Sharon Osbourne - double mastectomy

Sharon Osbourne decided to have surgery after learning she carries a gene which increases the risk of developing breast cancer. "I've had cancer before and I didn't want to live under that cloud: I decided to just take everything off," she told Hello! magazine. Osbourne, 60, was previously diagnosed with colon cancer in 2002.One of the current hosts of US daytime show The Talk, she told Hello! magazine that she underwent 13 hours of surgery, and said: "The odds are not in my favour." "For me, it wasn't a big decision, it was a no-brainer." "I didn't want to live the rest of my life with that shadow hanging over me. I want to be around for a long time and be a grandmother to Pearl. "I didn't even think of my breasts in a nostalgic way, I just wanted to be able to live my life without that fear all the time."