Sharon Osbourne is mourning husband Ozzy Osbourne after his death at age 76 following a health battle<\/b>
\nSharon Osbourne is opening up about her grieving process after her husband Ozzy Osbourne\u2018s death.
\u201cI\u2019m still having trouble finding the words to express how grateful I am for the overwhelming love and support you\u2019ve shown on social media. Your comments, posts, and tributes have brought me more comfort than you know. None of it has gone unnoticed, in fact, it\u2019s carried me through many nights,\u201d Sharon, 72, wrote via Instagram on Friday, September 12, along with a video featuring the widow and her daughter, Kelly Osbourne, spending time with an owl.
\u201cThough I\u2019m still finding my footing, I wanted to share some glorious creatures I had the chance to spend an afternoon with,\u201d she continued in the post. \u201cThe connection you make with these powerful birds is built entirely on trust and confidence. They\u2019ll choose to perch on you only if they sense you are safe and unafraid of them. It\u2019s a bond I know all too well, and the experience was nothing short of magical.\u201d
She concluded the moving post, \u201cI love you all, and I thank you deeply for the otherworldly amount of love you continue to send my way.\u201d
Ozzy\u2019s loved ones confirmed on July 22 that the rock legend died at age 76.
\u201cIt is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning,\u201d read a statement from his family. \u201cHe was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time. Sharon, Jack, Kelly, Aimee and Louis.\u201d
The musician\u2019s passing came the same month that Ozzy played his final performance with Black Sabbath \u2014 the band\u2019s first time on stage together in 20 years. Ozzy took the stage and remained seated for the majority of his performance amid his battle with Parkinson\u2019s disease, which he first addressed in 2020.
\u201cYou wake up the next morning and find that something else has gone wrong. You begin to think this is never going to end,\u201d Ozzy told The Guardian in a May interview about how the illness affected his ability to walk.
Ozzy discussed his preparation for his final performance, adding, \u201cI do weights [and] bike riding, I\u2019ve got a guy living at my house who\u2019s working with me. It\u2019s tough. I\u2019ve been laid up for such a long time. I\u2019ve been lying on my back doing nothing and the first thing to go is your strength. It\u2019s like starting all over again.\u201d
Ozzy\u2019s final show became the highest grossing charity concert of all-time, raising more than $190 million for various charities.
Sharon was by her husband\u2019s side as he took the stage in July. The couple, who were married in 1982, shared daughters Aimee, 41, Kelly, 40, and son Jack, 39. (Ozzy was also the father of daughter Jessica, 51, and son Louis, 49, with ex-wife Thelma Riley.)
While weathering their ups and downs in the public eye, Sharon and Ozzy briefly split in 2016 after he reportedly had an affair with hairdresser Michelle Pugh. Sharon ultimately forgave Ozzy for his infidelity later that year.
\u201cI shouldn\u2019t speak for him. I know he wants to come on this show anyway and talk for himself to you all,\u201d she said on The Talk, which she cohosted at the time. \u201cHe feels that he owes everyone here an apology because he\u2019s put us all through it. He\u2019s very embarrassed and ashamed about his conduct.\u201d
Ozzy later called cheating on Sharon one of the most \u201coutrageous\u201d things he had done, telling GQ in 2020, \u201cI regret cheating on my wife. I don\u2019t do it anymore.\u201d
He continued: \u201cI got my reality check and I\u2019m lucky she didn\u2019t leave me. I\u2019m not proud of that. I was pissed off with myself. But I broke her heart.\u201d<\/p>\n