American comedian and actor Sheryl Underwood on Sunday shared how “blessed” she felt after her recently heated conversation with co-host Sharon Osbourne on ‘The Talk’. Tensions between the two erupted when Sharon on Wednesday defended journalist Piers Morgan and his decision to quit ‘Good Morning Britain’ following his remarks on Meghan Markle’s interview with Oprah Winfrey.

During the episode on March 10, Sharon said, “I very much feel like I’m about to be put in the electric chair because I have a friend, who many people think is a racist, so that makes me a racist?” To which Sheryl responded, “It was not the exact words of racism, it’s the implications and reaction to it.” This discussion escalated quickly. 

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Speaking on Friday’s ‘The Steve Harvey Morning Show’, Sheryl said after the incident, she received love from all over the world and realised what a blessing it is. On her own podcast, Sheryl said she considers Sharon a friend and did have to restrain herself from taking things further.

Sheryl, a Black woman, became popular in the comedy world as the first female finalist in 1989’s Miller Lite Comedy Search. She was born in Arkansas. After graduating from college, she joined the United States Air Force and served for two years. 

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The 57-year-old stand-up comedian won the BET ‘Funniest Female Comedian on Comic View’ award in 1994 and the BET Comedy Awards’ Platinum Mic Viewers Choice Award in 2005.

She has contributed to several shows, including ‘Tom Joyner Morning Show’. She became the co-host at CBS’ Daytime talk show show ‘The Talk’ in September 2011. Taking minor acting roles, Sheryl was also seen in films ‘I Got The Hook Up’ and ‘Beauty Shop’.

“To protect the legacy of President Obama” the comedian campaigned for Democrat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 US presidential election. She is a member of the National Council of Negro Women and the NAACP, and the founder of the African-American Female Comedian Association.