
Lulu makes desperate plea to Sharon Osbourne on live TV hours before Ozzy's funeral
Lulu pleaded with Sharon Osbourne to get in touch with her during a live appearance on Lorraine just hours ahead of Ozzy Osbourne's funeral.
The Black Sabbath icon died last week at the age of 76 following a number of health issues and his funeral procession will take place in his hometown of Birmingham on Wednesday afternoon. And when Shout! hitmaker Lulu, also 76, arrived on the ITV's morning chat show, she begged for either the rock star's widow or her assistant Melinda Varga to contact her.
Standing alongside stand-in host Christine Lampard, she said: "I wanna say, Sharon, I know you won't be watching but if anyone is watching, Melinda, can you call me? I know they're busy but I want to get hold of you guys because I really, really want to be there to support Sharon."
Just days before his death, Ozzy had appeared alongside his Black Sabbath bandmates to perform in what became his final concert at Villa Park in Birmingham, and Lulu, who began her own music career in the 1960s, added: "Unbelievable, you couldn't make it up. You couldn't plan that exit." The former Absolutely Fabulous star also noted that the 'last interesting' celebrity death to her was that of magician Tommy Cooper, who famously suffered a fatal heart attack whilst performing on live television in 1984.
She said: "This was a long, long time ago, was Tommy Cooper, he was on [stage], chatting away, he's funny as hell and everyone's laughing. Then he pulls the curtain, says goodbye and he just drops. That's how I wanna go! I'm making this light, but, it's...it's so sad."
But Lulu's plea to Sharon did not go down entirely well with fans who had tuned in, with one writing on X: "Lulu asking Sharon to get in touch with her. Painful," whilst another said: "Lulu making it all about her. And Sharon's avoiding her calls lol".
Ozzy died age 76 on Tuesday last week, with his private funeral taking place just over a week later. His family has decided to give fans one last chance to pay their respects to the legendary rocker as a special procession will head down Broad Street in his hometown of Birmingham.
The procession will pass Black Sabbath bridge and bench, where floral tributes have been laid out for the music icon. Ozzy will be followed by his family in the special procession as they will be accompanied by a live brass band, Bostin' Brass.
The procession is expected to take place from 1pm, with Broad Street closed to traffic from 7am. Ozzy's family are covering the costs, with the council helping with the road closure.
The Price of Darkness was "desperate to come home" in recent years following his Parkinson's diagnosis, and Ozzy made it back to England before his death. The poignant message above the statement announcing his death read "Birmingham, England July 22, 2025" - revealing that Ozzy made it back home for one last time. He is survived by his wife Sharon and their children Jack, Aimee, Kelly as well as Jessica, Louis and Elliott from his first marriage.
The family statement announcing his death 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. Sharon, Jack, Kelly, Aimee and Louis."
An air ambulance landed close to Ozzy's Buckinghamshire mansion at around 10:30am on Tuesday, and medics spent two hours attempting to save the Black Sabbath musician. A local resident said they became alarmed after noticing the helicopter in the quiet village and saw it landing close to Ozzy and Sharon's mansion.
They told the MailOnline: "All of us were talking about it and wondering what had happened. We immediately feared it may be for him as he was known to be in fragile health. When we heard later that night that he had died it confirmed our worst fears."

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