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Mystery as Ozzy Osbourne BBC documentary is pulled from schedules at last minute – hours before it's due to air

Mystery as Ozzy Osbourne BBC documentary is pulled from schedules at last minute – hours before it's due to air

The Suna day ago
A BBC documentary about Ozzy Osbourne has been shrouded in mystery after being pulled from schedules at the last minute, hours before it was due to air.
Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home was an intimate film that followed the final three years of Ozzy's life, as he and Sharon planned a return home after 25 years in LA.
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It would also show Ozzy preparing for the ultimate farewell gig.
The documentary was due to land on screens on Monday 18 August, but now appears to have been pulled from schedules, and replaced.
It was due to air on BBC One and iPlayer at 9pm this evening.
The documentary has been replaced by Fake or Fortune, with a spokesperson for the BBC telling the Mirror that the film has 'moved in the schedules' and 'new premiere details will be shared in due course.'
Ozzy spent his final months filming the documentary about his family's return to the UK.
The BBC One docuseries, which would have featured the rock icon's wife Sharon and their children Kelly and Jack, was tragically never finished.
Ozzy died aged 76 "surrounded by love", just weeks after he took to the stage one final time with his band mates at Villa Park in Birmingham.
His doctors had finally allowed him to travel home and perform at the Birmingham gig.
A source said the star received singing lessons "almost every day" to gear him up for what would be his final performance.
Despite being in "constant pain", he was determined to play.
The source said: 'The filming was on and off again so many times, mainly because of Ozzy's health.'
A source told The Sun: 'After delaying their big move back to Welders in the UK for almost two years because of Ozzy's health, his doctors had finally signed off his ability to travel to the UK and perform at the farewell gig.
'Ozzy was having singing lessons almost every day in preparation for his last show wanting to go out with a bang.
'He was in constant pain and had nurses tending to him around the clock but was determined to play this last show.
'His determination came from wanting to play for the fans one last time who gave him the amazing life he and Sharon have enjoyed together.
'Despite his ailments, Ozzy was still very much all there. Sharp-witted and loved to crack a joke.
'After the show, Ozzy was looking forward to fully retiring at Welders with Sharon, spending their last days together in Buckinghamshire.
'Despite all their well known ups and downs over the years, the love Sharon and Ozzy share was strong until the end.'
FINAL GIG
The Sun was there to witness the final show-stopping spectacular.
On the night of his famous last gig, Ozzy opened up to the emotional crowd.
'I don't know what to say, man, I've been laid up for like six years," he confessed.
"You have no idea how I feel – thank you from the bottom of my heart.
"You're all f****** special. Let's go crazy, come on."
He started the set by saying: "Let me hear you. Are you ready? Let the madness begin!"
Later, he said: "It's so good to be on this f****** stage. You have no idea.
"I f****** love you all. Let me see your hands in the air. You are the best, each and every one of you. God bless you all."
The rocker sang five songs in his own set, with fans waving torches from their phones during Mama, I'm Coming Home.
He finished his performance with Crazy Train, before confetti rained over a packed Villa Park.
After a short break, he re-entered the stage to join the rest of Black Sabbath for the first time in 20 years.
The band performed some of their greatest hits, ending with a rendition of Paranoid.
In his last ever interview, the heavy metal icon said his "final encore" meant "everything".
He told RadioX: "It's my final encore; it's my chance to say thank you to my fans for always supporting me and being there for me."
Speaking of his fans, Ozzy said: "I hope they feel appreciated for how much they mean to me."
"I couldn't have done my final show anywhere else. I had to go back to the beginning," he added when talking about performing in Birmingham.
He lovingly recalled childhood memories of watching football at the Aston Villa stadium.
He explained: "Every Saturday when there was a match, I would go out with my friends and stand outside the Villa asking people for a shilling to watch their car."
Meanwhile his daughter Kelly revealed that she is engaged to her boyfriend Sid Wilson.
She shared a video of the moment Sid popped the question backstage at her father's final ever Black Sabbath gig.
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