SHARON OSBOURNE - OSBOURNE: 'I HAVE NO MONEY FOR CHRISTMAS'

Rock matriarch SHARON OSBOURNE fears the Osbourne household will have a frugal Christmas this year, because her $3.6 million (GBP2 million) burglary last month (23NOV04) has left her too "skint" to buy many presents.

Thieves broke into the THE X FACTOR judge's mansion in Buckinghamshire, England, but were briefly caught by her husband OZZY, who bravely held one of the robbers in a headlock and dangled him out of a window, until the intruder struggled free and escaped with precious gems including her wedding and engagement rings.

She complains, "For certain people, family and friends, I do spend a lot, though this year, after being robbed, I haven't got anything, I'm skint. I usually buy the kids a watch or a piece of jewellery, or a flat-screen TV, but I don't know how we'll manage this year."