne has splashed a staggering £50 MILLION fortune in a lifelong shopping frenzy.

The X Factor judge laid out at least:

£18MILLION on mansions around the world,

£11MILLION on parties, pets and handbags,

£6 MILLION on designer jewellery,

£4MILLION on top-of-the-range cars,

£4MILLION on the finest furniture,

£3 MILLION on paintings and antiques,

£2MILLION on the top-name fashions,

£2MILLION on flunkeys,

£800,000 on daft gifts for friends.

Sharon's brother David Arden revealed: "Her spending is out of control. She gets through money like an oil sheik. For sure she's burnt up to £50 million."

David said mum-of-three Sharon's uncontrollable shopping urges made a serious dent in pop mogul dad Don Arden's international music business AND stopped veteran rocker Ozzy, 58, from hanging up his microphone.

"She's addicted to spending," he added. "At least £500,000 a year goes just on needless extravagances that she either gives away or throws away. When she lands a new deal or gets paid it doesn't take her long to fritter it away.

Presents

"And she's always giving presents. At first I thought there was a real generous side to her. But now I just see it as her way of keeping friends.

"She ALWAYS needs more money which is why she keeps Ozzy working.

"He's complained tongue-in-cheek, ‘I thought I was marrying a rich bitch so I'd never have to work again.' But he DID want to retire ages ago. And Sharon's had so many houses, including a £2.5million Malibu beach home they hardly use and the latest £5million Hidden Hills spread outside Los Angeles.

"She buys mink throws for the sofas then lets her dogs poo and pee all over them, so they have to be thrown out. She buys or leases cars as the fancy takes her.

"Last year she bought the top-of-the-range Bentley in dark blue, and Ozzy fancied one, too—so she got another one in red. They cost at least £150,000 each.

"She's always been like that— driving the best Mercs, Jags or Rolls-Royces. Back in the 80s she once wrote off THREE in one week, simply swapping to a new one after each accident then forgetting all about it. When she goes shopping for clothes Sharon will buy three identical £3,000 Yves St Laurent dresses at a time—all the same size and colour.

"Sometimes she won't even wear them. She's very snobbish about her shopping as well and will never ask for discount. She thinks that's degrading.

"When Sharon's out and about shopping in Beverly Hills the word goes round like lightning and stores instantly pull out all the things she'll like and put them on prominent display.

"In terms of staff she's extravagant as well. She has three personal assistants in America, two in England and seven staff at each of her major homes."

David was stunned to discover that for years their dad Don actually funded Sharon's spendathons using their company Jet Records' bank accounts.

"But week after week, it still drove him crazy the way the bills stacked up," said David. "One day Dad almost fell over when American Express told him she'd spent £150,000 in 24 hours on the firm's card. There was a Van Cleef necklace costing £90,000, £40,000-worth of diamond jewellery from Tiffany and a Cartier watch.

"Dad rang Sharon to query it and she moaned, ‘I was so bored I had to do something.'

Lavish

"Her plans to impress friends with lavish presents have sometimes backfired, though.

"In the late 70s, when she moved to Beverly Hills, she invited lady neighbours over and handed them gift bags with a £5,000 watch inside. A day later the women sent them back. They weren't going to play that game.

"Then there was the day a load of performers came to the office for their wages. Sharon was meant to be bringing the cash but after a few hours' waiting there was no sign of her. Later that night she came back with a new coat, telling us she'd just decided to take a detour to Harrods!"

David revealed Sharon's history of excess means she now has a huge warehouse stuffed with redundant artwork and furniture.

"Poor Ozzy can't figure it out," said David. "But every time he complains she just ignores him."

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