Homelessness charity Centrepoint has said it has “no plans to work together in the future” with Sharon Osbourne after the former X Factor judge expressed support for a rally organised by right-wing activist Tommy RobinsonDaniel Bird Assistant Celebrity and Entertainment Editor
18:44, 17 Apr 2026Updated 18:53, 17 Apr 2026
Sharon Osbourne has been dropped by a charity after supporting Tommy Robinson(Image: Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)
Sharon Osbourne has been dropped by a charity. Homelessness charity Centrepoint has confirmed it has “no plans to work together in the future” with Sharon following her public backing of a rally organised by Tommy Robinson.
During a rant online, Robinson said he was hosting the march for those “who have had enough of migration and mass immigration and the oppression from a tyrannical government”.
The TV personality, known for her time on The X Factor, used her official Instagram account to comment: “See you at the march” beneath a post promoting the demonstration scheduled for next month, which had been called ‘Unite The Kingdom’. The rally aims to “bring London to a total standstill”.
Sharon shared on social media that she would be joining Tommy Robinson’s rally(Image: Getty Images)
The ‘Unite the Kingdom’ rally hosted by Robinson will ‘bring London to a total standstill'(Image: Tim Merry/Staff Photographer)
Osbourne, the widow of Black Sabbath legend Ozzy Osbourne, who died last July at 76, had previously lent her support to Centrepoint through its Omaze fundraising initiative, which offered members of the public the chance to win a luxury property.
A Centrepoint spokesperson clarified: “Sharon supported us on this campaign and, while she is referred to as an ambassador in that context, she was not an official ambassador for Centrepoint.
“We have no plans to work together in the future. Political activity like this runs counter to our values and our long history of supporting young people regardless of their background, religion or ethnicity.
“If we want young people to thrive in this country, then we need to ensure our society continues to allow them to live without fear and to access the opportunities they need to start education or work and leave homelessness behind.”
The Unite the Kingdom rally is set to take place in London on May 16, spearheaded by right-wing activist Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon. The previous demonstration held in September drew a crowd of between 110,000 and 150,000 people.
In recent years, Mrs O has become more controversial, including interactions online with anti-immigrant campaigns. Robinson, real name Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon, was the co-founder of the English Defence League. He was convicted in 2005 for assaulting an off-duty police officer.
He was found guilty of assault again in 2011 and received a suspended sentence for head-butting a man at an EDL rally in Lancashire. In July of the same year, Robinson was handed a 12-month community rehabilitation order after it was found that he led a brawl that involved around 100 football fans in Luton in 2010. Two years later, he was jailed for using a false passport after attempting to use someone else’s identity to enter America.
In January 2014, the activist was given an 18 -month prison sentence for “conspiring with others to obtain a mortgage by misrepresentation from the Abbey and Halifax banks”. He returned to prison in 2019 after being found guilty of contempt of court.
In 2021, he was given a five-year stalking protection order after journalist Lizzie Dearden and her boyfriend, Samuel Partridge, reported him to police. In May 2025, he walked free partway through his 18-month prison term, which he was serving for breaches of an injunction barring him from repeating false allegations against a Syrian refugee.
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