Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne were one of the music industry’s most famous couples.
They married in 1982 after three years of dating and were together until Ozzy’s death in July aged 76.
Their relationship played out in the public eye from their earliest years together when Sharon managed his career to their family life on MTV reality show The Osbourne’s.
Through it all, Ozzy frequently spoke of his enduring love for his wife, who he called his ‘soulmate’ and credited her with saving his life.
After his passing, fans have been sharing heartwarming clips of the pair speaking of their love for each other through the years.
Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne were one of the music industry’s most famous couples
They married in 1982 after three years of dating and were together until Ozzy’s death in July aged 76 (pictured together in 2011)
The Instagram account @RockandLoveofficial shared a clip of Ozzy speaking on the family’s podcast where he said he ‘couldn’t live’ without Sharon.
‘Sharon is like my soulmate. Sometimes I love her, sometimes I don’t love her. Sometimes I’m angry with her. Sometimes I’m crazy about her,’ he said.
‘Sometimes I’m very jealous of her. Sometimes I wanna f*****g kill her. But through it all at the end of the day, I love her more than anything in the world. I couldn’t live without her, I don’t want to live without her.’
Sharon, who was sat alongside him, said: ‘Ditto.’
‘And my love for her now is bigger than it ever has been,’ he finished.
In another clip, Ozzy credited Sharon with keeping him alive during an interview with Zane Lowe in 2023.
‘She’s my heart and soul,’ he said. ‘How lucky I am to have what I have, if it wasn’t for Sharon, I would’ve been dead long ago. I wouldn’t’ve lasted.’
‘Me too,’ Sharon said.
In another clip, Ozzy credited Sharon with keeping him alive during an interview with Zane Lowe in 2023
Asked in a resurfaced interview what attractive her to Ozzy, Sharon said: ‘He was so funny, so funny and quick witted, and yet very vulnerable’
‘You would’ve died of f*****g shopping,’ Ozzy quipped to which Sharon laughed.
Another clip of Sharon speaking about what first attracted her to Ozzy during a past interview on AXS TV.
When asked if it was love at first sight, Sharon said, ‘no, no, not at all.’
Discussing how they got together, she said: ‘In 79 we were working together and it was 80 it started. We were working together and it became something else.’
Asked what she found attractive about Ozzy, Sharon said: ‘He was so funny, so funny and quick witted, and yet very vulnerable.
‘I just thought he was the funniest, sweetest guy I’d ever met because he was so vulnerable about everything and that attracted me to him.’
Sharon paid a touching tribute to Ozzy as she led his emotional funeral procession on Wednesday.
The Black Sabbath rocker died on July 22 and his funeral cortege travelled through his hometown of Birmingham on Wednesday.
His grief-stricken wife Sharon and children Jack, Kelly, Aimee and Louis led the parade and stopped at Black Sabbath Bridge to an outpouring of love from the crowd.
Sharon, 72, paid a subtle tribute to her late husband during the ceremony as she wore Ozzy’s ring around her neck.
She was seen wearing the recognisable gold ring featuring a row of diamonds around her neck on a chain.
The distinctive piece of jewellery is believed to be Ozzy’s wedding band, and he has been seen wearing it on his ring finger in recent years.
According to reports, Ozzy has been wearing the ring since their 2017 vow renewal – which took place 35 years after they originally tied the knot.
During the funeral, Sharon also held her hands up and gave a double peace sign – a gesture which has become synonymous with the metal star.
Sharon paid a subtle tribute to her late husband during the ceremony as she wore Ozzy’s ring around her neck (pictured with son Jack and daughter Kelly)
The Black Sabbath rocker died aged 76 on July 22 and his funeral cortege travelled through his hometown of Birmingham on Wednesday (pictured with Sharon and Jack in 2024)
During the funeral, Sharon also held her hands up and gave a double peace sign – a gesture which has become synonymous with the metal star
Ozzy previously explained the significance behind the gesture, telling Rolling Stone in 2002: ‘We were the last hippie band. We were into peace.’
Huge crowds descended on Birmingham on Wednesday to pay tribute to the beloved Prince of Darkness at his funeral procession.
The funeral cortege was led by a live brass band, Bostin’ Brass, who performed versions of Black Sabbath songs such as Iron Man, as thousands of tearful devotees lined the streets and sang along in Ozzy’s memory.
The hearse carrying the singer’s coffin – adorned with purple flowers spelling out ‘Ozzy’ – passed the star’s childhood home in Lodge Road, Aston, shortly after midday.
Flowers had been placed outside the terraced property, close to Villa Park, while the owners of the house put up a picture of Osbourne in the front bay window.
Sharon led the procession with her children Jack, Aimee and Kelly and Ozzy’s son Louis from his first marriage as they comforted each other amid their devastating grief.
Thousands of people were pictured taking their places not only on Black Sabbath Bridge but along the city centre route along which his cortege travelled towards the Black Sabbath Bridge bench.
Fans clapped and cheered chanting ‘Ozzy, Ozzy, Ozzy’ as the rock legend’s hearse passed through the streets of Birmingham as Sharon watched on and brushed away tears.
Ozzy and his Black Sabbath bandmates – Terence ‘Geezer’ Butler, Tony Iommi and Bill Ward – were recently given the freedom of the city of Birmingham, which recognises people’s exceptional service to the city.
Ozzy is survived by Sharon and his five children Jessica, Louis, Aimee, Kelly and Jack.
