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Scottish Sun
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Ozzy Osbourne's final photo as Black Sabbath star snapped beaming on stage in final gig
PRINCE OF DARKNESS Ozzy Osbourne's final photo as Black Sabbath star snapped beaming on stage in final gig TRAGIC icon Ozzy Osbourne's final photo as the Black Sabbath frontman has emerged - as he was seen beaming during his last ever gig. The Black Sabbath star's official account said that Ozzy passed away aged 76 on Tuesday morning "with his family and surrounded by love". 3 Ozzy was seen beaming during his final gig Credit: ROSS HALFIN 3 Ozzy Osbourne's social media account posted a heartbreaking statement following the rock legend's death Credit: ROSS HALFIN 3 The Black Sabbath star's account said that Ozzy passed away 'with his family and surrounded by love' Credit: Instagram The full 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. "Sharon, Jack, Kelly, Aimee and Louis." The icon's death comes just weeks after the Black Sabbath star took to the stage one final time with his band mates at Villa Park in Birmingham. Ozzy - dubbed the Prince of Darkness who defined heavy metal - has left millions of fans mourning his devastating passing. More to follow... For the latest news on this story keep checking back at The Sun Online is your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Like us on Facebook at and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun.
The Irish Sun
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Ozzy Osbourne completes HUGE ‘rehab wing' with boating lake, spa and art studio at UK mansion following final gig
OZZY Osbourne prepared for his final ever gig in a brand new 'rehab wing' - which is as big as his luxury country mansion and even includes a boating lake, wellness space and art studio. But money won't be an object for Ozzy, 76, as we can reveal that his personal firm made £5,000 per day in its last financial year. 8 Heavy metal royalty Ozzy has turned part of his epic home into a health retreat Credit: ROSS HALFIN 8 Ozzy and wife Sharon Osbourne have built an in-house spa and wellness area Credit: Getty 8 Welders House in Buckinghamshire was purchased by Ozzy and Sharon in 1993 Credit: Getty 8 The exterior can be seen on Jack Osbourne's Haunted Homecoming mini-series on Discovery+ Credit: Discovery+ Three years ago, Ozzy and wife Sharon were given the green light by the council to transform their historic Buckinghamshire home to include a new adjoining mega-extension solely for the Black Sabbath frontman. Now The Sun can reveal that the rehab wing is as huge as the historic Grade II-listed home. According to plans, it includes a 'health and welfare exercise studio', 'art studio room', 'pool house orangery' complete with spa, a wet room and a changing area. Read more There's also a terraced area overlooking the vast garden and a new lake that's been built with pictures appearing to show that there are small boats on it. The upstairs area of the new wing also includes an attic space and kitchenette and the current gym has been extended. To make sure that There's more visitor parking spaces as well, presumably for any professionals and medics looking after Ozzy. Most read in Celebrity Bat and bird boxes have been built around the property and the lake will provide an area for new wildlife and aquatic creatures. New accounts for Ozzy's main firm Monowise Ltd reveals that money wouldn't be a problem to fund such an expensive project. How Kelly Osbourne battled cheating scandal & two broken engagements to find love with 'best friend' … and why proposal raises red flags for future marriage Ozzy took out a £6.35M director's loan from the firm last year, which shows that the firm is now worth £5.97M. It paid £445k in corporation tax in its last financial year, which means at a 25 per cent tax rate, the firm made around £1.8 million, that's £4,876 profit a day. Ozzy and his Ozzy arrived on stage at Villa Park in Birmingham dressed in his trademark black, sitting on a bat throne for the historic gig. The Sun was there to Called Back To The Beginning, it is frontman and rock veteran Ozzy's The crowd were delighted to see the iconic rocker back on stage and kept chanting his name. The gig was touted as "the greatest heavy metal show ever" and Ozzy played a short five-song set reuniting with his bandmates Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi and Bill Ward. Back To The Beginning also featured a mega line-up of fellow rock stars, performing their own sets and as a super-group, and all the profits made will be going to charity. The money will be shared equally between Cure Parkinson's, Birmingham Children's Hospital and Acorn Children's Hospice. Metallica and Slayer were on the line-up for main sets as they celebrated Ozzy's remarkable legacy. Pantera, Gojira, Alice In Chains, Halestorm, Lamb Of God, Anthrax, and Mastodon also played at the show. It is the first time in 20 years that the original Black Sabbath line-up have performed together. 8 The interior of the stately home was featured on Jack's reality show in 2022 Credit: Discovery+ 8 The decadently-designed home screamed of Ozzy Osbourne's influence Credit: Discovery+ 8 Ozzy has since turned his huge home into a relaxed environment with a 'rehab wing' Credit: Discovery+ 8 Ozzy performed his last ever gig over the weekend in pure heavy metal style Credit: ROSS HALFIN
