Sharon Osbourne Opens Up About Ozzy’s Final Days and a Love Story That Defied the Odds

Just days before Ozzy Osbourne’s death on July 22, 2025, Sharon Osbourne sat down for what would become an unexpectedly poignant and heartfelt interview — a quiet tribute to a love that survived chaos, fame, addiction, illness, and everything in between. The Prince of Darkness may have passed at 76, but what endures is the extraordinary bond he shared with Sharon across more than four decades.

“He Wasn’t Pretending. He Was What He Was.”
In her AXS TV interview, Sharon didn’t romanticize their journey — she honored it. She described falling in love with Ozzy not for his fame, but for his rawness. For his “chaos.”

“He wasn’t pretending. He was what he was,” she said. “Vulnerable, wild, unpredictable — and absolutely himself.”

It was 1982 when Sharon married Ozzy, shortly after he’d been dismissed from Black Sabbath. What could have been the end of his career became a new beginning — largely thanks to Sharon, who stepped in not just as his wife, but as the manager who would help reshape rock history.

Together, they raised three children — Aimee, Kelly, and Jack — and weathered more than most couples face in a lifetime.

“Ozzy Called Me His Rock — But He Was My Wind”
Sharon’s words revealed not just loyalty, but poetry. She remembered how Ozzy often called her his anchor. But for Sharon, he was the force that moved everything.

“Ozzy always called me his rock,” she said, her voice trembling. “But he was my wind.”

That metaphor captures the truth of their marriage — she steadied the ship, while he took them into the storm. And they stayed together, even through scandals, separations, relapses, and a media circus that never truly stopped.

The Final Days — And One Last Goodbye
Ozzy’s health had deteriorated significantly in recent years. Parkinson’s disease, compounded by spinal surgeries, had left him physically fragile. But Sharon said his spirit — the part that loved music and performing — never faded.

Earlier this July, Ozzy reunited with Black Sabbath for one final concert. It was, in every sense, a farewell.

“If I die on stage, I’ll die happy,” he told Sharon.

And she believed him. Because for Ozzy, the stage wasn’t just a platform — it was home.

“He Was My Life. He Still Is.”
The interview closed with a moment of quiet devastation — not from drama, but from truth. Sharon, now a widow, spoke the words that don’t need embellishment:

“He was my life. He still is.”

There was no need for theatrics. No need to polish the edges of their story. It was messy, it was beautiful, it was painful — and it was real.

A Love That Lasted Through It All
Sharon and Ozzy’s marriage was never a fantasy. It was a love story forged in fire, held together by mutual defiance, faith, and the kind of bond that doesn’t shatter under pressure — it hardens.

And now, with Ozzy gone, Sharon’s honest, unfiltered reflection gives fans something more valuable than myth: the reminder that even legends need love — and that behind every wild storm, there can be someone quietly holding the wheel.

Not perfect.
Not easy.
Just enduring — like real love is.