SHARON OSBOURNE was called a “horrible person” after she revealed she forced a former employee into a burning house to save valuable paintings, before sacking him for not laughing about it.

The TV celebrity made the confession on the Would I Lie To You? Christmas Special, saying that the worker was sacked because he “showed absolutely no sense of humour” during a house fire.

After the fire woke her up, she told the employee to save her paintings.

When he refused, she said: “You work here and you get more paintings out right now.”

She added: “Ozzy and I were recounting everything and we were laughing and laughing. He goes: ‘I don’t see what is funny about any of this. I think I’m going to have damaged lungs.’ 

“I said: ‘If you don’t think that’s funny, do you think this is funny? You’re fired’.”

One person tweeted that Ms Osbourne “has just outed herself as a horrible person.”

Another user said: “What a disgusting story and horrible person. She said it with no care or consideration.”