Sara Gilbert’s tearful words to Sharon Osbourne as she departs “The Talk”: ‘This is not goodbye’

On The Talk this week, departing co-host Sara Gilbert tearfully expresses her heartfelt thanks to Sharon Osbourne for their nine years together on the show: “Sharon, you know, I went to pull my thoughts together and it was literally like, I thought, ‘What do I say?’ It was just like that cliche of not having words.” Gilbert shares a story from the beginning of the show in 2010. “I really wanted Sharon to be on this panel and I fought for her to be here and she wanted to do it and I was so grateful. And, I know this is like completely unprofessional, but right after she got the job, I called her and I was like, ‘I don’t know what I’m doing. How do I do this?’ And she said, ‘Just be yourself’ and you gave me permission to do that over these years. And, we’ve shared so much together, so much joy and pain. We’ve been there with each other and for each other through so many moments… I love you and I know this is not a goodbye and that we’re going to be in each other’s lives. I’ll make sure of that.”