The official line, of course, is that she thinks four years is quite enough, and it's time to move on. The goss is rather different. Rumour says that Sharon left the X Factor after bosses refused to grant her a £500,000 pay rise... and because of her ongoing feud with younger Dannii and jealousy of her chemistry with Cowell. So - what's really going on here? Is this really a story about female professional rivalry? Or would The Mail just like it to be? Will you miss Shazzer?

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