Sharon Osbourne Planning Shocking Political Run

Sharon Osbourne might be trading the reality-TV circus for the political one. The 73-year-old TV firecracker is suddenly being urged to run for local office in Birmingham, England — and her potential opponent is a man once convicted in a terror plot. Yes, really.

Sources tell RadarOnline.com the unexpected twist could give the grieving widow something she desperately needs: a new purpose after losing Ozzy Osbourne last year.

The idea started when Conservative Party members publicly invited Sharon to run in the city’s May elections. They claim her no-nonsense attitude and huge public profile could help rescue Birmingham’s financially collapsing city council.

And the timing wasn’t random. They extended the offer just hours after Sharon reacted online to the news that Shahid Butt — who once served time over a foiled plan to bomb the British consulate and other sites in Yemen — was seeking a council seat. Butt has long denied the charges, saying his confession was tortured out of him, but his past has never stopped making headlines.

Sharon watched a clip about his campaign, then fired off a line that stunned fans: “I think I’m gonna move to Birmingham and put my name down for the ballot… I’m serious.”

Local Conservatives jumped. Hard.

Their council leader, Robert Alden, publicly told Sharon the invitation was real, adding that her election “would help turn the council around.” Party insiders say it’s not just about star power — they believe her fierce style would shake up a city hall they describe as too scared to confront its own financial meltdown.

One insider put it bluntly: “Sharon Osbourne would change the entire dynamic. She’d demand answers. She’d embarrass anyone hiding problems. People wouldn’t get away with business as usual.”

And surprisingly, the momentum seems to be affecting Sharon personally.

Friends say the idea has “sparked something” in her after months spent grieving Ozzy — the rock legend who died at 76 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease and complications from spinal surgery. Sharon attended his July funeral in his hometown of Birmingham, where thousands of fans filled the streets.

Since then, those close to her say the silence has been deafening.

“She went from managing one of the biggest rock stars on the planet to suddenly… nothing,” one associate shared. “A campaign would give her something demanding and purposeful. It would distract her from the grief.”

Some say the matchup itself feels symbolic to Sharon — Birmingham has struggled with community tensions, extremism fears, and a city government many residents no longer trust. Facing Butt at the ballot box would be a storyline straight out of a political drama.

Still, there’s no official word on whether Sharon will run. Conservatives insist the decision is entirely hers. Butt, meanwhile, continues to deny his past conviction and says he’s being unfairly targeted.

But whether she steps into the race or not, one thing is already clear: Sharon Osbourne just became the most talked-about political maybe-candidate of the year.