Scottish Sun
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Huge film about Ozzy Osbourne's life ‘on the way' – and son Jack vows it will be ‘raw' and ‘not pull any punches'
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) FANS might never see Ozzy on stage again – but his son Jack has promised that a big-screen biopic about the rock legend's life is not far off. Speaking ahead of his dad's farewell show, Jack said: 'We have the film on the way. We have a lot of good momentum on the Ozzy biopic. 11 Ozzy Osbourne will be the subject of a big-screen biopic Credit: ROSS HALFIN 11 Ozzy with wife Sharon and son Jack Credit: Getty 'We have a director attached now, and the script is done, and Sony Studios is going to be producing it. 'It is about to go through a script rewrite. 'It's going to be raw. 'We are not pulling any punches, we are really laying it all out.' Read More on Showbiz movie mosh Black Sabbath fans shocked as A-list actor joins them in mosh pit for final gig Jack revealed a top team is working on the film, adding: 'The director is absolutely phenomenal. 'I can't say who he is, but we are very lucky to have him and he is a die-hard fan. 'If the evil overlords of Hollywood give us the green light, we could be filming in the spring, so maybe it will be out by the summer of 2027.' Hailing his dad's incredible 55-year career, Jack said: 'His contribution to music is bigger than his faults. 'This whole weekend has been emotional.' Jack also paid tribute to Ozzy and his struggles following a Parkinson's diagnosis in 2019, saying: 'He has become a source of inspiration for a lot of people with this disease. 'He is an incredible man.' I'll say. Ozzy's epic farewell show wows 40k fans ★★★★★ IT was the day heavy metal royalty returned to the Midlands – and fans welcomed back Brum's No1 son, Ozzy Osbourne, with open arms. 'Put your f***ing hands up,' roared the Prince of Darkness as his bat-throne rose through the floor of the stage. 11 Steven Tyler and Tom Morello hit the stage Credit: Ross Halfin 11 Kerry King of Slayer on stage Credit: Getty 11 Anthrax's Scott Ian plays to the crowd Credit: AFP 11 A ticket for Black Sabbath's Back to the Beginning show Black Sabbath's epic Back To The Beginning show at Birmingham's Villa Park was a remarkable return to form for Ozzy. Black Sabbath fans shocked as A-list actor joins them in mosh pit as Ozzy Osbourne performs for the final time The last time I saw him in person was when he was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame for the second time in Cleveland, Ohio, last October. And back then, he was struggling with his health. But clearly the thought of playing with his peers to a huge crowd of devoted metalheads — with another 5.8million watching Saturday's live stream at home — spurred him on. Armed with a spray for his throat and eyeliner so thick Claudia Winkleman would be jealous, Ozzy worked his way through a 20-minute solo set, before returning to perform alongside his original Sabbath bandmates Tony Iommi, Bill Ward and Geezer Butler for the final time. Ozzy's set was born out of his Eighties solo hits, with Mr Crowley leaving him visibly emotional as he heard the 40,000-strong crowd chanting his name. 'It's so good to be on this f***ing stage,' Ozzy told us. 'I don't know what to say. 'I've been laid up for six years. 'You have no idea how I feel. 'Thank you from the bottom of my heart.' Ozzy — who has sold more than 70million records worldwide with Sabbath — may have remained on his throne throughout, but it didn't mean he's lost his natural showmanship. He pulled faces for the crowd, clapped his hands above his head and gleefully pulled the trigger on a powerful water jet, which drenched front row fans who had held their positions for eight hours to get the best view of the performers. 'Go f***ing crazy for me!' Ozzy bellowed, before singing Crazy Train — with the entire stadium getting to their feet. 