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\nKelly, Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne<\/p>\n
Sharon Osbourne has said she never told their children or the other members of Black Sabbath how ill her husband Ozzy was before his death.<\/p>\n
Ozzy Osbourne, the lead singer of the acclaimed British heavy metal band, died of a reported heart attack aged 76, just over two weeks after his farewell concert on 5 July 2025.<\/p>\n
He had suffered from a string of health issues, including multiple surgeries following a fall and Parkinson’s disease.<\/p>\n
The band\u2019s final gig at Villa Park in Birmingham has been turned into a concert film called Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back To The Beginning.<\/p>\n
\nKelly, Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne<\/p>\n
Speaking at a screening of the film, Osbourne said: “The guys (in Black Sabbath) didn\u2019t know how sick Ozzy was.<\/p>\n
“Even my kids, we never told my kids. Nobody knew how sick he was.<\/p>\n
“Besides that, just being together again in Aston Villa – where it all began – their lives must have been flashing through their heads while they were on that stage.”<\/p>\n
The Osbournes married in 1982 and had three children, Aimee, 43; Kelly, 41; and Jack, 40.<\/p>\n
Ozzy was also a father to Jessica, Louis and adopted son Elliot, from his previous marriage to Thelma Riley.<\/p>\n
Osbourne discussed Ozzy\u2019s health struggles ahead of the concert, including his battle with emphysema and his worries about whether he would be able to sing on the day.<\/p>\n
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\nBlack Sabbath<\/p>\n
She said: “He was just praying that his lungs would work and he could sing.<\/p>\n
“With everything else that was wrong with him, he had emphysema so for him to breathe was very hard.<\/p>\n
“He could be great for two days and on the third day, he\u2019d wake up and all you\u2019d hear was wheezing and he couldn\u2019t breathe, it was tough.”<\/p>\n
Asked what Ozzy was like after the concert, Osbourne said: “He was so happy. Until the day he passed, he was still on that high, so thankful to everyone.<\/p>\n
“It was so joyous for us to see because we hadn\u2019t seen him like that for years. He was laughing, telling jokes again. It was brilliant.”<\/p>\n
Black Sabbath formed in Birmingham in 1968 and went on to become one of the most successful heavy metal bands of all time, with Ozzy dubbed the ‘Prince of Darkness\u2019.<\/p>\n
Osbourne said the concert film represents the success of the genre over the years.<\/p>\n
She explained: “You see artist after artist filling stadiums now with this music and it\u2019s wonderful to see it.”<\/p>\n
Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back To The Beginning captures the singer with his original bandmates: guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward and bassist Geezer Butler.<\/p>\n
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