With the sad announcement that Ozzy Osbourne has ascended to that rock and roll hall of fame in the sky at the age of 76, some fans are looking back over his past appearances.
His final performance was a concert watched by millions at Villa Park earlier this month where he performed from a throne decorated with a giant bat as he reunited with Black Sabbath.
Ozzy’s final gig managed to raise around £140 million for charity, with the proceeds going towards Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Acorns Children’s Hospice and Cure Parkinson’s.
Fans got a big look at his family life thanks to the reality show The Osbournes, which starred Ozzy and Sharon along with their kids Kelly and Jack.
The Osbournes is sometimes considered the first of a wave of reality TV shows focusing on the lives of celebrities, though one of the couple’s kids didn’t appear in the show at all.
Aimee Osbourne decided to move out of the family home instead of being on The Osbournes (BG002/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
Ozzy Osbourne actually has six kids, three from his first marriage to Thelma Riley and another three with Sharon.
While many people know about Kelly and Jack, the couple’s eldest child is Aimee Osbourne who decided she didn’t want to be on camera and moved out of the family home when The Osbournes started filming.
Back in 2020 she told The Independent why she decided not to be part of the MTV show.
She said: “Back then, I still felt I was trying to figure out who I was in the chaos of family life, so why on Earth would I want that portrayed on television?
“I wanted to protect myself, my parents, my siblings, too. They were very young, very impressionable.”
Aimee Osbourne said she didn’t want to ‘figure out who I was’ with cameras on her (Mark Sullivan/WireImage)
Aimee explained that the family discussed it, but she was outvoted four to one, and while she would have ‘liked to stay at home a little longer’ it turned out not to be.
In 2018 her mother Sharon told The Talk that she was upset when Aimee decided to move out of the house.
“She felt too that she didn’t want to grow up on camera.
“She hated the idea – it was appalling to her. And so she left at 16 and I regret every day that she did. It broke my heart when she moved.”
Several years after the end of The Osbournes, Ozzy admitted he was stoned for pretty much the entire show, explaining to BBC Radio 2 that he felt he couldn’t watch the show back as he could tell what state he was in.
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The Black Sabbath frontman was 76 years old when his family confirmed his passing in a heartfelt statement.
Osbourne’s passing came just weeks after his final performance as part of the heavy metal band.
The statement from his family read: “It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning.
“He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time,” they concluded.