'That is the best thing I've ever done,' Ozzy told us, before he was whisked away to prepare for his last ever set with Sabbath. This show was the first time the heavy metal pioneers had performed together since 2017. But they have a magic the sands of time can't dull — and fans went nuts for War Pigs, N.I.B., Iron Man and Paranoid. The poignancy of this final show was not lost on anyone. And I watched grown men and women wipe away tears when fireworks lit up the sky over the stadium. As Anthrax's frontman John Bush put it, while joining acts including Metallica, Guns n' Roses and Slayer in performing tributes to Ozzy during their killer sets: 'All of us in this stadium plays for one f***ing reason. 'And that's to celebrate the music Black Sabbath gave us. 'We're not here to say goodbye. 'We're here to say thank you.' OZZY'S band have been awarded the Freedom of Birmingham, with the tourist board declaring this the 'Summer of Sabbath'. And wandering through the city at the weekend, there were tributes everywhere. Outside New Street train station a huge 36m mural has been painted of the band, while fans flocked to the Black Sabbath bench on Broad Street for pictures. If you're in town and haven't caught the mural yet, it's quite a sight. Ozzy's son Jack told me: 'It has been insane to be here. 'Every street I've gone down it was Ozzy and Sabbath everywhere.' SHE is the business mastermind behind Ozzy's epic career and has stuck by him through thick and thin over the decades. But now Sharon Osbourne has revealed she's ready to take a step back. 11 Sharon Osbourne has revealed she's ready to take a step back from managing Ozzy's career Credit: Instagram/sharonosbourne She said: 'I've been doing this since I was 15, and I'm done. 'We just want to live our life and do what we want to do and not have to follow an itinerary any more.' Of the reunion, Sharon added: 'This is what we thought would be the best way to do it. 'It's a celebration of Ozzy and Sabbath and the music.' LZZY HALE proved punk can be pretty as she rocked out with her band Halestorm. In a laced-up leotard, leather gloves and thigh-high boots, she belted out Ozzy's hit Perry Mason with her US band. 11 Lizzy Hale proved punk can be pretty as she rocked out with her band Halestorm Credit: Getty Then the stunning strummer was back alongside Faith No More's Mike Bordin, guitar whizz Nuno Bettencourt, ex-Megadeath bassist David Ellefson, keyboardist Adam Wakeman and one-time Ozzy bandmate, Jake E Lee for a rendition of The Ultimate Sin. They were just one of the supergroups put together by US rocker Tom Morello to honour legend Ozzy on the day. Luckily Lzzy could more than hold her own. DOCU WITH SERIOUS BITE CELEBRATIONS included a world film premiere of The Nine Lives Of Ozzy Osbourne, at Birmingham's Millennium Point on Friday. In the documentary, which is available now on Prime, Ozzy opens up about the now-infamous time, at a 1982 concert in Iowa, when he unwittingly bit the head off a dead bat. 11 Celebrations included a world film premiere of The Nine Lives Of Ozzy Osbourne, at Birmingham's Millennium Point on Friday He said: 'People would once throw sheep testicles at me, live snakes and dead rats on stage. 'Someone threw a frog and it was the biggest one I have ever seen. 'And someone threw a bat. 'I thought it was a rubber bat and crunched down and realised it was real. 'Bats are the biggest carriers of rabies in the world and I had to go to hospital and get my rabies shots.' Blud's up for salute A SURPRISE appearance from punk rocker Yungblud, who came out on stage to pay tribute to Ozzy, stole the show. The metalheads in the crowd may not have known his music before but I bet they'll be looking him up today after his incredible rendition of Sabbath's 1972 hit Changes. 11 Yungblud stole the show when he made a surprise appearance and paid tribute to Ozzy Credit: KAZUYO HORIE Yungblud's vocals were outstanding and the passion in his performance stopped the 40,000-strong crowd in their tracks – with the whole stadium singing along with him. 'God bless Black Sabbath and God bless Ozzy Osbourne,' Yungblud said before he left the stage. Yungblud's short but sweet appearance was one of the highlights of the night – with Steven Tyler and Ronnie Wood's performances also going down a storm. 'YOU'RE KNOT FOR KELLY' CONGRATS to Ozzy's girl KELLY and her fella SID WILSON, who topped a tremendous day by getting engaged. Kelly has two-year-old son, Sidney, with the SLIPKNOT DJ, and now they're making it official. 11 Ozzy's girl Kelly and her fella Sid Wilson topped a tremendous day by getting engaged Credit: instagram/kellyosbourne She shared a video online of the cute moment Sid popped the question, and wrote: 'Oh and this happened yesterday!' In the tape, Sid gets down on one knee and says: 'Kelly, you know I love you more than anything else in the world.' Ozzy then jokes : 'F**k off, you're not marrying my daughter!'
